Europe
Saudi crude will continue to be supplied to PKN ORLEN refineries
PKN ORLEN has extended its contract with Saudi Aramco as a supplier of crude oil to its refineries in Poland, the Czech Republic, and Lithuania until December 31, 2017.
Industry Metrics
US margins fell due to the slowing of domestic gasoline demand, as the driving season ended amid high inventories.
Croatia looks at options for Sisak refinery
Croatia is considering shutting down or changing the use of one of its two oil refinery sites, implying the government does not expect to secure investment to finance an upgrade of the plant.
BASF pipeline cut before blast
A pipeline of flammable material had been cut before a deadly blast at the headquarters of German chemicals group BASF last week.
Total says incident at Gonfreville refinery did not affect output
A gas blast that injured five people at Total's 247-Mbpd Gonfreville refinery in northern France did not impact production, because the unit was on scheduled maintenance.
Gas leak at Statoil’s Mongstad refinery contained
A gas leak at Statoil’s Mongstad refinery suspended activities and prompted an evacuation, but no injuries were reported.
Emerald Kalama Chemical reaches final construction phase on Rotterdam expansion
Emerald Kalama Chemical has entered the final stage of construction for a $40-MM expansion at the company's Rotterdam, Netherlands facility.
Blast at Total's Gonfreville refinery injures five
French oil and gas company Total said that a gas leak at its 247 Mbpd Gonfreville refinery in Normandy had caused an explosion that injured five workers.
Praxair starts new plant and extends pipeline system in Port of Antwerp
Praxair has started up its second air separation plant and is extending its pipeline system in the Port of Antwerp, one of the largest petrochemical production complexes in the world.
Unipetrol resumes production at Litvinov steam cracker
Unipetrol has resumed production at its steam cracker damaged during the extraordinary event in August, 2015, at the Litvinov plant.
- 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
