Crude oil
Details on high-impact refining and petrochemical projects presently under construction, as chosen by HP editors and readers
The global hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI) continues to expand and modernize to efficiently meet growing demand for energy, transportation fuels and petrochemicals.
The design and construction of large crude oil storage tanks with double-deck floating roofs
As crude oil prices decline, consumption of petroleum fuels is increasing.
Construction—The cornerstone of a successful project
Construction is essentially a cyclical business.
Magellan, Plains to further expand BridgeTex Pipeline
TULSA, Okla. and HOUSTON — Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. and Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. announced that BridgeTex Pipeline Company, LLC, owned 50/50 by Magellan and Plains, plans to further expand the capacity of the BridgeTex pipeline and has launched a supplemental open season to assess customer interest for the expanded capacity.
India MRPL makes its first US oil purchase
NEW DELHI (Reuters) — India’s state-run Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd has made its first purchase of US crude oil, buying high-sulfur grade Southern Green Canyon through a buy tender for an early February delivery, the head of its refinery said.
China crude oil imports to rebound in January on quotas, low stocks
SINGAPORE/BEIJING (Reuters) — China's crude oil imports are expected to rebound in January as demand from independent refiners will accelerate once 2018 import quotas are in place, and processors start to replenish inventories, analysts and trade sources said.
Iraq's November oil exports from south up at 3.5 MMbpd
BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) — Oil exports from Iraq's southern ports rose to an average of 3.5 MMbpd in November from 3.35 MMbpd in October, Basra Oil Company Director General Ihsan Abdul Jabbar told Reuters on Friday.
OPEC agrees oil cut extension to end of 2018
VIENNA (Reuters) — OPEC and non-OPEC producers led by Russia agreed on Thursday to extend oil output cuts until the end of 2018 as they try to finish clearing a global glut of crude while signaling a possible early exit from the deal if the market overheats.
EIA: US crude stocks fall, but gasoline, distillates up
(Reuters) — US crude oil stocks fell last week, led by the biggest fall in inventories at the Cushing, Oklahoma storage hub in eight years, while gasoline and distillate stockpiles rose, the Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday.
Oil slips on OPEC deal uncertainty and rising US inventories
LONDON (Reuters) — Oil prices slipped on Wednesday as doubts set in about Russia's willingness to substantially extend a deal among some of the world's biggest exporters to curb output to help tackle global oversupply and support prices.
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- Russia's Lukoil restoring cracker at NORSI refinery, gasoline output rising 11/22
- Nigeria's local currency crude sales fall short of target, Dangote refinery says 11/22
- U.S. October gasoline imports hit post-pandemic low on slump in European shipments 11/22
- Clean Hydrogen Works awards McDermott FEED contract for Ascension Clean Energy (ACE) project 11/21
