Americas
Snow, landowner, delay Utah pipeline repairs
HOUSTON (Reuters) -- Refiners and pipeline shippers in the Salt Lake City area are facing new delays obtaining crude oil after a pipeline outage last week was followed by snow on Friday that made it difficult to deliver much-needed oil by truck.
BLM's methane, waste prevention rule ‘hurts American consumers, local economies’
WASHINGTON – Executive Director of the Colorado Petroleum Council, a division of API, Tracee Bentley urged the US Senate to follow the House and support a disapproval resolution on the Bureau of Land Management's methane and waste prevention rule.
Mexico's Pemex inks hydrogen refinery JV with France's Air Liquide
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -- Mexico's Pemex will partner with France's Air Liquide SA to operate an existing hydrogen plant and build a second one at its Tula refinery, the Mexican state-owned oil company said in a statement on Thursday.
Mexico tequila maker has a shot at turning agave waste into fuel
TEPIC, Mexico (Thomson Reuters Foundation) -- One of Mexico's most famous tequila companies, Herradura, hopes to turn into fuel the thousands of tons of waste it generates each year from the spiky blue agave plants used to make the spirit, and cut its energy bill, said its engineering director.
XOS launches sulfur, chlorine analyzer for petroleum refineries, labs
ALBANY, N.Y. -- XOS announced the release of Sindie +Cl, a sulfur and chlorine analyzer that delivers two critical measurements with one push of a button. It is the ideal for refineries and independent labs to certify sulfur levels in finished products and assess chlorine for corrosion mitigation.
EIA: US crude oil stocks build for seventh straight week
NEW YORK (Reuters) -- US crude oil stockpiles rose last week for a seventh straight week but less than forecast, while gasoline inventories fell far more than expected as refineries cut output, the Energy Information Administration said on Thursday.
Tallgrass Energy pipeline to build connection to Holly Frontier refinery
LEAWOOD, Kan. -- Tallgrass Energy Partners, LP announced that Pony Express Pipeline has reached an agreement with Holly Frontier Corporation and its affiliates to build facilities to connect Holly Frontier’s refinery complex in El Dorado, Kansas to the Pony Express Pipeline.
Philadelphia Energy Solutions taps its COO to lead company
NEW YORK (Reuters) -- Philadelphia Energy Solutions has tapped chief operating officer Gregory Gatta as its next chief executive officer, the refining company said on Wednesday.
Big Corn courts old foe Big Oil to combat electric car threat
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) -- A US biofuels lobbying group on Tuesday said it is seeking to work with longtime rival the oil industry to fight the threat to both from subsidies for electric vehicles.
Brazil's Braskem cuts capex after fine hits earnings
SAO PAULO (Reuters) -- Brazil's Braskem SA is trimming investments this year as it winds down spending on a new plant in Mexico and cuts back strategic new projects after a bribery settlement hammered earnings last year, according to a Wednesday securities filing.
- Transition Industries signs agreements for the Pacifico Mexinol Project, an ultra-low carbon chemical production facility 7/3
- Bangkok Airways introduces SAF on commercial flights 7/3
- EcoCeres secures SAF contract with British Airways to help reduce carbon emissions 7/3
- Air Liquide to invest up to $200 MM in Louisiana, U.S. to support industrial growth 7/3
- MOL completes the acquisition of LBC Tank Terminals 7/3
- BHP awards charter contracts for two ammonia dual-fueled vessels 7/3
