Refining

Japan's Cosmo Oil undergoes unplanned shutdown of No. 2 CDU in Chiba refinery

Japan's Cosmo Oil, a unit of Cosmo Energy Holdings, underwent an unplanned shutdown of the 102,000-bpd No. 2 crude distillation unit (CDU) at the Chiba refinery, near Tokyo

Asia jet fuel exports to U.S. West Coast to hit 1-year high in May

Asia's jet fuel exports to the U.S. West Coast (USWC) are expected to hit at least a one-year high in May, according to shiptracking data and three trade sources, as refinery outages in California boosted prices and import demand.

Russia's offline primary oil refining capacity set to rise by 9.5% in June

Russia's offline primary oil refining capacity is set to rise by 9.5% in June from May to 3.23 MM tonnes (t).

Japan's Eneos says unplanned shutdown began at 145,000-bpd Sendai CDU on May 23

Japan's biggest refiner, Eneos Corp., experienced an unplanned shutdown of the 145,000-bpd crude distillation unit (CDU) at its Sendai refinery in northern Japan, starting May 23.

U.S. crude and fuel inventories fall, Nigerian crude imports jump

U.S. crude and fuel inventories all fell last week, while crude imports from Nigeria hit their highest level in nearly six years.

Digital Feature: FuelEU: A growth opportunity for U.S. Midwest ethanol producers

ADNOC, TotalEnergies announce national launch of ADNOC Voyager lubricants in Egypt

ADNOC Distribution, in partnership with TotalEnergies Marketing Egypt (TEME), has announced the launch of ADNOC Voyager lubricants across Egypt.

ExxonMobil to sell French subsidiary Esso to Canadian energy group

ExxonMobil France Holding has entered into exclusive negotiations with North Atlantic France SAS for both the proposed sale of its 82.89% majority shareholder interest in Esso Société Anonyme Française SA as well as the proposed sale of ExxonMobil Chemical France SAS. 

Emulsion breaker increases refinery profitability and treating performance

This article details a novel emulsion breaker that was used at Reliance Industries Ltd.'s Jamnagar refinery in India.

Process safety management in transfer and stockpiling operations—Part 1

The stockpiling of assets requires a significant amount of energy that can be stored in tanks and pipes. Because of this, the most adverse scenarios related to process safety can occur in the transfer and stockpiling areas.