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bp restarts catalytic reformer at Rotterdam oil refinery, crude unit remains offline

bp has restarted a 32,000-bpd catalytic reformer at its Rotterdam oil refinery after maintenance that began on April 16.

Update: Venezuela's second largest refinery restarting units after blackout

Venezuela's state-run PDVSA was on Wednesday restarting several operational units at its 310,000-bpd Cardon refinery.

Yokogawa collaborates with Shell on robotics and AI technology for plant maintenance

Yokogawa Electric Corporation announced that it has formalized a long-term agreement with Shell Global Solutions International B.V. to integrate and further develop technologies for utilizing robots and drones in plant monitoring and maintenance.

China's May refinery throughput at 9-month low on plant overhauls

China's crude oil throughput declined by 1.8% in May from a year earlier to the lowest level since August, official data showed on Monday, as maintenance at both state-owned and independent refineries curbed operations.

Russia's offline primary oil refining capacity revised up 21% in July

Russia's offline primary oil refining capacity expected in July has been revised up by 21% from the previous plan to 3.2 MM tonnes (t) due to adjustments to maintenance plans.

ANDRITZ to acquire Diamond Power Intl. businesses

International technology group ANDRITZ has signed an agreement to acquire Diamond Power Intl. LLC (Diamond Power) businesses, including its subsidiaries and manufacturing locations, from U.S.-based Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc. (B&W).

Irving Oil invests $100 MM in Saint John refinery upgrade

Irving Oil said on Thursday it plans to invest $100 MM to upgrade a key crude oil processing unit at its 320,000-bpd Saint John facility in New Brunswick, Canada's largest refinery.

Idemitsu shuts No. 3 CDU at Yokkaichi refinery for maintenance

Japanese oil refiner Idemitsu Kosan shut the 155,000-bpd No. 3 crude distillation unit (CDU) at its Yokkaichi refinery in central Japan on May 19 for scheduled maintenance.

Japan's Eneos begins unplanned shutdown at 77,000-bpd unit at Kawasaki

Japan's biggest refiner, Eneos Corp., experienced an unplanned shutdown of the 77,000-bpd No. 3 crude distillation unit (CDU) at its Kawasaki refinery near Tokyo, starting June 4.

bp Rotterdam oil refinery's crude unit restarted on June 4 after unplanned outage

bp has restarted a crude distillation unit at its Rotterdam oil refinery on the morning of June 4, having shut the 200,000-bpd unit because of an unplanned outage the previous day.

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