Refining
China's epic renewables boom lifts it into rare clean capacity club
With 73 GW more clean capacity than fossil fuel capacity in use, China now has 51% of its power fleet drawing from clean sources and joins the ranks of Brazil, France and Germany as major economies powered mainly by clean energy sources.
TotalEnergies booked loss in France due to refining activities, CEO says
French oil major TotalEnergies did not pay corporate tax in France last year because its operations in the country led to a loss of between €200 MM ($237.22 MM) and €300 MM.
Slovakia says Druzhba oil supplies interrupted, expected to resume in coming days
The economy ministry said the interruption did not affect Slovakia's energy security and gave no further details on the length of the expected suspension of flows.
Nigeria's Dangote refinery says crude unit and petrol block running at capacity in tests
The tests are intended to confirm operational efficiency and verify that key parameters meet global standards.
Vietnam's largest refinery to operate at 120%–125% of designed capacity in Q1
The 200,000-bpd refinery plans to produce 2 MMt of refined petroleum products in the January–March period.
Marathon shuts oil refinery in Kentucky (U.S.) due to power interruption
The Findlay, Ohio (U.S.)-based refiner declined to comment on whether the facility is back up or on the timeline for restarting it.
EIA: U.S. crude stocks increase by most in a year after storm hit refining, exports
U.S. crude stocks rose last week as refining and export activity slowed during a winter storm last month, while domestic output started to recover from the freeze.
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