Maintenance & Reliability
Europe distillates-diesel profit margins rise 5.7% on refinery maintenance
European diesel refinery profit margins rose by 5.7% on Tuesday, supported by upcoming maintenance at the region's largest oil refinery.
Shell to begin maintenance shutdown at Pernis oil refinery from mid-September
Shell plans to begin a major shutdown for maintenance at its 404,000-bpd Pernis oil refinery in Rotterdam from mid-September.
Singapore's Bukom refinery exports rare naphtha cargo
The export follows a force majeure last Thursday by plant operator Aster Chemicals and Energy on products derived from its naphtha cracker.
Novatek partially resumed processing at Ust-Luga complex
One of the three units at the complex was relaunched at full capacity on August 26.
Update: Mexico's Minatitlan refinery back online, Olmeca still down
The Olmeca refinery, which is yet to reach full capacity, was forced to shut down all processing units on Monday after heavy rainfall directly impacted a compressor on the 94,000-bpd gasoline-producing unit.
Russia's idle oil refining capacity record high after Ukrainian drone attacks
Damage from Ukrainian drone attacks and extensive planned maintenance have sent Russia's offline oil refining capacity to a record high in August, though working sites are likely to spur output to help mitigate the impact.
Russia raises August oil export plan after drone strikes continue to disrupt refineries
Export planning remains uncertain, however, due to ongoing strikes and shifting repair schedules, so delays and volume revisions are likely.
Novatek to reduce naphtha exports due to fire at Ust-Luga complex
Debris from a destroyed Ukrainian drone caused a fire at Novatek's Ust-Luga terminal early on August 24.
Czech refinery outage forces Orlen Unipetrol to seek state help to meet diesel demand
Unipetrol's second-largest Czech refinery in Kralupy, in the center of the country, remains in operation and the production of other fuels is sufficient.
TotalEnergies Texas (U.S.) refinery begins small crude unit overhaul
TotalEnergies began a planned 60-day overhaul on the small crude distillation unit (CDU), along with a reformer and hydrotreaters at its 238,000-bpd Port Arthur, Texas refinery.
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