Refining
China’s Rongsheng Petchem buys its first Canadian Kearl Lake crude from Exxon
Chinese refiner Rongsheng Petrochemical has bought 1.65 MMbbl of Canadian crude oil to be exported from the Trans-Mountain pipeline for delivery in November, including its first cargo of Kearl Lake crude.
EIA: U.S. Midwest refinery outages boost summer gasoline prices
A series of refinery outages in the U.S. Midwest caused regional gasoline prices to spike to more than 20% above the national average from July 22–August 5 during the high-demand summer driving season.
Singapore's middle distillates stocks snap three-week uptrend
Singapore's middle distillates inventories fell 5% from last week, snapping three weeks of gains as a jump in net jet fuel/kerosene exports outweighed declines in diesel/gasoil net exports.
India surpasses China to become Russia's top oil buyer in July
India overtook China as the world's biggest importer of Russian oil in July as Chinese refiners bought less because of lower profit margins from producing fuels.
Unipetrol shutting Litvinov refinery for safety reasons after WW2 bomb found
Orlen's Czech unit Unipetrol is shutting down production in its Litvinov refinery after an unexploded WW2 bomb was found in a remote part of the chemical complex in Zaluzi.
PPG launches PPG PITT-THERM 909 spray-on insulation coating for oil and gas, infrastructure industries
PPG announced the launch of PPG PITT-THERM® 909 spray-on insulation (SOI) coating. This silicone-based coating is designed for high-heat environments in the oil and gas, chemical, petrochemical and other critical infrastructure industries.
Air Products and Saneg announce $140-MM assets acquisition deal in Uzbekistan
The Fergana refinery in Uzbekistan is starting the industrial production of hydrogen (H2) by transferring its H2 production assets to Air Products.
Japan signs 70 MoUs with partners on energy transition
Japan signed 70 memorandums of understanding (MoUs) on energy transition with partners on Wednesday on the sidelines of the Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC) ministerial meeting in Jakarta.
Nigeria to start selling oil in local currency to Dangote refinery from October
Nigeria will start selling crude oil in its naira currency to the Dangote refinery from Oct. 1 in a move aimed at easing foreign exchange pressure on the country's main oil refinery.
EIA: U.S. crude stocks, gasoline and distillate inventories fall
U.S. crude stocks, gasoline and distillate inventories fell in the week ending August 16, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Wednesday.
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