Refining
Verdant Specialty Solutions completes acquisition of Lubrizol’s Elmendorf, Texas (U.S.) manufacturing and R&D assets
The Elmendorf acquisition significantly strengthens Verdant’s position in the oil and gas production chemicals market, expanding its technology offering with the addition of H₂S scavengers, scale inhibitors, corrosion inhibitors, and other specialty oilfield chemicals.
Valero to keep importing gasoline after Benicia (U.S.) refinery closure
The San Antonio, Texas-based refiner said last year it would shut the 145,000-bpd San Francisco-area refinery by April 2026 amid concerns about California's declining fuel supplies and high gasoline prices.
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Construction Boxscore: Project Spotlight
Project:
Long Son Petrochemicals Complex
Location:
Long Son, Vietnam
Operator:
Siam Cement Group
Cost:
$5.4 B
Capacity:
1.65 MMtpy
Completion date:
2023
Status:
Under Construction

