Maintenance & Reliability

Mexico's Olmeca refinery restarting units after power outage

The 340,000-bpd refinery, which has not yet operated at full capacity, has brought back online two crude distillation units and the main gasoline producing unit.

Europe distillates-diesel profit margins rise 5.7% on refinery maintenance

European diesel refinery profit margins rose by 5.7% on Tuesday, supported by upcoming maintenance at the region's largest oil refinery.

Shell to begin maintenance shutdown at Pernis oil refinery from mid-September

Shell plans to begin a major shutdown for maintenance at its 404,000-bpd Pernis oil refinery in Rotterdam from mid-September.

Singapore's Bukom refinery exports rare naphtha cargo

The export follows a force majeure last Thursday by plant operator Aster Chemicals and Energy on products derived from its naphtha cracker.

HAZOP study exploiting the benefits of artificial intelligence

A techno-economic overview of fouling in steam crackers and available solutions

Novatek partially resumed processing at Ust-Luga complex

One of the three units at the complex was relaunched at full capacity on August 26.

Update: Mexico's Minatitlan refinery back online, Olmeca still down

The Olmeca refinery, which is yet to reach full capacity, was forced to shut down all processing units on Monday after heavy rainfall directly impacted a compressor on the 94,000-bpd gasoline-producing unit.

Russia's idle oil refining capacity record high after Ukrainian drone attacks

Damage from Ukrainian drone attacks and extensive planned maintenance have sent Russia's offline oil refining capacity to a record high in August, though working sites are likely to spur output to help mitigate the impact.

Russia raises August oil export plan after drone strikes continue to disrupt refineries

Export planning remains uncertain, however, due to ongoing strikes and shifting repair schedules, so delays and volume revisions are likely.