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NewsReuters, September 19, 2019BP Plc began a planned overhaul on Wednesday of the small gasoline-producing fluidic catalytic cracking unit (FCCU) at its 430,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) Whiting, Indiana, refinery
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NewsEnbridge Inc., September 19, 2019NextDecade Corporation and Enbridge Inc. recently announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to jointly pursue the development of the Rio Bravo Pipeline (Rio Bravo) and other natural gas pipelines in South Texas.
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NewsAir Liquide, September 19, 2019To better serve its customers in Louisiana, Air Liquide will invest more than $270 million in two new large Air Separation Units and infrastructure assets connected to its Mississippi River Pipeline.
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NewsEvonik Industries AG, September 19, 2019Specialty chemicals company Evonik has officially begun construction on its largest investment to date in Germany.
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NewsReuters, September 19, 2019Exxon Mobil Corp began shutting its 369,024 barrel-per-day (bpd) crude oil refinery in Beaumont, Texas, on Thursday morning because of flooding from Tropical Storm Imelda
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Press ReleaseASME, September 17, 2019To enhance the knowledge of robotics and unmanned aerial systems while sharing the best practices for their applications, ASME will host its second Robotics for Inspection & Maintenance conference, September 24-25, 2019, in College Station, Texas.
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Partner ContentAuto-refrigeration can impose low temperatures onto process vessels and piping causing them to be at risk of brittle fracture, the sudden break-before leak phenomena that can result in catastrophic rupture of the equipment.
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NewsReuters, September 16, 2019Total plans to return the 66,000 bpd Diesel Hydrotreater 3, which was shut on Aug. 20, to production later on Monday, sources said. Total has repeatedly pushed back the restart date as repairs have taken longer than expected to complete.
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NewsIPEIA, September 16, 2019The 24th IPEIA Conference & Exhibition registration is now live. Register now and take advantage of an Early Bird reduced rate ($100 savings)!
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NewsEnergy Transfer Partners LP, September 16, 2019Energy Transfer LP has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire SemGroup Corporation in a unit and cash transaction valued at approximately $5 billion.
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NewsReuters, September 10, 2019Motiva announced on Aug. 19 it would buy the chemical plant next door to its Port Arthur refinery from the Flint Hills Resources subsidiary of privately-held Koch Industries.
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Press ReleaseBecht Engineering, September 5, 2019Clay comes from Phillips 66 Global Refining, where he was the Corporate Director for Mechanical Integrity. For Becht he will work out of the Pono Corrosion and Materials group and serve as a Metallurgical & Corrosion and Mechanical Integrity Expert.
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NewsINEOS Enterprises, September 4, 2019INEOS Enterprises has announced the completion of the acquisition of the entire composites business from Ashland Global Holdings Inc., which includes 19 sites across Europe, North and South America, Asia, and the Middle East.
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Press ReleaseASME, September 4, 2019
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) will host its second Robotics for Inspection & Maintenance conference on September 24–25 in College Station to help enhance the industry's knowledge of robotics and unmanned aerial systems.
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NewsU.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB), September 4, 2019The CSB has issued a new safety digest on the value of worker participation to prevent chemical incidents. The digest notes that lack of worker participation was a factor in several major incidents investigated by the CSB.
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NewsReuters, August 29, 2019The former chief executive officer of Philadelphia Energy Solutions is seeking to buy and restart the 335,000 barrel-per-day PES refinery, which closed after a June explosion and fire.
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