Refining
French diesel stocks shrink as strikes continue
Stranded tankers and significantly reduced production are crippling France’s refining industry.
Refining technology unveiled at Honeywell UOP India center
Pilot plant designed to develop advanced hydrocracking catalysts that can more efficiently produce higher yields of clean-burning diesel fuel from crude oil.
EIA: US remains top petroleum and natural gas hydrocarbons producer
While the US and Russia total petroleum and natural gas hydrocarbon production is split between petroleum and natural gas, Saudi Arabia heavily favors petroleum.
CONNECT2016: Schneider Electric extends Universal I/O Capability for Foxboro and Triconex
At annual event, company releases new intelligent marshalling offerings improve flexibility, reliability and efficiency of control and safety system design and operations.
Marathon lays off 46 employees at Galveston Bay refinery
While the company seeks better efficiencies and cost-saving strategies, no announcements of reductions have been made at Marathon's other six refineries.
France uses strategic oil reserves to counter refinery blockade
Unions protesting against a planned labor reform are picketing refineries around France, and the disruption has led to fuel shortages in large parts of the country.
ExxonMobil shaves its PP resin prices in US
Demand has been solid, but market prices are being impacted by a surge in availability of imported PP.
Exxon shareholder vote could see climate activist join board
Voters at ExxonMobil Corp.'s annual meeting on Wednesday approved a measure to let minority shareholders nominate outsiders for seats on the board, meaning a climate activist could eventually become a director at the world's largest publicly traded oil company.
Egypt's new refinery will cut fuel import bill
Egyptian investment firm Qalaa Holdings is confident its new refinery will cut the country's dependence on crucial oil product imports. The $3.7-B Egyptian Refining Co. will have the capacity to produce 4.2 metric MMtpy of refined products
GlobalData: Methanol capacity set to reach 184.4 MMtpy by 2020
China, Iran and Mozambique to lead expansion, outstripping planned European production.
- Indonesia to remove import duties on some plastic products and LPG for petrochemical industry 4/28
- Europe's jet fuel imports from Middle East stop, raising supply crunch fears 4/28
- Nigeria's Dangote oil refinery running gasoline unit at 75% capacity 4/28
- Chevron likely to close deal for Singapore refinery stake sale to Eneos in May 4/28
- Geolander pioneers high-density nodal seismic in Angola with first STRYDE deployment 4/28
- Clariant launches new CATOFIN™ 1000 propane dehydrogenation catalyst 4/28
