Refining
Pemex seeks investors for its refineries, but who's buying?
NEW YORK/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -- Sweeping energy reforms have turned Mexico into one of the world's most attractive offshore prospects, but one segment is getting no love from US investors: the nation's aging refineries.
Mexico oil theft clash leaves at least 10 dead, including four soldiers
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -- At least four soldiers and six suspected oil thieves died in a battle in the central Mexican state of Puebla, authorities said on Thursday, as the army launched a major operation against organized criminals who siphon fuel from pipelines.
Galvanic analyzer receives IECEx certification
CALGARY, Alberta, Canada, – Galvanic Applied Sciences Inc. has obtained IECEx certification for the Protech903 H2S and Total Sulfur analyzer.
EIA: Petroleum product exports from Central Atlantic US unusually high in February
Exports of finished petroleum products from the Petroleum Administration of Defense District (PADD) 1B, which comprises the US Central Atlantic states (Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania), reached a record high for the month of February, as petroleum product prices in that region weakened compared with prices in the rest of the Atlantic Basin region.
US agency: Weak safety standards led to Exxon refinery blast
HOUSTON (Reuters) -- The US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has concluded that a 2015 explosion at a Torrance, California, refinery then owned by Exxon Mobil Corp could have been prevented, the agency concluded in a report issued on Wednesday.
Tallgrass Energy identifies 42 projects to fuel growth
HOUSTON (Reuters) -- Tallgrass Energy Partners on Wednesday said it had identified 42 potential acquisitions or new projects totaling more than $6.1 B in investment that could fuel the midstream operator's growth.
Iraq calls for bids for new oil refinery in Basra
BAGHDAD (Reuters) -- Iraqi's oil ministry on Thursday asked foreign companies and investors to bid for a project to build and operate a 300,000-bpd export-oriented refinery in Fao, near the southern city of Basra.
Russia resumes oil shipments to Cuba, helps fill Venezuelan breach
HAVANA (Reuters) -- Russia has begun shipping large quantities of oil to Cuba for the first time this century, sources said, as supplies to the island from crisis-wracked Venezuela have dwindled.
CNPC loads first crude oil into Myanmar-China pipeline
BEIJING (Reuters) -- China's state-owned refiner China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) said it has loaded the first crude oil through its Myanmar-to-China pipeline, the latest step towards supplying crude to its new refinery in Yunnan province.
Iraq's fuel oil exports soar despite OPEC supply cut
DUBAI (Reuters) -- Iraqi fuel oil exports have soared since January despite a reduction in the country's crude production in line with OPEC supply cuts, industry sources said, in what could be a way to boost output of refined products and maintain oil revenues.
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