Maintenance & Reliability
Sinochem says Quanzhou refinery to resume operations soon
The overhaul at the 300,000-bpd refinery, which started on November 25, has lasted for nearly two months.
Digital Exclusive—Valve maintenance: An open and shut case?
Maintaining valves throughout a plant’s lifetime helps to preserve optimal performance, minimize supply disruptions and reduce environmental impacts; however, it can be challenging. Remote locations, extreme operating conditions and the often-aggressive properties of the fluids being transported can pose specific servicing and maintenance challenges.
Ghana's Tema oil refinery restarts after 9-yr shutdown
Refining began on December 19 at the 45,000-bpd refinery, which had been shut since 2017.
Eneos plans to shut Marifu CDU in mid-January for maintenance
The refiner, a unit of Eneos Holdings, restarted the 172,100-bpd No. 2 CDU at its Kawasaki refinery near Tokyo on November 21 after it had been shut since August 16 for a planned turnaround.
Asia refinery 2025–2026 maintenance/outages
The table lists planned and unplanned refinery shutdowns for 2025 and 2026 compiled through a survey of Asian oil refiners and market sources.
- Phillips 66 greenlights new gas plant and fractionator projects, advancing integrated wellhead-to-market strategy 5/18
- Commonwealth LNG gets green light to start construction of $13-B, 9.5-MMtpy LNG terminal 5/15
- ARENA to drive Australia's $1.1-B Cleaner Fuels Program 5/15
- Japan’s first green ammonia plant based on KBR’s K-GreeN process now fully operational 5/15
- Repsol's Chairman asserts the role of refining as a strategic industry for Spain and for Europe 5/15
- Hazer and Continental Renewable Ventures sign MoU to explore low-carbon fuels projects in Australia 5/15
