Refining

Strathcona Resources terminates takeover bid over for MEG Energy Corp.

Update: ExxonMobil restarts FCCU at Texas refinery

Study: Methane emissions from crude oil and gas supply chains significantly underestimated

Global methane emissions from oil production are now reported to be 15 times higher in International Energy Agency (IEA) data compared to IOGP figures, with discrepancies for Russia reaching 10-fold and for Saudi Arabia an astonishing 40-fold.

Sanctions-hit Nayara scrambles to sustain operations, with New Delhi's help

Shut out of many international markets because of crippling sanctions imposed by the European Union on July 18, the Russian-owned refinery has had to divert more fuel to the domestic market and find new export customers, among numerous workarounds, big and small, forced by the bloc's penalty.

Latest U.S. sanctions on Iranian oil deal blow to China's Sinopec

The latest U.S. sanctions on Iranian petroleum exports deal a blow to Chinese refining giant Sinopec by targeting a terminal through which the state major handles one-fifth of its crude oil imports.

Aramco completes acquisition of additional stake in Petro Rabigh

Indonesia's Pertamina modifies two refineries to convert cooking oil into fuel

Pertamina is modifying facilities at its Dumai and Balongan, which will join its Cilacap plant that already processes vegetable oils into fuel.

Eni seeks approval for Sicily biorefinery, recycling plant

Italy's energy ministry recently cleared the application to proceed with the project, which will use the area currently occupied by Eni's ethylene plant, set to be gradually decommissioned.

Indonesia aims for B50 biodiesel in second half of 2026

The world's largest producer of palm oil has a biofuel program which blends palm oil with diesel to reduce reliance on fuel imports.

Green Carbon Development selects Axens Vegan® technology for new renewable fuels facility in Texas (U.S.)

Designed for a capacity of 10,500 barrels per stream day (bpsd), the project will deploy the Vegan® hydroprocessing solution to flexibly produce both sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel (RD).