Refining
South Africa's largest oil refinery operating, no strike impact
South Africa's largest oil refinery, jointly operated by Shell and BP, has not shut down due to a workers' strike over wages, contradicting an earlier union claim.
Aden refinery criticizes Yemen government crude sale to Glencore
Yemen sold 3 MMbbl of crude to Glencore in a move that drew criticism from the main refinery struggling to provide fuel for local power stations.
Turkish refiner Tüpraş using Honeywell UOP technology to boost diesel production
Turkey’s largest oil refiner is using Honeywell technology to boost diesel fuel production at its facility in Izmit, Turkey.
South Africa oil workers' strike could hit refineries
South African energy workers plan to strike indefinitely, a stoppage that will potentially hit oil refineries of companies including Shell, BP Chevron and Sasol.
Valero expects lower refinery utilization as margins tank
Valero Energy Corp. expects lower refinery utilization over the rest of the year as companies step up efforts to counter slumping refining margins caused by record supplies of gasoline and diesel products.
Bechtel to upgrade Texas refinery for ExxonMobil
Expansion of ultra-low sulfur product slate anticipated to be complete in 2018.
ExxonMobil to expand ultra-low sulfur fuels production at Beaumont refinery
ExxonMobil plans to increase production of ultra-low sulfur fuels at its Beaumont refinery by approximately 40 Mbpd.
Pemex says Cadereyta refinery partially restarted
Pemex’s Cadereyta refinery partially restarted operations Sunday, allowing it to resume production.
Refiner Valero's profit beats but margins stay under pressure
US refiner Valero Energy Corp. reported a quarterly profit that beat analysts' reduced estimates, even as the company's refining margin continued to be gutted by a spike in gasoline and distillate inventories.
Vietnam province scraps $20 B refinery project with Thai PTT
Vietnam's Binh Dinh province has scrapped a $20 billion refinery and petrochemicals plant with Thai oil company PTT because of project implementation delays.
- Transitional Industries and CFEnergia sign feedstock supply contract for $3.3-B Pacifico Mexinol project 2/17
- Neste and World Fuel Services extend partnership, expanding SAF availability at more than 100 airports in Europe 2/17
- U.S. refined product exports by tanker increase to > 6.3 MMbpd in January 2/17
- Japan's oil and gas independence climbs to highest since 2009 2/17
- Dangote signs $400-MM equipment deal with China's XCMG to speed up refinery expansion 2/17
- Former Lukoil-owned ISAB refinery in Sicily exits crisis procedure 2/17
