Refining
Orlen signs 1-yr deal with Equinor for supply of 15% oil it uses
Under the 1-yr contract, oil will be delivered from the Norwegian port of Mongstad starting next month. Shipments may be directed to refineries in Poland as well as to Lithuania and the Czech Republic.
Novatek partially resumed processing at Ust-Luga complex
One of the three units at the complex was relaunched at full capacity on August 26.
Phillips 66 to begin winding down Los Angeles-area refinery next week
Phillips 66 announced last year that it would close the facility and begin winding down operations by October 2025.
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.
Universal Fuel Technologies’ SAF accepted into ASTM Clearinghouse for qualification
Universal Fuel Technologies' ethanol-to-jet sustainable aviation fuel produced via the company’s Flexiforming technology has been accepted into the ASTM D4054 Clearinghouse, which supports the technical evaluation of new aviation fuels, for qualification.
Honeywell technology to fuel Syzygy Plasmonics' SAF project
Honeywell announced that Syzygy Plasmonics will use Honeywell UOP Fischer-Tropsch (FT) UnicrackingTM technology to make sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from dairy waste and renewable energy at the world’s first electrified biogas-to-SAF facility.
India's ONGC plans to set up trading unit for crude, refined fuels for group firms
India's state-run Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) is planning to set up a trading unit for the crude and refined fuels of its group companies, a top executive at ONGC Videsh said.
Mexico's Dos Bocas refinery offline due to power outage
Mexico's 340,000-bpd Dos Bocas refinery has been offline since Monday due to a power outage at the plant, two sources familiar with the matter said.
ExxonMobil sees global natural gas demand surging in outlook to 2050
Global demand for natural gas will rise more than 20% by 2050 from last year's level, as it displaces coal to power industries and meet higher electricity use in developing countries, ExxonMobil said in an annual outlook.
EIA: U.S. transportation fuel demand remains below pre-pandemic levels
Five years after the COVID-19 national emergency was declared, gasoline demand, distillate demand and jet fuel demand all remain less than pre-pandemic averages.
- OXEA confirms final investment decision for major capacity expansion at plant 7/10
- TotalEnergies ships to Asia the first cargo produced by the ECA LNG plant 7/10
- ADNOC L&S expands LNG fleet with order for four new carriers 7/10
- India's ONGC plans to build 13-MMbbl national strategic oil reserve 7/10
- Russian refineries, oil terminal, tankers hit, Ukraine says 7/10
- Tajikistan says it has 60 days' fuel in reserve amid Russian supply crunch 7/10

