Technology

The French technology developer and licensor has commissioned a residue hydrocracking unit, a distillates hydrocracking unit, and a naphtha hydrotreating unit at the Shenghong Refining & Chemical complex in China's Jiangsu province.

This unit, part of Chevron (CVX)'s renewable fuel conversion project at El Segundo Refinery in Southern California, utilizes the refinery's existing assets and CLG's proprietary catalyst and reactor internals technology to achieve remarkable diesel yields.

A US equipment firm has reportedly introduced a cutting-edge solution for heavy oils refining through its modular units, revolutionizing the industry.

Topsoe's HydroFlex technology supports HF Sinclair's renewable fuels production in the US, with successful operation in three facilities: Cheyenne and Sinclair (both in WY), and Artesia (NM).

Japan-based Terra Drone Corp., the world's largest provider of drone services and technology, and NDT CCS have completed a pilot project for the RFCC Cyclone & CO Boiler Internal Visual Inspection using drones for Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. Refining (ADNOC Refining) at its refinery in Al-Ruwais, Abu Dhabi, UAE.

The two firms have signed a collaboration and license agreement to co-develop and license Saudi Aramco's heavy oil processing initiative (HOPI+) technology.

The company has opened the

Numaligarh Refinery Ltd. (NRL) has awarded a contract to US technology developer and licenser Chevron Lummus Global (CLG) for the license, process design package, proprietary equipment, catalyst supply, training, and technical services for the expansion of NRL's refinery in Numaligarh, Golaghat, Assam, India.

The US EPC company will license its ROSE technology for a 6K-b/d solvent deasphalting (SDA) unit being installed as part of a strategic upgrade project at ANCAP's refinery in Uruguay.

The company has opened the "LC-FINING center of excellence" at Bahrain Petroleum Co.