Marathon said in a late Wednesday TCEQ regulatory filing that the fire broke out when residual hydrocarbons ignited as the company's crews were draining a vessel. The filing listed the refinery's ...

The system dramatically lowers personnel exposure as well as costs and delays in online monitoring of hydrofluoric acid (HF) by replacing two conventional methodologies for HF monitoring, manual ...

Dr. Witt is the author of “The Radical Fund: How a Band of Visionaries and a Million Dollars Upended America.” In a year when the United States seemed more split than ever, Americans united in one way ...

In the first months of his administration, President Donald Trump repeatedly threatened due process, a fundamental principle enshrined in the U.S. Constitution. His attacks have spanned from the ...

Hydrogen fluoride is used at around a quarter of U.S. refineries in the alkylation process, but accidental releases and near-misses have prompted calls to switch to other methods. EPA on Monday denied ...

I am a big believer in process mining. My devotion to the approach is partly based on a strong belief in the value of a process orientation; I don’t think organizations can improve their operations ...

Motiva Enterprises has begun a planned startup of its fluid catalytic cracking and alkylation units at its 659,700 b/d Port Arthur refinery, according to a filing with the Texas Commission on ...

Process-oriented leaders focus on creating and optimizing systems to improve efficiency, streamline operations and drive long-term growth. They see structure as the backbone of success. Process-driven ...

Alkylate is in short supply in the US. The renewable fuels standard (RFS) mandates the use of ethanol in gasoline. The high vapor pressure of ethanol requires a reduction in other light gasoline ...