Gasoline
Ineos to cease refinery operations at Grangemouth
Petroineos has announced its intention to cease refinery operations at Grangemouth and transition to a finished fuels import terminal and distribution hub during Q2 2025.
U.S. Gulf Coast-bound fuel oil cargoes hit 5-yr low as refinery demand weakens
Fuel oil exports bound for the U.S. Gulf Coast slumped to their lowest level since January 2019 last month, a sign of weakened refinery demand as margins have softened.
Fire at Moscow refinery will not cause fuel shortages, minister says
A recent fire, caused by a drone strike, at a major Moscow refinery will not lead to fuel shortages in the region as production from other refineries would compensate for the temporary disruption.
Asia refining margins at lowest seasonal levels since 2020 as supplies grow
Asian refiners' margins slumped to their lowest seasonal levels since 2020 this week as supplies of diesel and gasoline rose after peak summer travel demand ended
U.S. gasoline slumps to near 3-yr low on end of driving season, oil slump
U.S. gasoline futures fell nearly 6% on Tuesday to their lowest since December 2021, as the end of the driving season weighed on demand for the motor fuel amid a sell-off in the broader oil market.
Nigeria's Dangote refinery releases gasoline into the local market
Nigeria's $20-B Dangote oil refinery on Tuesday has begun supplying gasoline into the Nigerian market, a move its owner Aliko Dangote said will end billions of dollars spent on imports.
India's Bharat Petroleum Corp. to boost integrated refining-petrochemical capacity by 2030
India's Bharat Petroleum Corp plans to increase its integrated refining and petrochemical capacities within the next 5 yr-7yr to meet growing energy demand. India's annual consumption of refined fuels and petrochemicals is expected to rise steadily by 4%-5% and 7%-8% in the 'foreseeable future'.
U.S. EPA extends emergency fuel waiver for Midwest states due to refinery outage
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency extended the emergency waiver for the second time in response to fuel shortages in four Midwest states where the gasoline supply has been impacted by the outage of ExxonMobil's 251,800-bpd refinery in Joliet, Illinois.
U.S. crude, gasoline stockpiles fall on stronger demand
U.S. crude oil and gasoline inventories fell last week as demand picked up ahead of Labor Day weekend and the end of the summer driving season.
Meet gasoline quality and process safety requirements through new alkylation technologies
The catalytic alkylation process is very attractive to countries with high gasoline consumption and a sizable availability of LPG. This process can produce high-octane gasoline with low levels of contaminants, although there are high capital investment and operational costs associated with this technology.
- Axens, IFPEN and JEPLAN launch commercial licensing of the Rewind® PET process 10/22
- ProSep to deliver its Multiphase Adjustable Xtreme test units to Polish refiner 10/22
- BGEN signs five-year contract with INEOS O&P UK 10/22
- Wizz Air and Airbus to launch SAF trial ahead of EU mandates 10/22
- Four new petroleum liquids pipelines have been completed in the U.S. since 2023 10/22
- Australia fuel supplier Viva Energy's retail and refining challenges continue to hurt 10/22
