Refining

Gazprom in talks with Hungary's MOL over NIS stake sale

The United States announced sweeping sanctions targeting Russia's oil sector in January over Moscow's war in Ukraine, but, for NIS, their application was postponed several times before finally coming into effect on October 8.

Ethanol producer Inpasa to invest $630 MM in Brazil biorefinery projects

The new facility in Rondonopolis will receive 2.77 B reais in investments, with operations starting in early 2027.

Babcock & Wilcox awarded $40-MM contract for advanced wet gas scrubbing technology at Canadian petroleum refinery

bp picks first outsider CEO Meg O'Neill after abrupt Auchincloss exit

O'Neill, who will take over in April following the abrupt exit of Murray Auchincloss, becomes bp's first external CEO in its more than century-long history and the first woman to lead any of the world's top five oil majors.

U.S. judge blocks Michigan from shutting down Enbridge's Line 5 oil pipeline

The decision comes five years after Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer revoked an easement allowing Canadian company Enbridge to operate a 6.4-km (4-mile) stretch of aging pipeline underneath the Straits of Mackinac, which connect Lake Michigan and Lake Huron, citing risks to the environment in the event of a spill.

India's Chennai Petroleum Corp to raise capacity at key Manali refinery

The company is a subsidiary of the country's top refiner, the state-run Indian Oil Corp., and sells almost all of its transportation fuels - diesel and gasoline - to its parent, which has a robust local retail network.

Digital Exclusive: Root cause analysis on hydrochloric acid corrosion in a diesel hydrotreater unit

Phillips 66 announces $2.4-B capital budget for 2026

China oil demand to plateau between 2025 and 2030

Apparent consumption of oil is expected to reach 760 MMt in 2025, up 0.9% on the year, he added, but demand is set to stabilize next year and stay above 700 MMt until 2030.

Germany's PCK refinery says no impact from pipeline leak

PCK said early estimates put the oil spill at 200 m3 (7,000 ft3) over an area of 2 hectares (5 acres) and environmental damage to soil and water was being assessed.