Refining
Amec awarded Eni contract for ‘green’ refinery conversion
Amec Foster Wheeler announced that it has been awarded a lump sum turn-key contract in excess of €50 million by Eni SpA for the engineering, procurement and construction of a new steam reforming plant for hydrogen production to be built at its refinery at Gela, Italy.
Union threatens strike at Saskatchewan refinery as talks stall
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) -- Workers at the 130,000-bpd Co-op Refinery Complex in Regina, Saskatchewan, could go out on strike by the end of March after pay and pension negotiations with management broke down, a union representative said on Tuesday.
Iraq announces increase in Kirkuk oil refinery capacity
BAGHDAD (Reuters) -- Iraq has added a processing unit to the Kirkuk oil refinery, increasing the plant's capacity by 10,000 bpd, the oil ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.
Oil-for-loan debts cost Venezuela's PDVSA hard-won India market share
CARACAS/HOUSTON/NEW DELHI (Reuters) -- Venezuela's state-run oil company, PDVSA, has spent at least a decade trying to build business ties and boost shipments to refineries in India, where crowds once welcomed the late socialist leader Hugo Chavez with cries of "Viva!"
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Linde Engineering North America (LENA) has appointed Jason Cooper as President and CEO.
Saudi Aramco, Shell to separate Motiva assets
HOUSTON -- Saudi Arabian Oil Company and Royal Dutch Shell plc announce the signing of binding definitive agreements between Saudi Refining, Inc. -- a wholly owned subsidiary of Saudi Aramco -- and SOPC Holdings East LLC -- a US downstream subsidiary of Shell -- on the separation of assets, liabilities and businesses of Motiva Enterprises LLC.
Amec awarded Shell global downstream framework agreement
Amec Foster Wheeler announced the award of a five-year global Enterprise Framework Agreement (EFA) with Shell Global Solutions International, B.V. to provide engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services for its downstream projects worldwide.
Burning less oil at home will help Saudi exports and Aramco IPO
DUBAI (Reuters) -- Saudi Arabia is likely to reduce the amount of oil it burns to generate power this summer as the kingdom hikes domestic energy prices and uses more natural gas in power stations, industry sources said.
Exxon to invest $20 B on US Gulf Coast refining projects
HOUSTON (Reuters) -- ExxonMobil Corp, the world's largest publicly traded oil producer, said on Monday it would invest $20 billion through 2022 to expand its chemical and oil refining plants on the US Gulf Coast.
CERAWeek ’17: IEA expects global oil demand to rise, outpace supply after 2020
HOUSTON -- Global oil demand will continue to rise in the next five years, dominated by India and Asia, the International Energy Agency said Monday, March 6, during the first day of CERAWeek in Houston.
- CNOOC completes construction on $2.9-B, 1.8-MMtpy integrated complex in east China 8/22
- bp's Whiting refinery (U.S.) continues to flare days after severe thunderstorm 8/22
- Bachmann introduces latest version M-Target for Simulink 8/22
- U.S. to rule on biofuel waivers, but big oil refiners may need to wait 8/22
- Chinese independent refiner Hongrun buys Canadian, Brazilian crude 8/22
- Ukrainian attack suspends Russian oil flows to Hungary, Slovakia 8/22
