Refining
China's January–February refinery output up 2.1% on holiday travel, new refinery
China's crude oil throughput in January and February rose 2.1% vs. a year earlier, official data showed on Monday, supported by a new refinery and holiday travel, but weak refining margins persisted.
COAMO Agroindustrial Cooperativa selects ICM for design and engineering of new corn biorefinery in Brazil
COAMO Agroindustrial Cooperativa has selected ICM Tecnologia em Biocombustíveis Ltda. (ICM) to provide professional services and equipment for a new dry-mill grain ethanol production facility at the COAMO industrial site in Campo Mourão, Paraná.
Canada could restrict its oil exports to U.S. if Trump trade war escalates
Canada could impose non-tariff measures such as restricting its oil exports to the United States or levying export duties on products if a trade dispute with the U.S. escalates further.
EIA: U.S. crude inventories rise, fuel draws down amid ongoing maintenance
U.S. crude oil stockpiles rose and fuel inventories fell last week as seasonal refinery maintenance season ticked along.
TotalEnergies and RWE join forces on green hydrogen to decarbonize the Leuna refinery
TotalEnergies has signed an agreement with the German developer RWE to supply 30,000 tpy of green H2 to the German Leuna refinery for fifteen years, beginning in 2030.
Gasoline unit at Nigeria's Dangote oil refinery to undergo maintenance in June
Nigeria's Dangote oil refinery will shut its 204,000-bpd gasoline-making unit for 30-d maintenance tentatively expected to start on June 1.
Indian refiners turn to Latin America, Africa to replace Russian oil in Feb.
India's crude oil imports from Latin America and Africa rose marginally in February as refiners turned to alternative sources, fearing a loss of Russian oil supplies caused by tighter U.S. sanctions.
Russia's idle oil refining capacity estimated up 50% in March from previous plan
Russia's offline primary oil refining capacity in March was revised up 49.7% from the initial plan for this month to 2.96 million metric tons amid drone attacks.
Guyana considers plan to refine oil in US, import fuel
Guyana is considering a plan to export crude oil to the U.S. for refining and to bring back fuel for domestic supply and possibly for sale to nearby countries, Guyanese President Irfaan Ali said.
Bolivia issues incentives to import fuel, help private sector meet shortages
Bolivia's energy ministry announced a set of incentives to import gasoline and diesel, in a bid to promote the country's private market and overcome an extended fuel shortage.
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- Burckhardt Compression secures milestone order for first industrial scale liquefied CO₂ carrier supporting Northern Lights CCS project 6/18
- Dynelectro dispatches 250-kW electrolyzer unit to Syntholene’s Iceland eSAF project 6/18
- EIA: U.S. crude inventories decline for tenth week to over 40-yr low 6/18
- Australia opens first carbon refinery, making new products from captured CO2 6/18
- ABB expands non-invasive sensing portfolio to advance simpler, safer temperature measurement 6/18
