In Greece, 6 workers were injured at a fire in the Aspropyrgos Refinery.
In Brief
Sunday, 17 May 2015
Refining Week, May 15th 2015
Nigeria's richest man, plans to build Africa's biggest refinery. The Dangote Refinery at Lekki near Lagos will have capacity of 400,000 barrels per day. The latest news is that it is to use UOP technology for many of its process units.
In Greece, 6 workers were injured at a fire in the Aspropyrgos Refinery.
In Brief
Baiji Refinery continues to be in the news, with claims that it may be damaged beyond repair
Workers at Marathon's Texas Refinery are planning to vote on ending strike action
Delta Airlines Trainer Refinery is no longer importing oil, but using 100 % domestic
A fire in the hydrocracker at Numaligarh Refinery was put out.
In Greece, 6 workers were injured at a fire in the Aspropyrgos Refinery.
In Brief
Sunday, 10 May 2015
Refining Week, May 8th 2015
It may not be a very big project, but Dakota Prairie Refinery is the first completely new facility to open in decades in the USA
In Russia, the modernisation of the sector continues. Syzran Refinery is the latest to reach the EURO V milestone.
A fire at Hellenic Petroleum's Aspropyrgos Refinery, injured six workers
In Brief
In Russia, the modernisation of the sector continues. Syzran Refinery is the latest to reach the EURO V milestone.
A fire at Hellenic Petroleum's Aspropyrgos Refinery, injured six workers
In Brief
- Baiji Refinery is once again in the hands of ISIS
- Striking workers at Lyondell Basell's Houston refinery struck a deal to start work
- There was a fire at Tacoma Refinery, but noone was injured
- A report from EIA, showed that refineries in the Eastern US were getting more than half their oil by rail
Sunday, 3 May 2015
Refining Week, May 1st 2015
News that we have been waiting for for a long time, came from India: IndianOil's Paradip Refinery starts crude processing
The new Paradip Refinery, at 300,000 bpd and 12.2 Nelson Complexity is a great example of what a modern refinery should be.
In Iraq, the Basrah Refinery Upgrading Project which has also been delayed for years, finally has a PMC contractor. Technip which has previously been awarded similar work in Iraq, has won PMC contract for the Basra Refinery Upgrading project
In Short
The new Paradip Refinery, at 300,000 bpd and 12.2 Nelson Complexity is a great example of what a modern refinery should be.
In Iraq, the Basrah Refinery Upgrading Project which has also been delayed for years, finally has a PMC contractor. Technip which has previously been awarded similar work in Iraq, has won PMC contract for the Basra Refinery Upgrading project
In Short
- The Delaware City Refinery suffered a leak of toxic sulfur dioxide thanks to a boiler problem
- There are reports of an agreement at the Whiting Refinery to end the strike
- There was a tank fire at the Superior Refinery
- A gas leak at Iran's Arak refinery injures seven workers
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