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bp's Whiting refinery (U.S.) continues to flare days after severe thunderstorm
bp's 440,000-bpd refinery in Whiting, Indiana, continued to flare after flooding disrupted its operations earlier this week, the company said.
U.S.: Indiana's bp refinery restarts after severe flooding
The facility aims to be back running at full rates by early next week. The refinery reported flaring due to flooding caused by a severe thunderstorm.
TotalEnergies' Donges refinery fire extinguished
Donges, France's second-largest oil refinery, is located on the Atlantic coast and processes 230,000 bpd.
Lukoil's Volgograd refinery halts oil processing after drone attacks
Oil processing at the Volgograd refinery has been halted at least until the middle of September.
Russian energy facilities targeted recently in drone attacks
Here is a summary of attacks in recent weeks on key energy sites in Russia, one of the world's biggest energy producers.
Idemitsu restarts Yokkaichi's No. 3 CDU on Aug 11 after maintenance
Japanese oil refiner Idemitsu Kosan restarted the 155,000-bpd No.3 crude distillation unit at its Yokkaichi refinery in central Japan on August 11, following scheduled maintenance, a company spokesperson said.
Russia's Ryazan oil refinery halves refining capacity after drone attacks
According to sources, two primary oil refining units were stopped following the drone attacks - CDU-3 with a capacity of 8,600 tonnes (t) per day, and CDU-4 with a capacity of 11,400 tpd.
Can double disc isolation valve technology shorten FCCU turnarounds?
Double disc isolation valve technology could hold the key to optimizing dangerous fluid catalytic cracking unit (FCCU) maintenance and repair processes at refineries. This article explores the key considerations behind refinery turnarounds and how they can be made safer and more efficient.
Austria's OMV finds chloride contamination in Azeri crude
Organic chloride contamination in Azeri BTC crude cargoes was discovered last week, sending price differentials to a four-year low and causing several days' delays to loadings from Turkey's BTC Ceyhan terminal.
Phillips 66's Bayway (U.S.) refinery partially shut after power outage
Phillips 66 has partially shut its 258,500-bpd Bayway refinery in Linden, New Jersey (U.S.) after rainstorms in the region caused a power outage at the plant.
- CNOOC completes construction on $2.9-B, 1.8-MMtpy integrated complex in east China 8/22
- bp's Whiting refinery (U.S.) continues to flare days after severe thunderstorm 8/22
- Bachmann introduces latest version M-Target for Simulink 8/22
- U.S. to rule on biofuel waivers, but big oil refiners may need to wait 8/22
- Chinese independent refiner Hongrun buys Canadian, Brazilian crude 8/22
- Ukrainian attack suspends Russian oil flows to Hungary, Slovakia 8/22
