Refining
Enterprise, Genesis team up for new Gulf pipeline
Enterprise Products Partners and Genesis Energy plan to build a crude oil gathering pipeline in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico for a consortium of six producers. Enterprise will serve as construction manager and operator of the new pipeline, earning fees for both services.
Toyo lands utilities work at Brazil refinery project
A consortium led by Toyo Engineering Corp. has been awarded a contract from Petrobras for utilities construction to be installed in the Comperj refinery project in Itaborai, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The project is scheduled to be completed in 2014.
Republicans pressure Obama for Keystone XL pipeline decision
Republicans are tightening the screws on US President Barack Obama, seeking to force a decision regarding the controversial oil pipeline.
EU agrees in principle to oil embargo on Iran
European Union member states agreed in principle to press ahead with an oil embargo on Iran over its nuclear program, diplomats said Wednesday, in a move that pushed oil prices higher. An oil embargo would be the latest step in international efforts to isolate Tehran economically over concerns Iran is trying to develop nuclear weapons.
Enterprise to build ethane pipeline from Appalachia to US Gulf
Enterprise plans to move ahead with a planned 1,230-mile pipeline to deliver growing ethane production from the Marcellus and Utica shale regions to the US Gulf coast. The pipeline will begin in Pennsylvania with 595 miles of new pipeline extending to Missouri, where Enterprise plans to reverse an existing pipeline and place it in ethane service.
Venezuela seen getting off 'lightly' in $908 million ExxonMobil settlement
An international arbitration panel awarded US oil major ExxonMobil $908 million in a verdict over oil assets nationalized by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in 2007. The payout is substantially lower than the $7 billion that Exxon was seeking in restitution.
Case history: Replacement of existing pressure vessel
Installing new equipment involves more processes to ensure safety and to meet new codes
HP Insight: Global HPI: 90+ years old and still going strong
In 2012, Hydrocarbon Processing (HP) will celebrate its 90th anniversary as a publication for the professionals involved in the daily activities of the global hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI). Mu..
HP Integration Strategies: Inline blending can help process plants cut costs and reduce quality give-away
In a traditional batch-blending process, the final product composition is created by combining different intermediate products (held in storage tanks) in a blend tank. The objective is to create final..
HP Construction: South America
MODEC, Inc., has commissioned a UOP Separex membrane system for processing natural gas on a new floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel. The FPSO is using the Honeywell UOP Separex m..
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