Refining
Canada's Morneau sees no surprise in Trump's trade rhetoric
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Canadian Finance Minister Bill Morneau said on Friday there was no surprise from his perspective in US President Donald Trump's statements lashing out against trade with Canada, but that officials behind the scenes were open to discussions.
China exports record diesel volumes in March
BEIJING (Reuters) -- China exported record volumes of diesel in March and boosted sales of gasoline and kerosene as refiners continued to turn to foreign markets to offload their excess product, while liquefied natural gas imports also jumped, customs data showed on Sunday.
Distribution of Neste diesel expands to Estonia
Neste will start distributing the Neste Pro Diesel in the company's Estonian station network. Distribution starts with four stations and will be expanded during May to cover 20 Neste stations in Estonia.
Nebraska farmers could derail Keystone XL pipeline
NELIGH, Nebraska (Reuters) -- When President Donald Trump handed TransCanada Pipeline Co. a permit for its Keystone XL pipeline last month, he said the company could now build the long-delayed and divisive project "with efficiency and with speed."
Neste Jacobs to perform energy study for Unipetrol's Czech Republic refinery
Technology, engineering and project management company Neste Jacobs and refinery and petrochemical group Unipetrol have signed an agreement for Neste Jacobs to perform a comprehensive energy efficiency study of Unipetrol's Litvinov oil refinery in Czech Republic.
Oman plans IPOs for downstream energy firms
ABU DHABI (Reuters) -- Oman plans to offer shares in some state-owned downstream energy companies to the public, partly to raise money as low oil prices pressure its finances, Omani Oil and Gas Minister Mohammad bin Hamad al-Rumhy said on Thursday.
China demand drives Singapore oil storage sales to nearly a year-high
SINGAPORE (Reuters) -- Crude oil sales from storage tanks around Singapore rose to an 11-month high in March, with nearly half of the volumes going to China and traders clearing inventories ahead of record shipments to Asia expected to arrive in April.
Bechtel awarded two contracts for petchem project in Egypt
HOUSTON -- Bechtel, a company in engineering, procurement, and construction, announced that the company has been awarded two contracts by Carbon Holdings of Egypt: one to provide project management services for the Tahrir Petrochemicals Complex at Ain Sokhna, Egypt, and one to build two new polypropylene units at an adjacent site. In its project management role, Bechtel will have oversight of project execution and contractor performance on what will be the largest petrochemicals complex in Egypt.
IRPC '17: Refinery/petrochemical integration creates operational efficiencies
NEW DELHI, INDIA—During Day 2 of IRPC 2017, Ashish Logani, Principal Process Engineer at Fluor, shared insights on how to overcome the challenges associated with integrating petrochemicals production and refining operations.
IRPC '17: Senior engineer sees "dynamic market" for European diesel imports
NEW DELHI, INDIA—During an IRPC 2017 morning session on market analysis, Shailendra Mohite, Senior Engineer—Stakeholder Management at Kuwait Petroleum International, discussed the emerging structural and opportunistic diesel flows of the European market.
- Indonesia proposes increase in biodiesel mix to 50% in 2028 11/7
- Shell Catalysts & Technologies, Licella to develop global low-carbon biomass-to-biofuel commercial solutions 11/7
- Neste and Liiga team up to reduce emissions from hockey game travel 11/7
- Polish oil refiner Orlen may suspend or cancel olefins project 11/7
- China's crude oil imports fall for sixth straight month on refinery closure 11/7
- Clariant expands storage capacity in Sweden 11/7
