Maintenance & Reliability

Shell says Pearl GTL facility's train two in Qatar requires around a year for full repair

ABB launches new 500 X ph/ORP sensor

Taiwan's Formosa Petchem issues force majeure as Iran war disrupts feedstock delivery

For refined fuel products such as diesel, jet fuel and gasoline, the company is still proceeding with its export deliveries for March and April, although there is likely to be no spot availability for April.

Chinese refiners begin run cuts as Iran war tightens oil supply

The U.S.-Israeli war with Iran has cut off nearly all shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, a conduit for 20% of global oil supplies.

India most vulnerable to prolonged disruptions to Mideast oil, analysts say

Both China and India, Asia's top energy consumers, source around half of their crude imports from the Middle East, but India has far less oil in storage than its neighbor and is more dependent on that region's crude now than in the last three-plus years.

Design an efficient and cost-effective system for corrosion deterioration mechanism diagnosis and detection planning

Romanian largest refinery to shut down in March for scheduled turnaround

Malaysia's Prefchem cuts refinery output after shutting gasoline unit

Update on Asian refinery maintenance/turnarounds and outages

Asia refinery 2026 maintenance/outages

Planned and unplanned refinery shutdowns for 2026 are compiled through a survey of Asian oil refiners and market sources.