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FireDos on tank fires

Tank farm fires can cause massive damage. But even once they’ve happened, to minimise the effects of future fires, fire protection and...

Pasadena Refinery fire

A fire that broke out in an oil tank at Chevron’s 112,229 bpd Pasadena Refinery in Texas on 18 August 2020, “resulted in no injuries and...

ECV Holdings LNG project

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has assigned Vietnam's Ministry of Industry and Trade a directive to propose a liquified natural gas...

Ugandan oil to Rwanda

Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) said it is targeting weekly shipment of at least three million litres of petroleum products, petrol...

U.S. crude surge for China

Sinopec is filling new storage capacity in central China as the pace of U.S. crude exports to China is quickening. At least 12 very large...

HES Hartel new terminal

HES Hartel Tank Terminal is in the process of constructing a new “state of the art” facility. Announcing the progress, it said: “Another...

Russian export duty rise

Russia’s oil export duty will rise to $47.5 per tonne from September 1, from $46.9 in August, following an increase in oil prices, the...

KROHNE transmitter

The OPTIWAVE 7500 is a 2-wire 80 GHz radar (FMCW) level transmitter for demanding liquid applications involving narrow tanks with long...

EPCM Tanzania contract

EPCM Tanzania said it is “excited” to have signed the contract for Construction Management and Contractor Supervision for the new...

Elite supplies new tanks

To support expanding infrastructure of its assets, Elite Integrity Services’ client required the construction of a 100,000 bbl and 10,000...

Dalian storage released

An extra 22.6 million bbl of crude oil storage capacity has been brought online by China’s Hengli Petrochemical at its Dalian site, in...

Refining NZ conversion

Refining NZ is talking to customers about converting New Zealand’s sole refinery, the 135,000 b/d Marsden Point, into an import terminal...

Chevron fuel switch

After over half a year of low-sulphur fuel operations for international shipping, Chevron Marine Lubricants has distilled its experiences...

Stanlow celebrates

Stanlow Terminals has announced that its Health and Safety Management system has been accredited to the International Standard ISO 45001...

Emerson/Vedacit

Vedacit required reliable level measurement in five asphalt boilers to ensure there was no risk of overfill, or interruptions to batch...

Viva Energy FEED work

Front-end engineering and design (FEED) work will begin on a planned LNG import terminal at Viva Energy’s Geelong refinery in Australia “...

API Standard 2510

The ninth edition of API Standard 2510 has been published by The American Petroleum Institute (API). It covers the design, construction...

NWS principles agreed

With Woodside in respect of gas from the Pluto fields, and with Mitsui E&P Australia and Beach Energy, in respect of the Waitsia Gas...

FireDos on testing benefits

FireDos said fire extinguishing systems must be tested regularly to ensure functionality in case of a fire. The same applies to the...

Tabango import terminal

Shell President and CEO Cesar Romero said that decision to cease refining activities at Pilipinas Shell was taken with a ‘heavy heart’...

SafeRack collaboration

SafeRack said LafargeHolcim is a world leader in the cement industry and the largest producer in the United States, “so it’s no surprise...

Limetree start-up

Limetree Refining will start up initial units “over the next couple of weeks” at its 200,000 b/d refinery in St Croix, U.S. Virgin...

Navigator $3 million

Navigator Holdings Ltd has reported second-quarter net income of $3 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier...

Wanner ‘strong sales’

Wanner International, a Wanner Engineering company that manufactures Hydra-Cell® seal-less diaphragm pumps, revealed strong sales in its...

Low U.S. LNG exports

U.S. exports of LNG fell to an average of 3.1 billion ft3/d in July 2020, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)...

Al Jifnain performing

The Al Jifnain terminal, managed by OQ Logistics LLC, in which CLH owns a 40% stake, now supplies over 70% of the product consumed in...

Phillips 66 reconfigures

Phillips 66 has announced it plans to reconfigure its San Francisco Refinery in Rodeo, California, to produce renewable fuels. If all...

OPW on risk mitigation

OPW said the key to safer operations is to identify the activity’s potential risks and then develop and implement the most effective ways...

Sinopec fills Luoyang

In order to curb imported oil shortages in the east of China, Chinese state oil company Sinopec has begun to refill tanks at its Luoyang...

ENN new pipeline

China’s first major independent LNG terminal, which is owned by ENN Group, is now linked to the provincial gas grid with the completion...

Evos/Systems Navigator

Systems Navigator said it helped Evos Amsterdam to gain insight into different infrastructure allocation set-ups, resulting in guidance...

Burns and McDonnell

Burns and McDonnell said developing and following a Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure plan “is critical to avoid public health...

CDCI’s new centre

Agility, the logistics and warehousing provider, has leased warehouse space in the Agility Logistics Park (ALP) in Abidjan to CDCI, Cote...

Worley’s Cheniere contract

Cheniere LNG’s Corpus Christi liquefaction facility has awarded Worley a master services agreement (MSA) to provide civil, structural...

Repsol plant fire

Two fuel tanks at Repsol’s Puertollano petrochemical plant in Spain caught fire as a result of a lightning strike, it has reported. No...

CLH invests in environment

The CLH Group has invested over 40 million euros in environmental projects over the last three years “to improve environmental protection...

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