Tag: refining

Valero Energy Corporation announces its subsidiary, Valero Refining Company-California, has submitted notice to the California Energy Commission (CEC) about its intent to idle, restructure, or cease refining operations at Valero’s Benicia Refinery.

As a manufacturer of high performance and engineered ball valves, we are often asked about what industry standards affect these products and what should be referenced when specifying and ordering. The answer to that question is not nearly as straightforward as with the gate, globe, and check valves that have historically been the primary go-to valves in refining.

Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. plans to expand the western leg of its refined petroleum products pipeline system in Texas to handle incremental shipments of gasoline and diesel fuel to demand centres in Abilene, Midland/Odessa and El Paso, Texas and New Mexico.

Brian E. White has been chosen has Conval’s new Refining & Chemical Industry Manager. Based in Houston, Texas, White has over 20 years of experience selling instrumentation and capital equipment to the oil and gas, chemical, fluid power, shipbuilding, power, biopharmaceutical, analytical and construction industries.

Total, a global oil, natural gas and solar company, which has a division located in the US (Total USA), has announced that it is to roll out TrendMiner software across its refining & chemicals segments.

FluoroSeal Inc. and United Valve LLP have jointly announced the creation of a strategic valve Service Agreement (SA) to provide factory-authorized service on Fluoroseal products.

ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company (Exxon) recently awarded Lockheed Martin a contract to serve as the systems integrator in the early stage development of a next-generation open and secure automation system for process industries.

Hess Corporation has announced that it will pursue the sale of its terminal network in the United States. Hess also announced that it will complete its exit from the refining business by closing its Port Reading, New Jersey refinery. “By closing the Port Reading refinery and selling our terminal network, Hess will complete its transformation from an integrated oil and gas company to one that is predominantly an exploration and production company and be able to redeploy substantial additional capital to fund its future growth opportunities,” said John Hess, Chairman and CEO. The terminal network is located along the U.S.