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Sri Lanka to revamp, double refinery capacity

Sri Lanka plans to upgrade its sole oil refinery and double its capacity to boost output and to reduce the cost of importing refined fuels.

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Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Rhodes, Mike

Courtney McShane has joined Willbros Group Inc. as director of business development for the Marcellus Shale region and Eastern Seaboard.

Sample heat transfer fluids to offset carbon effects on thermal plant efficiency

Global Heat Transfer: Wright, C.

The long-term viability of a plant depends on maintaining continuous output and reducing production costs.

Understand the sources of oil pollution in water

NEL: Yang, M.

Oil in water is one of the most common types of water pollution.

Experience with naphtha in sour water emulsions generated in a fractionator overhead accumulator

Syncrude Canada Ltd.: McKnight, C.  |  Rumball, B.

A number of conversion processes, both hydrogen-addition-based and carbon-rejection-based, crack heavy oil into lighter hydrocarbon products.

Fight for survival returns to Europe's battle-hardened refineries

European refiners are turning to survival strategies honed during the tough years.

RusTechnip awarded a service contract in Russia

RusTechnip has been awarded a service contract for the existing Gazprom Neft Refinery located in Omsk, Russia.

SABIC decision on Exxon petrochemicals venture likely by Q2 2017

A decision on whether SABIC will go ahead with a JV with Exxon Mobil will likely be made by Q2 2017.

Saudi cleaner fuels project harvests foreign bids to build

Foreign engineering companies have bid to build Saudi Aramco's clean fuels project at the state oil giant's Ras Tanura refinery.

Marathon's Galveston Bay refinery partially evacuated after butane leak

Marathon Petroleum Corp. evacuated workers from a portion of its Galveston Bay refinery in Texas City, Texas due to a butane leak, but no injuries were reported.