Refining
Digital Exclusive: Innovative grassroots CDU-VDU configuration—Pioneering energy efficiency and net-zero pathways in modern refineries
This article introduces a CDU-VDU configuration tailored for grassroots refineries, decoupling stripping and rectification sections via a dedicated flash drum to enable steam-free rectification.
Update: Union agrees to U.S. refineries contract, averting nationwide strike
The agreement was negotiated between the union and leading U.S. refiner Marathon Petroleum on behalf of the refiners and chemical producers.
Schneider Electric unveils EcoStruxure™ Foxboro software defined automation
Today’s industrial landscape demands more: greater agility, fewer costly upgrades and simplified compliance.
Phillips 66 to lay off workers as Los Angeles (U.S.) refinery shuts down
Phillips 66 will lay off a total of 277 workers as it winds down operations at its 139,000-barrel-per-day Los Angeles-area refinery ahead of closure.
UAE and Germany deepen energy ties as German Chancellor visits ADNOC HQ
The visit builds on the €14.7-B investment to support Covestro’s long-term growth as a German industrial champion by XRG, ADNOC’s international energy investment company, and underscores ADNOC’s central role in advancing the UAE-Germany strategic energy partnership.
Update: bp's Whiting refinery workers prepare for potential strike as union talks falter
The union had said bp proposed workplace changes, including cutting more than 200 union jobs in operations, maintenance and environmental safety as well as stripping away some workplace protections.
- Fertiglobe, Covestro and TA’ZIZ sign MoU to explore strategic ammonia collaboration 2/9
- S-Oil signs nearly $4-B PE marketing deal with SABIC 2/9
- Indonesia's Pertamina launches $7-B natural resources processing initiative 2/9
- Digital Exclusive: Innovative grassroots CDU-VDU configuration—Pioneering energy efficiency and net-zero pathways in modern refineries 2/9
- Update: Union agrees to U.S. refineries contract, averting nationwide strike 2/9
- Schneider Electric unveils EcoStruxure™ Foxboro software defined automation 2/9

