Environment & Safety
Maximum fill volume in propane, butane and LPG pressurized storage tanks
Large volumes of flammable hydrocarbons are stored inside different storage tanks in gas, oil and petrochemical plants. In addition to maximizing profitability, the optimum design of process units and storage facilities must consider safety concerns to avoid catastrophic accidents.
Editorial Comment: Digital transformation: The many pathways to operational and project excellence
Throughout the history of the modern refining and petrochemicals industries, asset owners, project developers, and equipment and service companies have devoted countless expenditures in the research and development of new technologies.
Equinor says power supply restored at Mongstad refinery after fire
Equinor said the power supply at its Mongstad oil refinery in Norway was restored, after a fire in an electrical facility.
Russia's Novatek resumes processing at damaged Ust-Luga complex
Russian energy company Novatek resumed gas condensate processing at its Ust-Luga complex after the site was damaged last month by a suspected Ukrainian drone attack.
Red Sea, Russian refinery attacks tighten Asia naphtha supplies
Prices of naphtha, a key petrochemical feedstock, have jumped in Asia as drone attacks on Russian refineries and the Red Sea shipping crisis have disrupted European shipment.
Russia's Ilsky refinery plans to restart damaged unit this week
Russia's export-oriented Ilsky oil refinery plans to resume operations at its damaged primary processing unit this week.
Ukrainian drones attack two oil refineries in southern Russia
Ukrainian drones attacked two oil refineries in southern Russia's Krasnodar region, causing a large fire at the Ilsky refinery during operations conducted by the SBU security service.
Japan's Cosmo expects around 90% refinery run rate in 2024-25
Japanese oil company Cosmo Energy Holdings expects its refinery run rate to hover around 90% in the business year starting in April as it plans maintenance shutdowns at its Chiba and Yokkaichi sites.
TotalEnergies no longer sending ships through Red Sea
TotalEnergies has not sent ships through the southern strait leading to the Red Sea and the Suez Canal for several weeks, extending its ships' travel time to Europe, the French oil major said.
Venezuela to begin 20-day maintenance at smallest refinery
Venezuela has received all the parts it needs to begin a maintenance program at the 146,000-bpd El Palito refinery, with work expected to take about 20 days.
- Vioneo awards Lummus polypropylene contract for world's first industrial scale fossil-free plastics from green methanol facility 8/19
- Research: Developing an energy-saving, carbon-capturing method for making ethylene glycol 8/19
- Emerson announced the release of its new Rosemount 3144S temperature transmitter 8/19
- Chinese refiners sweep up Russian oil after Indian demand falls 8/19
- Indonesia plans quick-to-build oil refineries for U.S. crude 8/19
- Russia's ultra low-sulfur diesel exports from Primorsk scheduled to rise in August 8/19
