Environment & Safety
LyondellBasell optimizes refinery middle distillates production across multiple units with dynamic optimization application
Aster Chemicals declares force majeure at Singapore naphtha cracker
Singapore's Aster Chemicals and Energy has declared force majeure on petrochemical supplies from its naphtha cracker on Bukom island
Russia's idle oil refining capacity record high after Ukrainian drone attacks
Damage from Ukrainian drone attacks and extensive planned maintenance have sent Russia's offline oil refining capacity to a record high in August, though working sites are likely to spur output to help mitigate the impact.
Mexico's Dos Bocas refinery offline due to power outage
Mexico's 340,000-bpd Dos Bocas refinery has been offline since Monday due to a power outage at the plant, two sources familiar with the matter said.
bp's Whiting refinery (U.S.) continues to flare days after severe thunderstorm
bp's 440,000-bpd refinery in Whiting, Indiana, continued to flare after flooding disrupted its operations earlier this week, the company said.
Bachmann introduces latest version M-Target for Simulink
Bachmann electronic presents the new version of its software solution M-Target for Simulink®. A key highlight of M-Target 2.75 is hot-standby redundancy, which provides protection for critical applications with high availability requirements.
Digital Exclusive: Monetizing stranded offgases from oil and gas facilities
The objective of this article is to explore various viable solutions to monetize the stranded offgases produced in upstream oil and gas production and processing facilities.
Idemitsu restarts Yokkaichi's No. 3 CDU on Aug 11 after maintenance
Japanese oil refiner Idemitsu Kosan restarted the 155,000-bpd No.3 crude distillation unit at its Yokkaichi refinery in central Japan on August 11, following scheduled maintenance, a company spokesperson said.
- Phillips 66 greenlights new gas plant and fractionator projects, advancing integrated wellhead-to-market strategy 5/18
- OXEA and Air Liquide renew syngas and hydrogen supply agreement for Oberhausen site 5/18
- Commonwealth LNG gets green light to start construction of $13-B, 9.5-MMtpy LNG terminal 5/15
- ARENA to drive Australia's $1.1-B Cleaner Fuels Program 5/15
- Japan’s first green ammonia plant based on KBR’s K-GreeN process now fully operational 5/15
- Repsol's Chairman asserts the role of refining as a strategic industry for Spain and for Europe 5/15
