The US Environmental Protection Agency issued final amendments on Nov. 8 to National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants and New Source Performance Standards for refiners. EPA said that it proposed amending the regulations in April to clarify the rules’ requirements and to make technical corrections and minor revisions to work practice standards, recordkeeping, and […]
EPA releases final ground-level ozone state implementation plan rule
The US Environmental Protection Agency released its final amendments to state implementation plan (SIP) requirements for states to implement the 2015 National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) to control ground-level ozone formation on Nov. 8. “This final rule grants states the flexibilities they need to incorporate factors that are often outside their control, such as […]
Phillips 66 lets contract for Sweeny refinery hydrogen supply
Phillips 66 has let a long-term contract to Linde PLC subsidiary Praxair Inc. to supply high-purity hydrogen to the 256,000-b/d Sweeny refinery in Old Ocean, Tex. As part of the contract, Praxair will extend its 310-mile US Gulf Coast hydrogen pipeline system, which currently extends from Freeport, Tex., to Lake Charles, La., to connect with […]
Baker Hughes: US rig count jumps 14 units to 1,081
The US drilling rig count is up 14 units to 1,081 rigs working for the week ended Nov. 9, according to Baker Hughes data. The count is up 174 units from the 907 rigs working this time a year ago. At 1,057 rigs working, 11 more units were drilling on land week-over-week. Offshore units were […]
Phillips 66 launches open seasons for various pipelines
Phillips 66 Partners reports that Gray Oak Pipeline LLC will launch a binding expansion open season to solicit shipper commitments for long-term crude oil transportation services from West Texas. Source: News
Aussie government opts to block CK’s acquisition of APA
The Australian government has decided against the Hong Kong-based CK Group’s $13-billion (Aus.) bid to acquire Sydney-based gas pipeline operator APA Group citing national security concerns. Source: News
MARKET WATCH: NYMEX crude for December drops by $1/bbl
The price of light, sweet crude oil for December delivery dropped $1 to settle under $61/bbl on the New York market Nov. 8 while Brent crude oil for January delivery dropped more than $1 to settle under $71/bbl. During Nov. 9 trading, Brent crude oil fell below $70/bbl for the first time in 7 months […]
Gassco restarting Kollsnes gas plant, Vestprosess pipeline
Gassco AS is in the process of restarting its Kollsnes gas processing plant and associated Vestprosess condensate pipeline in western Norway after a collision between two ships off the Sture terminal near Bergen early Nov. 8 led to closure of the installations. Source: News
EnLink launches open season for Cajun-Sibon line expansion
EnLink NGL Pipeline LP, a subsidiary of EnLink Midstream, launched a binding open season for expansion capacity volume commitments for common carrier transportation service on its existing Cajun-Sibon natural gas liquids pipeline system. Source: News
Wanhua Chemical lets contract for Yantai PDH plant
Wanhua Chemical Group Co. Ltd. has let a contract to Honeywell UOP LLC to implement its proprietary Honeywell Connected Plant Process Reliability Advisor (PRA) to provide prescriptive monitoring of a propane dehydrogenation (PDH) unit at Wanhua Chemical’s petrochemical plant in Yantai, Shandong Province, in eastern China. Source: News