Refining
Sponsored Content: Helping to prevent CUI In Hydrocarbon Processing – An Engineer’s Perspective
Insulation systems in hydrocarbon processing facilities are integral to the effective thermal performance of process pipes and vessels. While insulation plays an important role in process control, energy efficiency, noise reduction and passive fire production, it is important to consider how an insulating system stands up to a persistent threat in hydrocarbon processing facilities – corrosion under insulation.
The heavy toll on sulfur blocks
The tightening of environmental norms and emissions specifications provides additional challenges to refining.
Hot oil pump warm-up system best practices and failure case study
Many industries utilize pumps in hot applications, including oil and gas facilities.
Essar oil UK to build £360 MM carbon capture facility
Essar Oil UK Limited announced its plan to build a £360 MM major new carbon capture plant at its Stanlow refinery in line with its ambition to become a leading low carbon refinery by 2030.
AFPM responds to U.S. EPA's new RFS proposal
Following the release of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's earlier announcement about the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) on blending obligations, the AFPM has released the following statement.
Cut emissions and fuel while increasing capacity in fired heaters
According to a recent digital refining article,1 fired heaters are responsible for an estimated 400 MMtpy–500 MMtpy of CO<sub>2</sub>, with at least 73% of average refinery CO<sub>2</sub> emissions coming from combustion.
U.S. EPA proposes higher biofuel blending volumes, EV program
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed increases in the amount of ethanol and other biofuels oil refiners must blend into their fuel over the next three years.
A novel deep catalytic cracking technology for residue-to-chemicals processes
Over the past two decades, annual global demands for refined products and basic petrochemicals have increased by approximately 1.3% and 3.5%, respectively.
More ethanol was blended into U.S. gasoline last summer than ever before
Last summer, when the price of fuel ethanol was lower than the petroleum component of gasoline, record amounts of ethanol were blended into the gasoline sold in the United States (blend rates).
Development/industrial application of FCC catalyst for boosting high-octane gasoline production
Globally, crude oil is trending toward being heavier; the proportion of heavy crude oil reserve is expected to be 50% of the entire recoverable oil reserve moving forward from 2020.
- 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
