Refining
Innovations
Carboline has released Carboquick® 200, a high-build, one-coat, quick-drying polyaspartic coating that can be applied directly to metal.
Global Project Data
According to <i>Hydrocarbon Processing</i>’s Construction Boxscore Database, nearly 150 new projects have been announced in the downstream processing industries this year.
Industry Metrics
With the exception of fuel oil, US product markets showed losses against pressure from across the barrel and high crude oil prices.
Business Trends: A strategic energy solution
Refining is the process of separating crude oil into different hydrocarbon groups through distillation.
Industry Perspectives: The latest advancements in refining/petrochemical technologies on display
From September 25–26, Hydrocarbon Processing will bring its International Refining and Petrochemical Conference (IRPC) back to the US.
Industry Forecast: MCAA market forecast projects industry to hit $16 B by 2022
The 2017 process instrumentation and automation (PI&A) market in the US, valued at $13.4 B, is projected to grow 3.7% by 2022 to a total of $16 B.
Editorial Comment: Celebrating the latest advancements in HPI technology
At the end of this month, <i>Hydrocarbon Processing</i> will honor the latest technological advances in the hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI) at an awards gala.
Options for meeting wastewater effluent selenium limits
Wastewater treatment units (WWTUs) in petroleum refineries are designed to meet effluent limitations incorporated into National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits for “conventional pollutants.”
Impact of opportunity crudes on refinery desalter and wastewater treatment performance—Part 1
Refiners are becoming increasingly dependent on opportunity crudes to stay competitive and enhance margins in the industry’s present uncertain state.
Adapting instrumentation to the needs of refineries
Oil refineries provide a smorgasbord of challenging applications for instrumentation engineers and technicians.
- Morgan Fuels & Lubes achieves approval under the renewable fuels assurance scheme 7/16
- JERA and Samsung C&T to strengthen supply security of hydrogen and ammonia value chains 7/16
- Intelligent OT networks with Tosi Insight 7/16
- H4 Marseille Fos secures power supply for one of Europe's largest e-SAF projects 7/16
- Emerson automates refinery scheduling to improve margins, respond faster to market volatility 7/16
- Russia seeks more gasoline from India after Ukraine attacks refineries 7/16
