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TransTech Group acquires Koch Heat Transfer
25 Sept 20241 min read

TransTech Group acquires Koch Heat Transfer

TransTech Group’s subsidiary, Metalforms, has acquired the North American business of Koch Heat Transfer.

Energy security fears bringing the focus back to fossil fuels
23 Sept 20242 min read

Energy security fears bringing the focus back to fossil fuels

GlobalData says that the oil and gas industry is slowing their energy transition pursuit as the focus shifts back to fossil fuels.

Sulzer opens new service centre in Europe
23 Sept 20241 min read

Sulzer opens new service centre in Europe

Sulzer has opened a new service centre in Europe to boost the process industry resilience.

EIA: West Coast jet fuel margins fell in August because of high inventories
18 Sept 20243 min read

EIA: West Coast jet fuel margins fell in August because of high inventories

More jet fuel has been in US West Coast inventories than over the previous five years for 29 out of 35 weeks so far in 2024, according to the US Energy Information Administration's (EIA) Weekly Petroleum Status Report (WPSR).

KBC acquires Flaretot Ltd to bolster flare system modelling capabilities
18 Sept 20243 min read

KBC acquires Flaretot Ltd to bolster flare system modelling capabilities

KBC (A Yokogawa Company) has announced its acquisition of Flaretot® Ltd, a leading simulation software provider specialising in the design and evaluation of flare systems for hydrocarbon processing plants.

NEXTCHEM (MAIRE) awarded contracts by SOCAR
17 Sept 20242 min read

NEXTCHEM (MAIRE) awarded contracts by SOCAR

MAIRE has announced that NEXTCHEM, through its subsidiary NextChem Tech, has been awarded by SOCAR two contracts to upgrade and expand the capacity of the Heydar Aliyev Oil Refinery (HAOR) industrial complex in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Axens signs contract with Shell Deutschland GmbH to supply industrial scale electrical tubular heater based on its Heurtey Petrochem Solutions technology
17 Sept 20242 min read

Axens signs contract with Shell Deutschland GmbH to supply industrial scale electrical tubular heater based on its Heurtey Petrochem Solutions technology

Axens has been awarded by Shell Deutschland GmbH the Engineering, Procurement and Fabrication contract to supply electrical tubular heater for Shell’s base oil distillation unit in Wesseling, Germany.

KBR's ROSE technology selected by Zhejiang Petroleum for the largest SDA unit in China
12 Sept 20241 min read

KBR's ROSE technology selected by Zhejiang Petroleum for the largest SDA unit in China

KBR has been awarded a contract for its ROSE® supercritical solvent de-asphalting (SDA) technology from Zhejiang Petroleum & Chemical Co. Ltd. (ZPC), a subsidiary of Rongsheng Petrochemical Co. Ltd. in China.

NewEnergyBlue acquires Inbicon biomass conversion technology and international patent portfolio
12 Sept 20242 min read

NewEnergyBlue acquires Inbicon biomass conversion technology and international patent portfolio

NewEnergyBlue, the clean-technology designer of biomass refineries that turn agricultural waste into decarbonised biofuels and biochemicals, has finalised its purchase of Inbicon biomass-conversion technology from Ørsted.

EIA expects oil prices to increase despite concerns over economic growth and petroleum demand
11 Sept 20242 min read

EIA expects oil prices to increase despite concerns over economic growth and petroleum demand

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects that Brent crude oil prices will return to above US$80/bbl this month, after dipping to US$73/bbl on 6 September.

Oil and gas operators encouraged to adopt AI in light of rising costs
9 Sept 20242 min read

Oil and gas operators encouraged to adopt AI in light of rising costs

Operators of offshore, refinery and pipeline equipment are being encouraged to adopt new Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology, which can help reduce time and cost in the general inspection of critical plant and equipment.

EET Fuels enters FEED design stage and appoints Toyo-India for industrial carbon capture project
3 Sept 20242 min read

EET Fuels enters FEED design stage and appoints Toyo-India for industrial carbon capture project

EET Fuels (trading name of Essar Oil (UK) Ltd), which plans to create the world’s leading low-carbon process refinery, has progressed to the front-end engineering design (FEED) stage of its industrial carbon capture (ICC) project.

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