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Spanish refiner Cepsa resumes taking Iranian oil

According to Reuters shipping data, Cepsa has chartered the suezmax Monte Toledo, which will load at Iran's Kharg Island for delivery to the Spanish ports of Huelva and Algeciras.

US oil, gasoline inventories swell to record highs

US crude imports rose 647,000 bpd while refinery crude runs fell 24,000 bpd, as utilization rates fell by 0.8 percentage point to 86.6% of capacity.

Troubleshoot operation of a steam ejector vacuum system

Vacuum Improvement Consulting Engineering: Lieberman, N.
Phillips 66: Cardoso, R.

A crude vacuum unit operating properly generates high gasoil yield vs. low-value vacuum residue.

Reliability: Combine metallurgical, structural and physics know-how

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Bloch, Heinz P.

We recently received an update on the capabilities of a modern professional entity that combines metallurgical, structural and practical applied physics know-how in a US Gulf Coast location

Industry Metrics

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Rhodes, Mike

US product markets weakened despite unseasonably strong gasoline demand, and the gasoil crack spread hit the lowest level seen in more than five years, under pressure from increasing supplies amid thin demand due to warmer winter weather.

Global Partners cuts workers, scraps crude at Oregon ethanol-rail hub

Global Partners says it is "taking steps" to use the Oregon terminal for ethanol transloading "during this period of headwinds in the crude market." The terminal houses an ethanol plant.

Lukoil to bring Iranian oil to Romanian refinery

The Swiss trader will deliver 1 million bbl of Iranian Light grade to Lukoil's Petrotel refinery in Romania, loading at Iran's Kharg Island terminal on February 5.

California counties oppose Phillips 66’s oil-by-rail project to local refinery

It is one of several rail projects on the US West Coast that have undergone lengthy environmental reviews while facing heated opposition in light of fiery crude train crashes since mid-2013.

BASF warns of lower-than-expected earnings

Low oil prices, normally a boon to chemical companies, hurt BASF's oil and gas business Wintershall, which accounted for 20% of its 2014 sales.

Gasoline cargoes sail to Iran, but oil exports lag

Iran is a gasoline importer despite being the third largest producer within the OPEC group, as its outdated refining industry cannot meet rising petrol needs in the country.