Processing News

Williston diesel-naphtha refinery proposed

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:31:00 GMT

Dakota Oil Processing LLC, Williston, ND, is seeking financing and permits to build a $200 million, 20,000 b/d topping refinery in Williams County 16 miles southwest of Williston to produce mainly diesel to support the Bakken oil play and other local markets.

US House panel passes bill requiring more studies of E15 impacts

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:45:00 GMT

The US House Science, Space, and Technology Committee approved legislation that would require the US Environmental Protection Agency to further study possible impacts of increasing allowable ethanol levels in gasoline to 15%.

More processing, NGL handling on tap for Eagle Ford

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:51:00 GMT

Southcross Energy, Dallas, has started construction of a fractionator and NGL and residue-pipeline outlets in South Texas to expand service to producers in the liquids-rich Eagle Ford shale where NGL infrastructure has been constrained.

Methanex to move methanol plant to Geismar

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:55:00 GMT

Methanex Corp. has let a contract to Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. to provide engineering services in the possible relocation of a methanol plant from Chile to Geismar, La.

Thai refinery awards resid FCCU upgrade contract

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:40:00 GMT

Star Petroleum Refining Co. has awarded a contract to Shaw Group Inc., Baton Rouge, to provide technology license and process design for revamp of a residue fluid catalytic cracking unit at the Map Ta Phut refinery in Thailand.

More processing, fractionation planned for Marcellus, Utica shales

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:20:00 GMT

MarkWest Energy Partners LP, Denver, will add more than 600 MMcfd of processing capacity for the Marcellus and Utica shales, as well as 140,000 b/d of fractionation, the company reported.

Albanian refinery modernization due study

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:33:00 GMT

Albanian Refining & Marketing of Oil (ARMO) has let a contract to the Global Engineering & Construction Group of Foster Wheeler AG to study feasibility of modernizing its two refineries in Albania.

Frost & Sullivan: Europe's refineries face 'further turmoil'

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:51:00 GMT

The pending bankruptcy of refiner Petroplus is only the start of further problems for nearly 40% of the European Union’s 104 refineries now in need of refurbishment, according to a new consultancy report.