Crude oil
Praxair inks hydrogen supply deal for Motiva refinery in Louisiana
Reinforcing its strategy to meet growing customer demand in the Mississippi River corridor, Praxair said it signed a long-term agreement with Motiva to supply hydrogen to Motiva’s Norco refinery Louisiana.
Shell agrees to alliance, well manufacturing JV with China National Petroleum Co.
Shell and China National Petroleum Co. (CNPC) on Monday signed a global alliance agreement to emphasize a shared intent to pursue mutually beneficial cooperation opportunities internationally as well as in China, the companies said.
KBR, Shell to align on hydroprocessing technology
KBR and Shell have formed a new alliance in which KBR will market, sell and provide technology and design packages with Shell for hydroprocessing solutions worldwide.
Axens wins engineering deal for new Iraq refinery
South Refineries Co. (SRC), a subsidiary of the Iraq Ministry of Oil, awarded Axens the basic engineering design and license contracts for the construction of the new refinery in Maissan, southern Iraq.
Delek refinery in Arkansas returns to normal rates as pipeline resumes crude shipments
Delek US Holdings, a diversified energy company with assets in the petroleum refining, marketing and retail industries, said production levels had returned to normal rates at its refinery in El Dorado, Arkansas.
IEA sees increasing natgas use, warns of high oil prices curbing demand
Annual growth in oil demand could average 1.2 million barrels per day (mb/d) between now and 2016, while natural gas demand could grow by around 500 billion cubic meters – around 2.5 times Russia’s current gas exports – during the same time, according to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) medium-term oil and gas market outlook.
ConocoPhillips to explore offshore Bangladesh
ConocoPhillips said it signed a production sharing contract (PSC) with the government of Bangladesh and Petrobangla covering two blocks in the deepwater area of the Bay of Bengal, representing ConocoPhillips’ first investment in the People’s Republic of Bangladesh.
Air Liquide inks deal to supply Valero refineries in Texas with hydrogen
Air Liquide has signed a long-term agreement to supply hydrogen to two Valero refineries in Texas, one in Texas City and the other in Port Arthur.
New diesel hydrotreater from Axens starts up at Ras Tanura refinery
A grassroots diesel hydrotreater unit (Prime-DTM), licensed by Axens, has successfully been put into production at Saudi Aramco’s Ras Tanura refinery, company officials said on Friday.
Sasol takes 50% stake in Canada shale project
Sasol has completed a $1.08 billion deal for a 50% stake in a western Canada shale gas project, the South Africa-based energy firm said on Friday.
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- Novatek partially resumed processing at Ust-Luga complex 8/29
- Phillips 66 to begin winding down Los Angeles-area refinery next week 8/29
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