Europe
US to rival Russia in European LNG supply
With the boom in shale gas production in the US, the country is anticipated to challenge Russia's LNG monopoly in Europe by the end of the decade. Europe is becoming increasingly reliant on imports.
Shell to sell Italian retail, aviation units to Kuwait
Shell and Kuwait Petroleum have reached an agreement for the sale of shares in the companies containing the retail, supply and distribution logistics and aviation businesses in Italy.
Egypt set to receive first LNG cargo before summer
Egypt, the Arab world’s most populous nation, is poised to get its first cargo of imported liquefied natural gas before summer to help meet rising demand as local production slumps.
Foster Wheeler to study planned upgrade of Statoil LNG plant in Norway
Foster Wheeler will define long-term solutions to achieve the Snøhvit partnership’s objectives of increasing the operating performance of the LNG facility and raising the capacity and feed gas flexibility of the plant.
Rosneft, GE form Russian engineering partnership
The first phase of Rosneft and GE's partnership would involve the creation of two specialized research and training centers in Russia, with investment of up to $400 million through 2020.
Linde to supply hydrogen for Nynas specialty oils refinery in Germany
Technology company Linde has signed a long-term contract with Nynas for the on-site supply of hydrogen at Nynas' specialty oils refinery in Hamburg, Germany. Nynas recently acquired the plant from Shell.
Neste Oil launches new system at Porvoo refinery for emission recovery
Located at Neste Oil's Porvoo refinery in Finland, the new system is capable of recovering up to 70% of the volatile organic compounds released into the atmosphere when loading gasoline.
Case history: Characterization of shale oils and heat exchanger performance
LTOs are paraffinic, low in asphaltenes but high in filterable solids. Understanding the impact of these mechanisms can shed light on preheat exchanger performance and the prediction of fouling rates.
Optimize hydrogen plant efficiency with new MTS catalysts
To study the impact on plant efficiency of using MTS catalysts, a comparison case study was held between the HTS-based and MTS-based H2 designs currently in operation.
Russian refiners use oxygenates to preserve octane
A case study was conducted regarding the physical and chemical properties of key gasoline oxygenates, such as methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE), tertiary amyl methyl ether (TAME) and other blending components.
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