Maintenance & Reliability
Vietnam's Nghi Son refinery to restart some units from Oct 7-9 after maintenance
Vietnam's largest oil refinery will restart some of its units from Oct 7-9 after it was shut down late last month for maintenance.
Galp's Sines refinery to shut down for two months
Portugal's 226,000-barrels-per-day Sines refinery, owned by Galp Energia , will shut down for two months between October and November for planned maintenance.
India's Reliance to temporarily shut some Jamnagar units for maintenance
India's Reliance Industries said that it plans to temporarily shut three units at its plant in Jamnagar in the western Indian state of Gujarat for planned maintenance and inspection activities.
Vietnam's Dung Quat refinery to close for maintenance in March–April
Vietnam's Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical will shut down its 130,000-bpd Dung Quat refinery in March and April next year for major maintenance.
U.S. East Coast scrambles for distillates ahead of refiner maintenance
U.S. East Coast fuel suppliers are scrambling for distillate supplies ahead of planned maintenance at two key refineries that are set to further tighten supplies and boost prices in the populous region that already has low inventories ahead of winter.
Europe set for light autumn refinery maintenance as fuel markets tighten
European oil refiners are set to have an autumn maintenance season less busy than usual as they try to capture higher profit margins amid low fuel inventories and robust demand for gasoline and diesel.
Marathon Galveston Bay, Texas, (U.S.) FCC expected to be shut until late this week
The fire-damaged, gasoline-producing fluidic catalytic cracker at Marathon Petroleum's 593,000 bpd Galveston Bay Refinery in Texas City, Texas, is expected to be shut until late this week.
Brazil's Petrobras to make scheduled stoppage at Regap refinery
Brazilian state-run oil firm Petrobras will make a scheduled maintenance stoppage at its Gabriel Passos Refinery (Regap) in Minas Gerais state.
Online Exclusive: Advanced hydrocracking unit flow scheme optimization and integration approach to maximize refinery margins for a residue upgrading project
The integration of a solvent deasphalting (SDA) and hydrocracking upgrading complex provides a favorable techno-economic return for residue upgradation at relatively lower capital expenditures vs. other alternatives for a brownfield project.
Refineries’ pandemic turmoil—KNPC’s gasoline demand: Opportunities and challenges
The COVID-19 pandemic is regarded as one of the most exceedingly difficult challenges faced in the oil and gas industry's history.
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- Wison Engineering signs FEED contract with WasteFuel for Ankara Green Methanol project in Turkey 3/21
- U.S. slaps Iran-related sanctions on oil tankers, China 'teapot' refinery 3/21
- Regulations needed to spur airlines to use SAF, Japan oil refiners group head says 3/21
- Russia replaces UAE as the top naphtha supplier to India in 2024–25 3/21
- Asia's sour crude demand to rebound on completed regional refinery maintenance and upgrades 3/20
