Environment
Wood leads project to accelerate CCUS with guidelines for CO2 specifications
Wood, a global leader in consulting and engineering, is leading a Joint Industry Partnership (JIP) to create industry guidelines for carbon dioxide (CO2) specifications to accelerate sustainable carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) projects.
BASF to build world’s largest industrial heat pump for CO2-free steam generation
BASF has received funding approval from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action for the construction of the world’s most powerful industrial heat pump.
Colonial Oil Industries Marine Division achieves ISCC Plus and EU certifications
Colonial Oil Industries’ Marine division has received International Sustainability & Carbon Certification (ISCC) certification from SCS Global Services. This certification recognizes Colonial’s commitment to sustainability and its ability to produce and trade sustainable biofuels.
Update: Hours-long toxic gas leak at Pemex oil refinery near Houston far exceeded legal limit
Pemex's Deer Park oil refinery near Houston discharged 43,500 pounds (lb) of highly toxic hydrogen sulfide (H2S) gas over more than seven hours in a deadly incident earlier this week.
Surge in U.S. ethanol exports offsets thriving production
Despite a jump in production, U.S. ethanol stocks dropped significantly last week, partly owing to a sharp rebound in gasoline demand, which neared three-year highs.
Pemex says two workers dead, dozens injured from leak at oil refinery in Texas
Two people were believed to have died and dozens injured after a chemical release at Pemex's 312,500-bpd Deer Park oil refinery in Texas, the Mexican national oil company said.
Nextchem (Maire) awarded licensing/process design package for H2 unit in Vietnam
Nextchem (Maire) awarded licensing and process design package to upgrade BSR's hydrogen production unit in Vietnam, based on its proprietary NX Reform technology.
BASF expands its sustainable polyamide portfolio with products with reduced and net-zero CO2 footprints
With Ultramid® LowPCF [reduced carbon dioxide (CO2) footprint/product carbon footprint (PCF**)] and Ultramid® ZeroPCF* [CO2 footprint of net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions], BASF has launched two new product variants within its polyamide value chain in Europe.
Digital Feature: Refiner improves operational technology risk measurement and management: A Case Study on addressing the cyber risks in the oil and gas industry
This case study details how a U.S.-based Fortune 50 petroleum refiner used proprietary technology to improve operational technology (OT) cybersecurity. By automating asset inventory and vulnerability assessments, the company reduced manual processes, enhanced visibility into cyber risks and improved safety, ultimately saving millions of dollars in program costs.
Ineos' Ratcliffe: 600 jobs at stake at Geel PTA plant due to overzealous regulations
The INEOS purified terephthalic acid (PTA) plant at Geel in Belgium is threatened with closure as regulators aim to impose unattainable environmental targets on a factory that has already committed to an 80% reduction in cobalt levels.
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- Plug Power to supply 275-MW GenEco electrolyzer system for Hy2gen’s Courant decarbonized ammonium nitrate project 4/3
- Vietnam refinery boosting jet fuel production 4/3
- China plans to upgrade some petrochemical plants, phase out others by 2029 4/3
- Morocco has diesel stocks for 51 days, energy ministry says 4/3
- Nigeria's Seplat Energy hit by strike amid push for higher output 4/3
