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US gasoline glut disappears as refiners tweak production

The US gasoline glut, which dominated discussions about the outlook for crude and fuel markets during the spring and early summer, quietly evaporated during August and September.

CB&I awarded contract renewal for refinery maintenance services

CB&I has been awarded a five-year contract renewal valued at approximately $350 MM for maintenance, turnarounds and capital construction for a major refinery in the Midwest.

Glencore hopes for Moroccan refinery restart to recoup money

Glencore, one of the main creditors of Morocco's sole refinery, still has hopes the idled plant will restart so lenders can gradually recoup their money, despite repeated failures to get it up and running.

India's Bharat Petroleum to spend $6.8 B on refinery expansion by 2022

India's Bharat Petroleum Corp. plans to spend $6.75 B through 2022 to raise refining capacity by 62% to meet rising fuel demand in the world's fastest growing major economy.

Mangalore refinery receives first crude parcel from Iran for strategic reserve

Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd. received the first parcel of crude oil for delivery into the Mangalore cavern of Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserves Ltd.

ION Engineering starts carbon capture testing at Technology Centre Mongstad

ION Engineering started its test campaign with further testing of its advanced CO2 capture process at Technology Centre Mongstad, located at Statoil's Mongstad refinery in western Norway.

Axens files proposal to acquire Heurtey Petrochem

Axens has filed a voluntary takeover bid proposal with the AMF (French capital markets authority) to acquire the shares of Heurtey Petrochem.

BP to vigorously defend against Marathon suit

BP said it would vigorously defend itself against a federal civil suit by Marathon Petroleum alleging that it had failed to deliver a Texas oil refinery in the condition promised under a $2.4-B sales agreement.

Praxair contracts KP Engineering to expand production at Geismar, Louisiana plant

KP Engineering has been awarded a fixed-price EPC contract by Praxair to expand carbon monoxide production at its Geismar, Louisiana plant.

First fully commercial CCSU plant launches capturing CO2 at $30/ton

Carbon Clean Solutions Ltd. has launched a new project that will see more than 60 MMt of CO2 captured from the 10 megawatt coal-fired power station based near Chennai, India.