News: Top 12 Oil & Gas Industry Headlines — September 10, 2026 Recap
September 10, 2026 recap covering a Staten Island barge explosion, pipeline disruptions, refinery utilization, LNG projects, and crude prices.
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Hardhat Nationals & PPS Employment — Verified: 09/10/2026
Archived September 10, 2026 listings from PPS Employment and HardHat National Accounts for pipefitters, welders, millwrights, and plumbers.
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Isobutane/Butane Fractionation Unit: How Refineries Separate Normal Butane and Isobutane for Alkylation and Blending
How a refinery deisobutanizer separates isobutane-rich overhead from normal-butane-rich bottoms for alkylation and blending.
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Kerosene/Jet Fuel Hydrotreater (KHT): How Refineries Produce Cleaner Jet Fuel and Kerosene
How hydrogen, catalyst, heat, and separation treat kerosene-range streams before jet-fuel blending.
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The Anatomy of a Good Gang Box: What Experienced Travelers Actually Keep
A gang box is a crucial tool for industrial travelers, designed to streamline operations and protect essential equipment. Unlike mere storage units, these boxes are meticulously organized to ensure that the right tool…
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As reported September 9, 2026, the proposed Brownsville refinery advanced tank-farm FEED while a North Alabama gas pipeline remained in early field studies. These are historical project updates, not current hiring not…
Read article →Industrial Skilled Trades Hiring — Verified: 09/09/2026
Historical hiring roundup verified September 9, 2026, featuring Trillium pipefitter roles in Iowa and Michigan and pipefitter and combo welder work in Georgia. Listed terms and availability may have changed.
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Core 20 Refinery Equipment: The Essential Equipment Every Refinery Worker Should Know
Refinery operations are a complex dance of equipment and systems, each playing a crucial role in transforming crude oil into valuable products. From the intricate Crude Distillation Column to the powerful Vacuum Disti…
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Desalters: How Refineries Remove Salt, Water, and Contaminants Before Crude Oil Processing
Crude oil desalters are crucial for refineries, ensuring that the raw material enters the main distillation process in optimal condition. By removing water, dissolved salts, and sediment, these systems protect downstr…
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Coke Drums: How Delayed Coking Converts Refinery Residue Into Lighter Products and Petroleum Coke
Delayed coking is a critical process in refineries, transforming heavy residues into valuable petroleum coke and lighter hydrocarbon vapors. Operating in pairs or groups, coke drums endure extreme temperatures and mec…
Read article →FCC Reactor & Regenerator: How a Refinery Converts Heavy Oil Into High-Value Fuels
Learn how an FCC reactor and regenerator work as one circulating system to crack heavy refinery feed into lighter products while continuously restoring the catalyst.
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Flare Systems: How Refineries Safely Handle and Burn Excess Hydrocarbon Gas
See how a refinery flare system routes relieved gases through headers and a knockout drum to a stack for controlled combustion during abnormal operating conditions.
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