Refining

Jacobs to upgrade Singapore Refining Co.’s Jurong Island refinery

Jacobs Engineering Group received a contract from Singapore Refining Company to provide services for an upgrade project at their Jurong Island refinery.

Valero Port Arthur refinery shuts large CDU, coker

Valero Energy Corp. shut the large crude distillation unit and a coking unit at the 335 Mbpd Port Arthur, Texas, refinery as part of an ongoing plant-wide overhaul.

New intelligent, cyber-secure standalone power supply from Bedrock Automation

MSA Safety acquires laser-based gas detection technology provider Senscient

Safety equipment manufacturer MSA Safety Inc. has acquired Senscient, Inc., a provider of laser-based gas detection technology, useful in industrial, oil and gas production and petrochemical processing applications.

Brazil's Petrobras to exit biofuels production

Brazil's state-controlled oil company Petróleo Brasileiro SA said it will exit the biofuels sector, as the heavily indebted company seeks to prioritize investment in crude oil and gas production.

Callidus Technologies inaugurates flare testing facility

Callidus Technologies has inaugurated a new facility for the testing of gas combustion flares at its manufacturing facility in Beggs, Oklahoma.

GE to provide power solution for Petronas’ Pengerang complex

GE will supply 17 emergency diesel generator packages, five transportable switch rooms and the electrical balance for Petronas’ Pengerang Integrated Petrochemical Complex.

Saudi Aramco contains fire at Ras Tanura, eight injured

Eight workers were injured in a fire of unknown origin at Saudi Aramco’s Ras Tanura terminal.

India to buy 6 MMbbl of Iran oil for emergency reserves

India is set to buy 6 MMbbl of Iranian crude for its strategic oil reserves as negotiations with the United Arab Emirates' national oil company for supplies are stuck over commercial terms.

Curacao inks deal with China firm to run Isla refinery

The government of Curacao has signed a preliminary agreement with China's Guangdong Zhenrong Energy to operate the aging Isla refinery and invest some $10 B to upgrade the facility.