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Mexico's Pemex pumps less, refines more at home in October, data shows

Its seven local refineries refined 43% more year-on-year, reaching 1.04 MMbpd, helped in part by the Olmeca refinery in the port of Dos Bocas, which processed 191,657 bpd.

Insight: How sanctions made a showpiece Chinese refinery's Western partners run for the exits

Yulong's ambition to rub shoulders with global heavyweights, backed by Beijing's push to modernize its refiners, was upended on October 15, when the UK sanctioned it for dealing in Russian oil.

Honeywell picked to help fulfill ambitious Dangote refinery capacity expansion

The agreement will allow Dangote to process a broader range of crude grades to help support the planned expansion in output with the help of Honeywell's catalysts and equipment.

Vietnam's Binh Son refinery steps up U.S. oil imports

Vietnam has been seeking to buy more U.S. goods to narrow a trade gap between the two countries since Trump threatened in April to impose tariffs on Vietnamese products.

Phillips 66 Aviation expands EPOS solutions for FBO

The company is introducing FBO Director, a new EPOS platform, and integrating Contract Fuel & Phillips 66® Aviation WingPoints® processing, providing FBOs with more flexibility and efficiency in managing their operations.

Lukoil's Finnish fuel chain Teboil files for corporate restructuring

The United States last month hit Lukoil with sanctions over Moscow's war in Ukraine, disrupting the company's international business.

India's Reliance stops importing Russian crude for refinery operations

The Indian conglomerate, which has a long-term deal to buy nearly 500,000 bpd of crude from Russian major Rosneft, had said it would abide by sanctions against Moscow while maintaining ties with current oil suppliers.

Update: Fire extinguished at Venezuelan oil upgrader, operations halted

Incidents and outages are frequent within PDVSA's aging infrastructure, including oilfields, refineries and upgraders that are key to turning the country's extra heavy oil output into exportable crude grades.

Lukoil trading arm shrinks fast under Western sanctions

The measures, which also target state-owned Rosneft, took effect on Friday as Washington seeks to choke off Moscow’s ability to fund its war in Ukraine. They have thrown Lukoil’s global operations into limbo, from oilfields in the Middle East to fuel pumps and refineries across Europe.