Refining
Head of Hungary's MOL sees no reason to wean off Russian oil
The head of Hungarian oil and gas giant MOL has said he sees no advantage in Hungary weaning itself off Russian oil supplies, and dismissed warnings of fuel shortages in the country as “politics.”
Verbio launches ethanol production at its biorefinery plant in Iowa (U.S.)
Verbio has commenced the commercial production of corn-based ethanol at its biorefinery facility in Nevada, Iowa.
NextChem to provide NX CPO technology to SAF pilot plant in Italy
NextChem will provide the license and the proprietary equipment related to its NX CPOTM technology to Saras’ SAF pilot facility in Sarroch (Sardinia).
China's newest refiner Yulong stocks up on Russian oil ahead of startup
China's newest mega refiner Shandong Yulong Petrochemical has stepped up purchases of Russian crude oil cargoes for September arrival ahead of a planned test operation of its new plant.
Chevron reports 2Q earnings miss on weak refining margins
Chevron reported 2Q earnings on Friday that missed Wall Street estimates due to industry-wide pressure from lower refining margins and natural gas prices, sending its shares down 1.5% in premarket trading.
Illimity Bank provides financing for ISAB refinery upgrade in Italy
Illimity Bank said it had structured a financing deal worth more than 400 MM euros for Italian refinery ISAB, which plans to reduce the environmental impact of its activities under a 1.4-B euro investment plan.
Trafigura-Entara consortium to buy French refinery from ExxonMobil
Rhone Energies, a consortium of commodity trader Trafigura and Entara LLC, has agreed with ExxonMobil's ESSO SAF to buy the Fos-sur-Mer refinery and Toulouse and Villette-de-Vienne terminals in France.
Motiva continues repairs on Texas FCC (U.S.)
Motiva Enterprises was continuing repairs to the shut gasoline-producing fluidic catalytic cracker at its 626,000-bpd Port Arthur, Texas refinery on Wednesday
Canada's crude oil has an increasingly significant role in U.S. refineries
Crude oil imports from Canada have become increasingly important to U.S. oil refineries, now making up most U.S. imports.
Used oil recycling: EDL to engineer another used oil-re-refining plant for Puraglobe
EDL Anlagenbau Gesellschaft has been commissioned by Puraglobe Holding GmbH to engineer another HyLube plant, this time outside Europe.
- UPM unlocks new bio-based markets as Leuna biorefinery produces its first commercial product 12/19
- Stamicarbon awarded technology licensing contract for new urea plant in Eastern China 12/19
- Ford takes $19.5-B writedown on EV business 12/19
- Babcock & Wilcox awarded $40-MM contract for advanced wet gas scrubbing technology at Canadian petroleum refinery 12/19
- Aarti Industries secures methanol and toluene feedstock supply through multiple long-term contracts 12/19
- bp picks first outsider CEO Meg O'Neill after abrupt Auchincloss exit 12/19

