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To satisfy its growing refined fuel demand, Latin America has relied heavily on imports from the US. Major refinery projects have been announced to curb this reliance, but the drop in crude oil prices has limited capacity expansions.
Optimizing turbomachinery energy savings with control technologies
Plant managers who work in a hydrocarbon-processing-industry (HPI), power-generation or other industrial facility can relate to the need to optimize energy consumption. Opportunities to reduce unneces..
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Russian blending facility utilizes advanced control technologyLUKOIL’s Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez gasoline blending facility in Kstovo, Russia, will integrate Honeywell software, which is designed ..
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Refinery utilization rates in the US, encouraged by the high driving season demand, continued to rise following the end of the heavy maintenance season. Regional demand in Asia continued lending suppo..
Improve LPG treating via advanced amine-solvent recovery technologies
Capacity and throughput improvement in a refinery LPG treating unit are made possible by implementing an amine recovery program.
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UAE FCC catalyst manufacturing facility completes Phase 1W. R. Grace & Co. and JV partner Al Dahra Agriculture Co. marked the commissioning of a new catalyst logistics silo terminal (pictured) and the..
Improve measurement of heavy oil viscosity
This work will study the viscosity behavior of bitumen and its blends with diluent at different temperatures, as well as evaluating simulations for prediction of viscosity of the blend.A blend of bitu..
IRPC 2015: Advancing the global HPI by sharing knowledge and best practices
May 31–June 3, 2015 Jumeirah at Etihad Towers, Abu Dhabi, UAEThe sixth annual IRPC features a four-day forum focused on the downstream industryDay 1—Full-day workshop presented by Takreer Re..
- Borouge, Borealis, CFF and PMS join forces to study polyolefin recycling ecosystem in Indonesia 2/10
- bp's Gelsenkirchen refinery attracts buyer's interest from Klesch 2/10
- Fire at Baiji refinery contained, Iraq's Somo says 2/10
- Hengli Petrochemical sets up Dubai trading subsidiary in expansion 2/10
- Canadian airlines suspend Cuba flights as island set to run out of jet fuel 2/10
- Idemitsu Kosan plans maintenance at Keihin refinery in April 2/10
