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Eagle Ford crude on the express to Corpus

Flint Hills Resources has completed long-term arrangements with Anadarko Petroleum Corp. and Harvest Pipeline Company that will bring additional quantities of Eagle Ford crude and condensate production to Corpus Christi.

Flint Hills Resources gives $65,000 to conservation group for Minnesota waterfowl habitat

Flint Hills Resources’ Pine Bend refinery in Minnesota awarded a $65,000 grant to Ducks Unlimited to help protect and restore the state’s habitat for waterfowl and other wildlife.

Poll shows 90% of Americans believe refining and petrochem manufacturing are important

A poll released today shows that 90% of Americans believe the nation’s petroleum refineries and petrochemical manufacturing plants are among America’s “most important” or “important” industries.

Ex-Im Bank gives initial approval for $2.8 billion in financing for Colombian refinery

The Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the US today voted to grant preliminary approval for a $2.84 billion direct loan/loan guarantee to Colombia’s Refinería de Cartagena S.A. (Reficar).

Puma Energy buying ExxonMobil's downstream businesses in six Central American markets

Puma Energy has agreed to acquire ExxonMobil's fuels marketing and supply businesses in Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama.

GE doubles capacity of water technology manufacturing facility in China

As part of its continued investment in China’s rapidly growing cleaner energy and water infrastructure sectors, GE announced it has doubled the production capacity of its water technologies manufacturing plant in Wuxi New Zone in eastern China.

CSB continues investigation into Tesoro’s Anacortes refinery accident

Marking the one year anniversary of the tragic accident at the Tesoro refinery in Anacortes, Washington, the US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) released a video safety message in which Chairperson Rafael Moure-Eraso urged refinery companies to “make the investments necessary to ensure safe operations.

Shaw and Axens will license “next gen” FCC technology

The Shaw Group and Axens have been selected to license a next-generation catalytic cracking technology that will help refiners maximize the production of propylene and other high-value refinery products

Petroplus converting Reichstett refinery to terminal

Petroplus Holdings AG announced the conclusion of the formal information and consultation process with the Reichstett Refinery Works Council to propose terms to cease refining operations and convert the site near Strasbourg, France, to a terminal.

Meeting diesel specifications at sustained production

Shedded Uhde Pty Ltd.: Singh, D.

New approach rethinks operations of crude and vacuum distillation units to recover more distillate