Refining
Nigeria's military destroys 13 illegal oil refineries
YENAGOA, Nigeria (Reuters) -- Nigeria's military said on Thursday that it had destroyed 13 illegal refineries in the restive Niger Delta oil hub, in an operation in which two soldiers died in clashes with "sea robbers."
China crude oil imports shatter record, top US intake
BEIJING (Reuters) -- China's crude oil imports surged to an all-time high in March to nearly 9.2 MMbpd, customs data showed on Thursday, far surpassing expectations and overtaking the United States as independent refiners ramped up their purchases.
China's Sinopec says fire at rubber warehouse has been put out
BEIJING (Reuters) -- Sinopec Corp said on Thursday that a fire in a warehouse at a petrochemical and refining complex in southern China operated by one of its subsidiaries was put out at 2:20 pm local time and had not affected production.
Pakistan's PARCO to upgrade refinery using Honeywell technologies
DES PLAINES, Ill. -- Honeywell announced that Pak-Arab Refinery Limited (PARCO) will use technologies from Honeywell UOP and Honeywell Process Solutions to upgrade its Mid-Country Refinery near Multan, Pakistan, enabling it to meet growing domestic demand for cleaner-burning fuels.
Enterprise sets record for volumes at Texas gulf coast marine terminals
HOUSTON -- Enterprise Products Partners L.P. announced that the combined exports and imports of hydrocarbons across its marine terminals, including 18 deepwater docks along the Texas Gulf Coast, totaled a record 146 MMbbl on a gross basis during the first quarter of 2017.
Indian state refiners to revise fuel price in 5 cities daily from May 1
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -- India's state-owned fuel retailers plan to implement daily revision of fuel price in five cities from May 1 ahead of a nationwide roll out of the scheme, industry sources said.
Total-Hanwha JV to invest $450 MM on refining and petrochemicals platform
PARIS (Reuters) -- French oil and gas company Total said on Wednesday that its South Korean JV with Hanwha will invest $450 MM in the group's refining and petrochemicals platform to expand capacity in order to meet growing demand from China.
OMV to invest $116.7 MM in petchem units at Schwechat refinery
VIENNA (Reuters) -- Austrian oil and gas group OMV will pay $116.7 MM for a planned turnaround at the petrochemical units of its Schwechat refinery which will start in the middle of this month, it said on Tuesday.
Fluor awarded contract for two Marathon refineries in Texas
IRVING, Texas – Fluor Corporation announced that it was selected by a division of Marathon Petroleum Corporation to execute the engineering and procurement scope for a major reconfiguration at Marathon’s Galveston Bay and Texas City, Texas refineries. Fluor will book the undisclosed contract value into backlog in the first quarter of 2017.
YPF among bidders for Shell's Argentina refinery
BOSTON/BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -- Argentina’s state-run oil company YPF SA is among the bidders for Royal Dutch Shell Plc's refinery and network of gasoline stations in Argentina, according to two people familiar with the process.
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- thyssenkrupp Uhde successfully commissions EnviNOx® emission reduction system for Covestro’s NAUCI project in China 5/12
- Univation Technologies announces world-scale 800,000-tpy design capacity for UNIPOL™ PE process technology 5/12
- Traders rebrand Venezuelan oil for China as Brazilian 5/12
- British bioethanol industry faces 'existential' threat after U.S. trade deal, producers say 5/12
- Copersucar revenue to grow by $1.5 B after Eco-Energy deal with Green Plains 5/12
