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Ukrainian drones attack two oil refineries in southern Russia

Ukrainian drones attacked two oil refineries in southern Russia's Krasnodar region, causing a large fire at the Ilsky refinery during operations conducted by the SBU security service.

Czechs close to buying Shell stake in MiRO refinery

Czech oil pipeline operator MERO is in the final stages of talks to buy Shell Deutschland's 32.5% stake in the Mineraloelraffinerie Oberrhein refinery in Karlsruhe.

Japan's Cosmo expects around 90% refinery run rate in 2024-25

Japanese oil company Cosmo Energy Holdings expects its refinery run rate to hover around 90% in the business year starting in April as it plans maintenance shutdowns at its Chiba and Yokkaichi sites.

Venezuela to begin 20-day maintenance at smallest refinery

Venezuela has received all the parts it needs to begin a maintenance program at the 146,000-bpd El Palito refinery, with work expected to take about 20 days.

Russia's Tuapse oil refinery will not resume operations this month

Rosneft-owned Tuapse oil refinery on the Black Sea will not resume operations this month, at the very least.

Oman's Duqm refinery units currently working at 100% capacity

Oman's Duqm refinery units are currently working at 100% capacity of 230,000 bpd.

Ukraine hits Russia's Volgograd oil refinery in latest drone attack

Two Ukrainian attack drones struck the largest oil refinery in southern Russia in the latest in a series of long-range attacks on Russian oil facilities.

U.S. Energy Department selects Delek's refinery for pilot carbon capture project

Delek US Holdings said the U.S. Department of Energy has selected its Big Spring refinery for a pilot carbon capture project and would provide up to $95 MM of federal funding to support its development.

Sugar Valley Energy bio-refinery to address SAF market

Valley Energy, a new 160-acre bioenergy campus planned in California’s Imperial Valley, intends to produce SAF for the airline industry.

Power loss forces bp to shut biggest U.S. Midwest refinery

bp was purging its 435,000-bpd Whiting, Indiana, hydrocarbon refinery after a transformer failure caused a plant-wide power outage and forced an evacuation of all but the most essential workers.