Refining
Nigeria pushes to legalize illicit refineries in restive Delta oil region
ABUJA (Reuters) -- Nigeria aims to legalize illicit oil refineries in the turbulent Niger Delta region, the vice-president's office said on Thursday, hoping to bring peace to the production heartland for the crude on which the country relies.
China's Sinopec shuts Yanshan refinery rubber unit after environmental checks
BEIJING (Reuters) — China's Sinopec has ordered its rubber unit in Yanshan refinery to shut in response to environmental checks, it said, after the Ministry of Environmental Protection detected odor.
CB&I awarded multiple petchem technology contracts in china
THE WOODLANDS, Texas -- CB&I announced it has been awarded multiple technology contracts by Tianjin Bohua Chemical Development Co. Ltd. for a grassroots petrochemicals plant to be built in Tianjin, China.
MOL's Slovak refinery starting planned turnaround in April
PRAGUE (Reuters) -- Slovak oil refiner Slovnaft, part of the Hungarian oil and gas group MOL, will shut down some production starting over the Easter holiday in April for a general turnaround lasting until June, it said.
US crude inventories rise unexpectedly, product stocks dip
(Reuters) -- US crude stocks unexpectedly rose last week to a fresh record high, while gasoline and distillate inventories fell less than expected, the Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday, interrupting a recent string of bullish news for the oil market.
Traders cancel light cycle oil cargoes ahead of China tax
SINGAPORE/BEIJING (Reuters) -- Traders in North Asia are rushing to cancel loadings of a range of oil products for sale to China, ahead of a planned Chinese consumption tax that will make the trade uneconomic.
Traders clear Europe's tanks by shipping more gasoline to US
LONDON (Reuters) -- Traders are shipping more gasoline from Europe to the US East Coast ahead of the summer driving season as a steady reduction in inventories there props up prices.
China plans to impose taxes on oil by-products
SINGAPORE/BEIJING (Reuters) -- China plans to impose consumption taxes on oil by-products such as mixed aromatics, light cycle oil and bitumen blend, tightening regulations on a fuel import market worth millions of dollars.
ExxonMobil in talks to buy Singapore's Jurong Aromatics
SINGAPORE (Reuters) -- ExxonMobil said on Wednesday it is in talks to buy a refining-petrochemical complex in Singapore that could boost its fuel and chemical production in Asia.
China grants two independent plants import quotas totaling 4.08 MMt of crude
BEIJING (Reuters) -- China has granted two independent refiners crude oil import quotas for a total annual volume of 4.08 MMt, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said in two separate statements on Wednesday.
- INEOS receives €300-million grant to rejuvenate and decarbonize its Lavera plant 2/19
- AGC Vinythai commissions expanded chlor-alkali plant and e-BiTAC electrolyzers from thyssenkrupp nucera 2/19
- BASF launches AdBlue GE (green electricity) to decarbonize mobility value chain 2/19
- Carbon Neutral Fuels select Johnson Matthey, bp and Honeywell UOP technologies for UK SAF plant 2/19
- Orlen plans maintenance at Polish, Czech refineries in 2026 2/19
- India's Bharat Petroleum, HPCL Mittal buy Venezuelan oil 2/19
