Diesel
Colombia's diesel price hike leads to trucker strike and unrest
Colombia's decision to reverse a diesel price hike that sparked a strike by truckers could adversely affect public finances, as majority state-owned energy company Ecopetrol said it would begin shutting off some operations amid the unrest.
Fire at Moscow refinery will not cause fuel shortages, minister says
A recent fire, caused by a drone strike, at a major Moscow refinery will not lead to fuel shortages in the region as production from other refineries would compensate for the temporary disruption.
Asia refining margins at lowest seasonal levels since 2020 as supplies grow
Asian refiners' margins slumped to their lowest seasonal levels since 2020 this week as supplies of diesel and gasoline rose after peak summer travel demand ended
India's Bharat Petroleum Corp. to boost integrated refining-petrochemical capacity by 2030
India's Bharat Petroleum Corp plans to increase its integrated refining and petrochemical capacities within the next 5 yr-7yr to meet growing energy demand. India's annual consumption of refined fuels and petrochemicals is expected to rise steadily by 4%-5% and 7%-8% in the 'foreseeable future'.
U.S. EPA extends emergency fuel waiver for Midwest states due to refinery outage
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency extended the emergency waiver for the second time in response to fuel shortages in four Midwest states where the gasoline supply has been impacted by the outage of ExxonMobil's 251,800-bpd refinery in Joliet, Illinois.
Russian diesel output set to fall 7.5% m/m to 7 MM tonnes in August
Production of diesel in Russia could decline by around 7.5% in August from July to 7.1 metric MMt due to outages and maintenance work at refineries.
Asia 10-ppm gasoil refining margins near 18-month low on clouded outlook
Asia's 10-ppm sulfur gasoil refining margins have slumped to a near 18-month low amid mixed market outlooks as well as softer ICE gasoil futures and prompt paper swaps.
Meet gasoline quality and process safety requirements through new alkylation technologies
The catalytic alkylation process is very attractive to countries with high gasoline consumption and a sizable availability of LPG. This process can produce high-octane gasoline with low levels of contaminants, although there are high capital investment and operational costs associated with this technology.
Mexico's new Pemex refinery processes 65,000 bpd of crude in July but no gasoline
Mexican state oil firm Pemex's newest refinery processed some 65,046 bpd of crude oil in July, its first month of operations after multiple delays, and just over 30,000 bpd of diesel and coke.
Viking Energy becomes the world's first ammonia-powered platform supply vessel
Shipowner Eidesvik Offshore and partners will make “Viking Energy” the world’s first ammonia-powered platform supply vessel. In 2026, the vessel will operate on ammonia for Equinor, reducing GHG emissions by 70% or more.
- Colombia's diesel price hike leads to trucker strike and unrest 9/6
- Fire at Moscow refinery will not cause fuel shortages, minister says 9/6
- Russia's Sibur plans domestic bond issue to fund $10-B Amur gas-chemical complex 9/6
- Asia refining margins at lowest seasonal levels since 2020 as supplies grow 9/6
- DNV awards Wallenius Wilhelmsen first B100 verification for biofuel insetting 9/5
- Malaysia launches aviation decarbonization drive targeting net-zero emissions by 2050 9/5
