Refining
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.
Pemex eyeing tie-ups for hydrogen plants at refineries
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -- Mexico's state oil company Pemex is planning to form alliances around hydrogen plants at its refineries, Pemex chief Jose Antonio Gonzalez Anaya said on Tuesday.
- Johnson Matthey chosen by Liquid Sunshine for new biomethanol fuel plant in China 4/27
- ADNOC receives 6th LNG carrier in $1.2-B fleet order from Jiangnan Shipyard in China 4/27
- Evonik becomes membrane technology partner for public-private biogas upgrader in Asia 4/27
- EAGA to build $10-B, 1-MMtpy green ammonia facility in Egypt 4/27
- Indian Oil Corp. says diesel, gasoline sales up more than 13% in Apr 1–21 4/27
- Burckhardt Compression wins several orders for LNG terminals in Thailand and Taiwan 4/27
