Refining
Seasonal demand, output of US refined products hits eight-year high: API
“Demand for and production of oil and refined products grew across the board over the last year,” said API chief economist John Felmy. “In fact, demand for and production of oil and refined products were the highest July in eight years, since 2007.”
Fire at Shell’s Singapore refining plant injures six
A fire broke out on Friday evening at Shell's Pulau Bukom refining and petrochemical complex in Singapore, leading to burn injuries for six contract workers. Three are in critical condition.
Compressor malfunction sparks brief fire at PBF’s Delaware City refinery
A compressor malfunction resulted in flaring and a small fire, leading to the unplanned shutdown of the FCC unit. PBF is continuing to operate its unaffected units at reduced rates.
Irving Oil unveils $200-million upgrade for Saint John refinery in Canada
Together, pipefitters, electricians, boilermakers, and other skilled workers will work the equivalent of 800 annualized jobs, as they make substantial upgrades to numerous areas of the refinery's operations.
Unitel: Weak oil markets boost refining innovation
The underlying objectives are to develop and/or test new catalysts and optimize process parameters to improve profitability in an increasingly challenging environment.
Jacobs wins EPC work on ExxonMobil’s Texas refinery expansion
The project will expand crude oil throughput at the Beaumont refinery, increase production of jet fuel, and optimize energy usage by enabling the CDU to run different crude slates.
UOP technology drives China’s first dual plants for propylene, isobutylene
The new unit, which is the first of three in China, uses Honeywell UOP’s C3/C4 Oleflex process technology to produce propylene, a building block for making plastics, packaging and synthetic fiber, and isobutylene, a component used for high-octane gasoline and synthetic rubber.
Neste expands California renewable diesel sales
California is a forerunner in renewable energy, and renewable diesel plays a big role in California's climate plan. Neste says its NEXBTL renewable diesel meets US and California spec requirements.
Shell to exit from Tongyi Lubricants JV in China
Tongyi, a joint venture between Shell and Huo’s Group, is a prominent Chinese lubricant supplier with blending plants in Beijing, Xianyang of Shaanxi province and Wuxi of Jiangsu province.
ExxonMobil expands Beaumont refinery’s capacity to process light crudes
ExxonMobil will add flexibility to process light crudes at its Beaumont refinery, increasing production capacity by approximately 20,000 bpd, the company said.
- Kazakhstan to build a new $10-B, 10-MMtpy refinery 2/18
- U.S. EPA expected to send 2026 biofuel blending quotas to White House this week 2/18
- Kent awarded pre-FEED contract for Eq.flight, an advanced power-to-liquids SAF project 2/18
- ABB launches integrated carbon capture measurement solution to accelerate industrial decarbonization 2/18
- CONSER awarded technology licensing/PDP contract for DMS and BDO plant in China 2/18
- Singapore marine fuel sales maintain strong start in early 2026 2/18
