Recovery factors of 30-40% expected New discovery in the Alaskan Oil operations, and we’re happy to relay this information to our audience. “This discovery has the size and scale to play a meaningful role in sustaining the Alaskan oil business over the next three or four decades” said Caelus Chief Executive Officer Jim Musselman. Two exploration … Read more
Excellent response from Colonial – minimal impact to both the environment and delivery to markets. A small gasoline leak in a segment of Colonial’s Line 1 has prompted the US Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration to order a shutdown. US DOT has ordered the petroleum pipeline company to prepare a restart plan to be … Read more
Safety first at Lyondell Basell Industries’ Houston refinery We’re glad to hear about the proactive safety-conscious decision to shut down, assess, and quickly return to operations. A 91 Mbpd vacuum distillation unit (VDU) was shut due to a pump failure Tuesday. The 263 Mbpd refinery hoped to return the unit to operation overnight or sometime … Read more
Madison, WI based Virent has developed new technology which is able to convert sugars and other biomass derived feed-stocks into gasoline blend-stocks and aromatics. This is renewable technology at it’s finest. We’re always glad to see our friends in the industry working to commercialize emerging technologies that maintain a the high quality standards we’ve all … Read more
An emerging trend in refinery requirements? Major companies such as ExxonMobil and Chevron Corp. have been reducing their portfolios of non-integrated chemical and production system refineries. Given current market over-saturation of gasoline, refiners will be looking to find every advantage to expand their margins. Software solutions such as AIS’s UTL and E*Doc can play a … Read more
No injuries reported. We’re glad to hear that no one was hurt as a 1-ton sulfur tank exploded at Tesoro’s Carson refinery. Operating at a capacity of 380 Mbpd, it is one of the largest refineries on the West Coast. In this case, the insulation in the tank caught fire after the dissipation of the … Read more
Feedstock supply loss leads to leak, and then fire. Total SA’s Arthur Texas refinery faced a reformer, sulfur recovery unit, and a pressure swing absorption unit after a small fire. As always, we’re pleased at reports that there were no injuries, nor off site impact due to the fire. Situations such as this fire motivated … Read more
Heater tube fails as hydrogen unit was being shut down The 260 Mbpd Lake Charles Refinery in LA faced a fire around mid-day, which was put out without injury to operators. All monitored units were online by early noon and there was no effect on crude and product prices as a result of the fire. … Read more
Operations near normal Our hearts and prayers go out to the seven workers injured in a flash fire at Sunco Logistics crude oil terminal in Nederland, Texas. A construction project at the site was affected, with resulting injuries to the employees of a site contractor, L-con. Of the seven injured, four were critical. The critically … Read more
Heavy oil hydrocracker structurally damaged As always, we’re relieved that no one was injured in what is a critical system fire at the Motiva plant in Convent, LA. Repairs are expected to take up to four months, though sources claim that “little damage” was done to the hydrocracker reactors themselves. Initial reports suggest that a … Read more
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