Posts tagged oil refining industry

New technology to cut greenhouse gas emissions from refineries is being developed on a demonstration scale by Petrobras.

New combustion and emissions control technology is to be installed in a refinery in Bakersfield, California, that has been out of use since 1984, allowing the facility to start operating again.

Chinese refiners are predicted to add the largest proportion of new refining capacity planned globally in 2014/2015, with the launch of a further 1.2 million bpd.

With production continuing to soar in many parts of the United States, refineries in the Gulf of Mexico are enjoying abundance of feedstock that allows them to manufacture their products at a much lower price than refineries overseas.

Federal investigators at the Chemical Safety Board have presented their preliminary findings regarding last year’s fire at the Chevron refinery in Richmond, Calif.