Refining

Vietnam state oil company urges U.S. Navy to allow tanker through blockade

The U.S. military has expanded its shipping blockade on Iran to include cargoes deemed contraband, although it has said other oil exports from the Gulf are free to sail through.

Italy's Ludoil buys Sicilian refinery as war squeezes Europe's fuel supply

The Iran war has laid bare Europe's dependency on the Middle East for the supply of jet fuel and other refined products.

To make up for shortfall, India's HPL turns to Oman naphtha

Medium-range tanker Rarity loaded about 23,000 metric tons (201,000 bbl) of naphtha for HPL late-March and discharged at the Haldia terminal on April 13.

Nigeria fuel demand rises as Dangote drives near-full refining capacity

Average daily petrol consumption rose to 51.1 million liters, slightly above the 50 million liters benchmark levels, while diesel demand climbed to 17.3 million liters a day.

Japan refinery runs climb to over 70% on alternative supply, stockpile releases

From March 16, the government has also made available oil from its stockpiles equal to about 75 days' worth of consumption to soften the blow from the supply shortage due to the largely closed Strait of Hormuz. This is Japan's biggest oil release ever.

Aether Fuels and FlyORO sign MoU to explore integrated SAF supply-chain and blending solutions for Project Beacon and future Aether projects

Japan's Idemitsu returns to fossil fuel focus in new medium-term plan

Kenya Airways, Rubis Energy sign agreement for $82-MM, 32,000-tpy SAF refinery

Japan's Eneos restarts 145,000-bpd Sendai CDU; Marifu unit set for mid-May restart

The refiner, a unit of Eneos Holdings, declined to disclose the cause of the shutdown.

Ketjen partners with Imubit to introduce real-time catalyst intelligence for refinery operations

The partnership combines Ketjen’s catalyst expertise including proprietary models, laboratory data and technical analysis with Imubit’s closed-loop, real-time digital platform.