Refining
Ivanhoe Energy’s Tamarack project marks major advance
Ivanhoe Energy has completed a major milestone towards commercial production at its Tamarack project with the submission of its regulatory application to the government of Alberta, Canada.
Cobalt Technologies and US Navy to develop military jet fuel
Cobalt Technologies has an agreement with the US Navy to develop technology for the conversion of biobutanol into full performance jet and diesel fuels.
Geo Point Technologies buys Kazakh oil refinery
Geo Point Technologies has officially entered the oil refining business in an underserved region of the world with the completed acquisition of GSM Oil Holdings. GSM recently acquired Sinur Oil, which owns and operates an oil refinery in Karatau, Kazakhstan.
Repsol and KUO are mad about jatropha
Repsol and KUO Group signed an agreement in Madrid that creates a joint company called Kuosol dedicated to the development of bioenergy from the cultivation of the jatropha curcas, an oilseed with a high content of non-edible oil.
Water among causes for storage tank explosion
Reinvestigation uncovers true accident events
HPI Viewpoint--Better water management: A crucial and growing requirement
Water touches every industry and every sector, impacting lives, livelihoods, global industries and local economies. But the world is facing growing water scarcity challenges, both in developed and dev..
HP Water Management: Utility water boot camp for process engineers—Part 3
In Part 3, we will discuss the typical responsibilities of a utility process engineer to manage their systems and to interface with process engineers at all of the production units within the complex...
HP Innovations: HPInnovations
New FCC catalyst announcedGrace Davison has released a new fluid catalytic cracking catalyst technology called Alcyon. This catalyst reflects Grace’s continuing commitment to delivering a broad p..
Statoil exercises one year option with Aker Solutions at Mongstad refinery
Statoil has exercised a one year option to extend its contract with Aker Solutions at the Mongstad refinery in Norway.
Shell to sell downstream businesses in Finland and Sweden
Shell has agreed to sell the majority of its refining and marketing businesses in Finland and Sweden to Keele Oy. Keele Oy is the major shareholder of St1 Holding Oy, whose businesses include fuel retail networks in Finland, Sweden, Norway and Poland.
- EIA: U.S. crude, fuel inventories rose in the week ended December 19 12/30
- Ghana's Tema oil refinery restarts after 9-yr shutdown 12/30
- INA nears completion of €700-MM Rijeka refinery upgrade project 12/29
- Topsoe’s advanced technology selected for a SAF and renewable diesel project in Uruguay 12/29
- DHL and CMA CGM accelerate decarbonization of ocean freight with joint biofuel initiative 12/29
- Prysmian and Versalis partner on new, innovative chemical recycling process 12/29
