Refining
PKN ORLEN increases crude oil supplies to Czech refinery
PKN ORLEN signed an annex with Tatneft Europe AG to the agreement for crude oil supplies to Czech refinery in Litvinov that provides the extension of contractual period and increases the possible maximum volume of the crude oil delivered.
PDVSA seeks fuel imports as refineries struggle
CARACAS/HOUSTON (Reuters) -- Venezuela's largest refineries were operating below half capacity this week, prompting state-run oil company PDVSA to launch tenders for product imports amid the OPEC country's deteriorating infrastructure and ebbing crude production.
Japan refiners Idemitsu, Showa Shell working on merger, despite setbacks
TOKYO (Reuters) -- Japanese oil refiners Idemitsu Kosan and Showa Shell Sekiyu said they have not decided on a capital and business tie-up as reported by some media organizations, and that they are still working towards an eventual merger.
Outages brighten European refineries' year-end profit prospects
LONDON (Reuters) -- European oil refiners are enjoying healthy profits in the fourth quarter compared with other regions due to unplanned maintenance in the Atlantic basin that has eroded inventories, offsetting typically weaker year-end demand.
Saras shuts down catalytic reforming unit at refinery for failure
(Reuters) -- Italian refiner Saras said that due to a failure, it was necessary to shutdown one of the two Catalytic Reforming units of the Sarroch refinery (the CCR unit), which produces high-octane gasoline blending components, as well as hydrogen to be used in the desulphurisation processes, due to a failure.
Delek Refining to use Honeywell services to ‘improve refinery performance’
DES PLAINES, Ill. -- Honeywell announced that Delek Refining, Inc. will use a new Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)-based Connected Performance Services (CPS) at its refinery in Tyler, Texas.
KBR awarded license contract for largest ROSE unit design
HOUSTON – KBR, Inc. announced it has been awarded a license and basic engineering design (LBED) contract by Hyundai Oilbank (HDO) for an 80,000 bpd ROSE unit in Daesan, South Korea. The unit will be built using KBR's proprietary ROSE technology, which provides solvent deasphalting (SDA), and will be the largest SDA unit in the industry.
West African countries to ban toxic fuel imports, upgrade refineries
DAKAR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) -- Five West African countries have agreed to stop importing toxic fuels from Europe in a move that could improve the health of more than 250 million people, according to the United Nations.
Sturgeon Refinery project nears completion of phase one in Canada
OTTAWA -- Phase one of the Sturgeon Refinery, which will process bitumen and produce primarily diesel fuel in Alberta, is nearing completion. The project shows that additional economic value can be generated within the province, according to a Conference Board of Canada report, “Is There Value in Adding Value?” an assessment of the Sturgeon Refinery.
Delta Air to sell gasoline and diesel as losses at its refinery climb
NEW YORK (Reuters) -- Delta Air Lines Inc is preparing to market gasoline from a refinery it owns outside Philadelphia, signaling a shift in strategy toward managing the plant as a commercial refiner rather than a dedicated jet fuel supplier.
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