Refining
Nigeria refining capacity is one-sixth of needs, says oil minister
ABUJA (Reuters) — Nigeria's daily domestic refining capacity is now at 6 MM liters, while the country's daily consumption stands at 35 MM liters, the country's oil minister said on Thursday.
Sinopec says did not receive order to relocate Yanshan oil refinery
BEIJING (Reuters) — China's Sinopec has not received a government order to relocate the Yanshan oil refinery, contradicting an earlier news report that the plant would be moved to develop the Xiongan New Area, the company said on Thursday.
Gunvor Singapore executive charged by Chinese prosecutors in oil probe
BEIJING/LONDON (Reuters) — Chinese prosecutors have charged an employee of Swiss commodity trader Gunvor Group who has been held for a year for allegedly smuggling fuel and evading taxes on sales from the Philippines, according to a legal document viewed by Reuters.
Hydrocarbon Processing Awards recognize best in HPI
The downstream industry’s brightest minds gathered Wednesday evening to celebrate the winners of the 2017 Hydrocarbon Processing Awards.
IRPC Europe '17: Shell case study demonstrates VDU value maximization
VIENNA—On Day 2 of International Refining and Petrochemical Conference (IRPC) Europe, Jock Hughson, Licensing Technology Manager for Shell Global Solutions International BV, discussed how to maximize the value of a vacuum distillation unit (VDU) through a post-fractionation increase of vacuum gasoil (VGO) yield.
Indonesia's Pertamina to delay some refinery projects over financing
JAKARTA (Reuters) — Pertamina plans to delay some refinery upgrades and a new project, including ventures involving Rosneft and Saudi Aramco, due to financing issues, the Indonesian state oil company said on Tuesday.
Tankers load Qatari crude along with UAE oil as shipping ban eases
SINGAPORE (Reuters) — Exports of Qatari crude oil have not been hindered by a port ban imposed by other Gulf states as tankers are loading Qatari grades along with cargoes from the United Arab Emirate, shipping data in Thomson Reuters Eikon showed on Wednesday.
Venezuelan refinery reels as PDVSA ships light oil to Cuba, Curacao
(Reuters) — Venezuela's 187,000-bpd Puerto la Cruz refinery is running at 16% of capacity, mainly due to a lack of light oil as state-run PDVSA ships a portion of its Mesa 30 crude to Cuba and Curacao, according to internal trade reports and workers.
IRPC Europe '17: Scenes from day one
Check out scenes from the first day of IRPC Europe 2017.
IRPC Europe '17: European refiners look to preserve market share in expanding global industry
VIENNA—Viren Doshi, former Senior Vice President and Head of Oil and Gas Practice at Strategy&, discussed the market outlook for the European refining industry in a market keynote on Day 1 of International Refining and Petrochemical Conference (IRPC) Europe.
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- Indonesia urges EU to remove biodiesel import curbs after WTO ruling 8/25
- Canada's Alberta eyes investment in Japan's refining to boost oil exports 8/25
- U.S. EPA approves biofuel waivers for small refiners, stirring concerns over demand 8/25
- Update: Russian oil supplies to Slovakia may resume as soon as today 8/25
- Liquid Sun launches eSAF production pilot with ABB, Finnair, Fortum and Finavia 8/25
