Economics
Chevron reports 2Q earnings miss on weak refining margins
Chevron reported 2Q earnings on Friday that missed Wall Street estimates due to industry-wide pressure from lower refining margins and natural gas prices, sending its shares down 1.5% in premarket trading.
Trafigura-Entara consortium to buy French refinery from ExxonMobil
Rhone Energies, a consortium of commodity trader Trafigura and Entara LLC, has agreed with ExxonMobil's ESSO SAF to buy the Fos-sur-Mer refinery and Toulouse and Villette-de-Vienne terminals in France.
Canada's crude oil has an increasingly significant role in U.S. refineries
Crude oil imports from Canada have become increasingly important to U.S. oil refineries, now making up most U.S. imports.
Shell beats forecasts with $6.3 B second quarter profit
Shell reported second-quarter profit of $6.3 B, a drop of 19% from the previous three months as refining margins and oil and gas trading weakened, though still beating analysts' forecasts.
Egypt aims to keep diesel prices subsidized
Egypt will aim to keep the price of diesel - one of the country's most commonly used fuels - subsidized by raising other petrol prices, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said.
illimity, Trafigura lend money to Italian refinery for energy transition
illimity and commodity trader Trafigura have teamed up to lend more than €400 MM ($434 MM) to Italian refinery ISAB, which will invest €1.4 B in the next decade to strengthen its business and make it greener.
Update: Ukraine PM says Lukoil sanctions do not threaten Slovakia's energy security
Kyiv's sanctions prohibiting the transit of oil from Russian producer Lukoil do not pose a threat to Slovakia's energy security, Ukraine's prime minister said on Wednesday.
Phillips 66 beats 2Q results estimates on midstream unit strength
Refiner Phillips 66 reported quarterly results that beat analysts' estimates, helped in part by strength at its midstream unit, even as it grappled with lower margins due to a tepid summer driving season.
Cepsa swings back to profit in 2Q on higher prices, wider refinery margins
Spain's second largest oil company Cepsa said on Monday it returned to profit in the second quarter thanks to higher oil and gas prices, lower costs and wider refining margins.
Petrobras wrapping up due diligence to buy back refinery from Mubadala
Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras is wrapping up due diligence for a bid on the Mataripe refinery it sold to Abu Dhabi sovereign fund Mubadala for $1.65 B in 2021.
- JERA signs time charter agreements with NYK and MOL for fuel ammonia carriers 6/23
- Coperion receives LNO from U.S. FDA for HDPE/PP recycling technology 6/23
- Sky Quarry announces Foreland refinery's entrance into the production phase 6/23
- AGPC awards Baker Hughes long-term service contract for Nigerian gas plant 6/23
- Velan announces closing of sale of controlling shareholder’s interest to Birch Hill for nearly C$204 MM 6/23
- S&B receives AFPM Contractor Safety Achievement Award 6/23
