Gasoline
Refining: Uncertainty grips South Africa’s Clean Fuels Program
The planned upgrading of oil refineries in South Africa to produce Euro 5-specified fuels will likely take longer than initially anticipated.
Calculate gasoline RVP seasonal change giveaway economics
Despite high demand and depressed refining margins, the US is in the midst of a glut of gasoline. This predicament is causing a rush to convert summer gasoline into cheaper winter gasoline, in the hope that using cheap butane and higher Reid vapor pressure (RVP) specs will increase refining profits.
Hit by Venezuela shortage, Cuba to restrict premium gasoline sales
HAVANA (Reuters) -- Cuba will stop selling premium grade gasoline except to tourists starting Saturday due to a fuel crunch affecting Venezuela, its oil-rich ally and key trading partner.
PDVSA manager arrested in Venezuela fuel corruption probe
CARACAS (Reuters) -- Venezuela has arrested a senior manager of state oil company PDVSA on suspicion of "irregularities" in contracts to supply fuel to the domestic market, authorities said on Wednesday.
California would increase fuel taxes under $52-B road repair plan
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) -- California would increase gasoline taxes and other transportation-related fees for the first time in decades to fund an ambitious $52 B plan to repair the state's sagging infrastructure under a deal announced Wednesday.
ADNOC seeks gasoline in second tender after January fire
SINGAPORE (Reuters) -- Abu Dhabi National Oil Co (ADNOC) is seeking a total of 316,000 t of gasoline for shipment in May and June to help make up for a shortfall in its own production following a fire in January at its Ruwais refinery, traders said on Tuesday.
India's top refiner to supply fuels to Nepal for five years
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -- Indian Oil Corp has agreed to supply refined products to Nepal for the next five years to meet all the fuel needs of the landlocked Himalayan nation, officials said on Monday.
Sinopec overhauls fuel buying policy in new blow to teapots
BEIJING (Reuters) -- Asia's top refiner Sinopec Corp said on Tuesday that it will begin buying gasoline and diesel fuel from third parties through its central office in Beijing, a move that puts further limits on China's independent oil refiners.
Skytanking awarded aviation fuel storage, hydrant management contract at Munich Airport
HAMBURG – Skytanking Holding GmbH is pleased to announce that its subsidiary Skytanking Munich GmbH & Co KG has signed a 6-year contract with Flughafen München GmbH to operate the aviation fuel storage and hydrant system at Munich Airport.
Vitol reports record volumes as gasoline trade booms
(Reuters) -- Vitol's annual traded volumes rose 16% in 2016 to a new record as the world's largest independent energy trader sold more gasoline and diesel in markets such as the United States and Australia.
- Studi Tecnologie Progetti S.p.A. signs agreement to upgrade Attock refinery in Pakistan for $600 MM 7/1
- Maire's NEXTCHEM awarded engineering contract for Pacifico Mexinol's $3.3-B, 2.1-MMtpy low-carbon methanol project 7/1
- BASF closes purchase of DOMO Chemicals’ shares in Alsachimie JV 7/1
- deugro completes another equipment shipment for INEOS' Project One project in Belgium 7/1
- Shell renews contract with Cyberhawk, enabling a global visualization and data integration platform across its portfolio 7/1
- HyOrc and Acetech partner to develop waste-to-green methanol facility in the UK 7/1
