Americas
Saudi Aramco denies bidding for Lyondell's Houston refinery
Saudi Arabian state oil giant Saudi Aramco denied it had bid for the purchase of LynodellBasell Industries NV's refinery in Houston.
HollyFrontier in the lead to acquire Petro-Canada lubricants
US oil refiner HollyFrontier Corp. is in advanced talks to acquire Suncor Energy Inc.'s Petro-Canada lubricants division for a little over $1 B.
Lyondell's Houston refinery draws bids from Aramco, Valero, Suncor
At least three firms including Saudi Arabian state oil giant Saudi Aramco have bid over $1 B for LyondellBasell's refinery in Houston.
Monolith Materials breaks ground at its Nebraska manufacturing headquarters
Monolith Materials, a manufacturer of natural gas-based carbon black, broke ground on its US manufacturing headquarters on Thursday, October 20, 2016, in Hallam, Nebraska.
Braskem commissions new polyethylene plant in La Porte, Texas
Braskem has commissioned a new ultra-high-molecular-weight-polyethylene production plant at its La Porte, Texas site.
ClearSign turns over pilot test heater to California refiner
ClearSign Combustion Corp. has turned over operations of a refinery pilot test unit with an undisclosed California refiner.
Dräger mobile showroom is ready to hit the road
Dräger-branded trailer is filled with products, acts as a traveling oil & gas tradeshow along Gulf of Mexico coastline.
Another quarter of weak results looms for US refiners
US independent refiners such as PBF Energy and Phillips 66 are expected to report another quarter of disappointing profits in coming weeks.
Chevron completes first bid round on British Columbia refinery
Chevron Corp. completed an initial round of bidding on its Burnaby, British Columbia, refinery as part of its plan to divest small refineries that are not considered core assets.
Shell retains Deutsche Bank to seek buyer for California refinery
In the midst of a three-year, $30-B divestment plan, Royal Dutch Shell has retained Deutsche Bank to sell its Martinez, California refinery.
- CNOOC completes construction on $2.9-B, 1.8-MMtpy integrated complex in east China 8/22
- bp's Whiting refinery (U.S.) continues to flare days after severe thunderstorm 8/22
- Bachmann introduces latest version M-Target for Simulink 8/22
- U.S. to rule on biofuel waivers, but big oil refiners may need to wait 8/22
- Chinese independent refiner Hongrun buys Canadian, Brazilian crude 8/22
- Ukrainian attack suspends Russian oil flows to Hungary, Slovakia 8/22
