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Rosneft-led deal to buy India's Essar delayed, seen closing in April

NEW DELHI/MOSCOW (Reuters) -- The purchase of Indian refiner Essar Oil by a consortium led by Russian oil company Rosneft has been delayed, the two sides said on Friday, because some Indian lenders to Essar have yet to sign off on the deal.

Nigeria to send oil governance bill to Senate on April 25

ABUJA (Reuters) -- Nigeria will send its oil governance bill to the Senate on April 25, a spokesman said on Thursday, the latest step in efforts to overhaul the energy sector in Africa's largest economy.

MMEX Resources, KP Engineering to design, build refinery in Permian Basin

AUSTIN, Texas -- MMEX Resources Corp., a development stage company focusing on the acquisition, development and financing of oil, gas, refining and infrastructure projects in Texas and South America, and KP Engineering, an energy industry company in engineering, procurement and construction solutions, announced a partnership for KPE to engineer, design and construct the planned Pecos County refinery announced by MMEX earlier this month.

Mexico's Pemex to launch coking plant tender for Tula refinery

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -- Mexican state oil company Pemex expects to launch a tender in the next few weeks to find a partner to develop and operate a new coking plant at its Tula refinery, a $2.1 B project designed to boost output of gasoline, a company source said.

PetroChina latest China oil major to consider Aramco listing

BEIJING (Reuters) -- PetroChina will consider taking part in national oil giant Saudi Aramco's initial public offering based on market conditions, it said on Thursday, the second Chinese oil major to discuss becoming an investor this week.

ADNOC seeks gasoline in second tender after January fire

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -- Abu Dhabi National Oil Co (ADNOC) is seeking a total of 316,000 t of gasoline for shipment in May and June to help make up for a shortfall in its own production following a fire in January at its Ruwais refinery, traders said on Tuesday.

CB&I awarded technology contract for refining, petchem project in China

THE WOODLANDS, Texas -- CB&I announced it has been awarded a substantial contract for the license, engineering design and catalyst supply for five proprietary technologies to be used in an integrated refining and petrochemical project in China.

Troubled California oil refinery puts PBF's turnaround skills to the test

HOUSTON (Reuters) -- An aging California refinery is testing PBF Energy Inc's reputation as a turnaround whiz, with mounting production woes and costly repairs at the 88-year-old plant throwing a wrench into efforts to quickly revive profits.

BP sees trading benefits from oil boom in the Americas

LONDON (Reuters) -- Oil major BP expects its trading operations to benefit from growing global crude trade on the back of abundant US, Canadian and Brazilian production and rising energy demand in Asia, a top BP executive said.

Neste Jacobs technology to be implemented at Haltermann Carless German site

Neste Jacobs, a global provider of technology, engineering and project services and Haltermann Carless, an HCS Group brand and provider of specialty hydrocarbons, have agreed to plan and engineer an upgrade and expansion of the Haltermann Carless' production site in Speyer, Germany. The parties have also signed a Letter of Intent for the EPCM services to be provided by Neste Jacobs.