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US oil sale ban to Venezuela's PDVSA would hit refining, blending

HOUSTON (Reuters) — Potential US sanctions on sales of light crude to Venezuela's oil company PDVSA would hamper its already weak refining network while leaving at least one tanker in limbo, according to a source from the state-run firm and Thomson Reuters data.

API: Petroleum demand last month highest for June since 2007

WASHINGTON — Total petroleum deliveries moved up 2.6% from June 2016 and were up by 1.0% from May to average 20.3 MMbpd in June, according to the American Petroleum Institute. These deliveries were the highest deliveries for the year and the highest deliveries for the month of June in 10 yr, since 2007.

Repsol selects Axens’ new generation of hydrocracking catalysts

Among several other customers, Spanish refiner Repsol has selected Craken catalysts for two of its hydrocracking units, one being a repeated order.

KBR wins LBED contract for ammonia plant revamp in Russia

HOUSTON — KBR, Inc. announced that it has been awarded a contract by Dorogobuzh JSC (owned by JSC ACRON) to provide licensing and basic engineering design (LBED) to revamp an ammonia plant—originally built by KBR—located in the Dorogobuzh, Smolensk region of Russia.

S.Korea's SK Innovation sees favorable refining margins in H2

SEOUL (Reuters) — SK Innovation Co Ltd, the owner of South Korea's top refiner, said on Thursday that it expects solid demand to keep refining margins healthy in the second half of this year.

Marathon Petroleum profit misses as refining margin falls

(Reuters) — Refiner Marathon Petroleum Corp's quarterly profit missed Street view as higher crude acquisition costs weighed on its refining and marketing margins.

Saudi Aramco to complete phase 1 of expanded gas pipeline by year end

KHOBAR, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) — Saudi Aramco will complete the first phase of an expansion of the main gas pipeline across Saudi Arabia by the end of this year, the company said in its weekly magazine, part of an effort to meet the kingdom's rising gas demand.

Essar commissions coke drum structure packages for BPCL’s Kochi Refinery

MUMBAI — Essar Projects India Ltd. (EPIL), an EPC contractor, announced the successful testing and commissioning of the coke drum structure package (CDSP) for Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited’s Kochi Refinery (BPCL-KR). The contract value of this package is Rs. 645 crores.

Cielo advances construction of garbage-derived feedstocks to biodiesel refinery

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Canada — Cielo Waste Solutions Corp. announced the hiring of Kwik-Fab Energy Services to dismantle the Company's demonstration plant in Red Deer, AB. and transport it 200 km south to LynCorp Manufacturing's state-of-the-art fabrication shop in Aldersyde, AB.

Cal/OSHA, Chevron reach settlement of citations appeal following 2012 Richmond refinery Fire

OAKLAND, Calif. — Cal/OSHA and Chevron have reached a settlement agreement for a comprehensive plan that will improve safety at the Chevron Richmond refinery and for surrounding communities. The agreement meets and exceeds California's landmark regulation to reduce risk at refineries, which was approved by the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board in May and is currently pending approval by the Office of Administrative Law.

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