Tag: refinery

The Riograndense Refinery (RPR) successfully carried out a co-processing test of 5% biomass pyrolysis oil or bio-oil (non-food biomass raw material) with mineral filler.

Emerson announced the TESCOMTM AGI BR Series Flushing Ring, a comprehensive packaged solution for flushing and bleeding applications in petroleum refineries, biofuel refineries and petrochemical facilities.

Texas-based Mogas Industries has recently been awarded a multi-million dollar order to manufacture several hundred severe service isolation valves for a heavy oils project in Southeast Asia.

The Drill & Tap (D&T) repair process has been used commonly in the Refinery, Petrochemical and Chemical plant sectors (Downstream) for more than 60 years. D&T repairs have been performed effectively and safely to repack valves of various types.

Husky Energy has commenced production at its Dee Valley thermal project in Saskatchewan, the second of six 10,000 bpd thermal bitumen projects to be brought onstream from 2018 to 2022.CEO Rob Peabody said, “These projects have direct access to our refining hub in Lloydminster and can be transported via committed export pipeline capacity to our refineries and other U.S.

ExxonMobil has reached a final investment decision and has started construction on a new unit at its Beaumont, Texas refinery, which will increase crude refining capacity by more than 65%, or 250,000 barrels per day.

The Rotork Client Support Programme (CSP) has been chosen by the Hengyuan Refining Company Berhad for the asset management of Rotork valve actuation equipment at its Port Dickson refinery, which is the leading refiner, manufacturer and supplier of petroleum products in Malaysia.

One of the largest independent refiners in the U.S. experienced several costly failures on the plant’s main natural gas supply valve.

Braskem's petrochemical refinery near the town of Duque de Caxias is nestled amidst green hills less than an hour’s drive from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The sprawling site hosts several chemical plants involved in the production of raw materials and further processed chemical products including polypropylene and polyethylene. Valve World Americas visited the site to speak with Mr. Roberto Funger, Senior Inspection Engineer in the Maintenance Department during a recent visit. By Joanne McIntyre

Rotork has received major contracts to supply electric and pneumatic valve actuators and valve gearboxes to the Hengli Petrochemical (Dalian) Refinery Co.