Environment & Safety
TransCanada starts excavation work after South Dakota pipeline leak
(Reuters) — Canada Corp has started initial excavation work at the site of an oil spill on its Keystone pipeline in South Dakota but has not yet pinpointed where the leak came from, a state official said on Monday.
Catcracker halted at Venezuela's Cardon refinery
PUNTO FIJO, Venezuela (Reuters) — The catalytic cracker at Venezuela’s 310,000 bpd Cardon refinery has stopped due to faults, a union leader and two workers said on Friday.
Three dead after suspected gas leak at PetroChina refinery
BEIJING (Reuters) — Three workers were killed and six others injured during a suspected gas leak at a PetroChina-operated refinery in Dalian on Saturday evening, state media said on Monday.
Keystone oil pipeline leaks in S.Dakota, as Nebraska weighs XL
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) — TransCanada Corp shut part of its Keystone oil pipeline system after a 5,000-barrel leak in South Dakota, the company said on Thursday, four days before neighboring Nebraska was set to decide on the company's long-delayed Keystone XL pipeline.
Emergency triggers halt in Petrobras refinery operation
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) — A refinery belonging Brazilian state-run oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA was shut down for an emergency on Wednesday for the third time in less than 30 days, a labor union said in a press release.
One worker dies in fire at Russia's Yaroslavl oil refinery
MOSCOW (Reuters) — One worker has died and another was injured when a crude oil distillation unit at an oil refinery in the Russian city of Yaroslavl caught fire on Wednesday, the refinery said.
Innovations
ABB has introduced a new MID/OIML R117 certified high-accuracy CoriolisMaster Coriolis mass flowmeter for custody transfer applications in the oil and gas industry (FIG. 1).
Safety: Process safety and risk management— An industry view
In 2017, Petrotechnics released its process safety and risk management (PSM) survey.
Business Trends: Preparing for a sea change in global refining
The global oil refining industry has been buffeted by many events in recent years.
Editorial Comment: Ingenuity out of necessity
One of the main focal points in this issue of Hydrocarbon Processing is the environment.
- WinGD secures world-first ethanol-fueled engine orders for ocean-going ships 5/19
- Aster to invest $80 MM to expand ethylene export capacity at complex in Singapore 5/19
- Energy Transfer withdraws air permit application for $1.8-B petrochemical complex in Texas 5/19
- Green eFuels Producers receive financial backing for first-of-its-kind wastewater-to-green-methanol plant 5/19
- Coega awards electrolyzer cell technology deal to Topsoe for $5.8-B South African green ammonia project 5/19
- bp comments on union's walkout during Whiting refinery workforce negotiations 5/19
