Refining
Saving Scotland's only refinery a rare point of agreement in UK election race
Candidates from all of Scotland's major political parties competing in the UK general election are putting pressure on energy company Petroineos to delay the closure of Scotland's sole oil refinery at Grangemouth and save jobs.
Fire breaks out at Idemitsu's Chiba refinery
A fire broke out at Idemitsu Kosan's Chiba refinery early Tuesday afternoon, a company spokesperson said, adding that no further details were available for now.
Business Trends: Global Energy Talent Index: A detailed analysis on the petrochemicals industry’s workforce
This article provides an overview of the global petrochemicals sector’s workforce, as well as how AI is reshaping job roles, skills, adoption, popularity and policy awareness across the industry, and anticipate the major risks and opportunities it presents.
Nigeria's Dangote refinery boosts gasoil exports to West African market
Nigeria's new Dangote oil refinery is increasing gasoil exports to West Africa, taking market share from European refiners.
Alberta says 2023/24 budget surplus smaller than forecast, cites refinery losses
Canada's main oil-producing province of Alberta on Thursday said the 2023/24 budget surplus would be smaller than initially estimated, partly due to losses incurred by the Sturgeon refinery, which is joint-owned by the province.
Aether Fuels secures $34 MM to scale-up proprietay sustainable fuels technology
Aether Fuels announced that it has secured $34 MM in Series A financing from a syndicate of global investors. With this financing, Aether plans to accelerate the scale-up of Aether Aurora™, the company’s proprietary technology to create sustainable fuels for the aviation and ocean shipping industries.
Blaze put out at Russian oil reservoir after Ukrainian drone strike
A Ukrainian drone attack caused a fire to break out at an oil reservoir for Russia's Druzhba pipeline in the Tambov region southeast of Moscow on Friday, but the blaze was extinguished within hours.
Neste and OK Slurink provide Neste MY renewable diesel to Scylla’s 40 river cruise ships in the Netherlands
Neste and OK Slurink have joined forces with Scylla, a provider of river cruises, to supply Neste MY Renewable Diesel in the Netherlands for Scylla’s river cruise operations.
ExxonMobil says French refinery may be suspended if strike continues
ExxonMobil may need to suspend production at its Gravenchon refinery in northern France if striking workers continue to block access to the site.
Nigeria's Dangote Refinery says it is operating normally after fire
Nigeria's Dangote Refinery is operating normally after a fire at its effluent treatment plant, it said on Wednesday, after videos circulated online of dark plumes of smoke at the 650,000-bpd facility.
- ITT to acquire SPX Flow for > $4.77 B, expanding leadership in highly engineered components and adjacent flow technologies 12/5
- MOL Group introduces eco-friendly Bag-in-Box packaging for lubricants 12/5
- Addis Energy secures $8.3 MM to scale its transformative approach to low-cost ammonia production 12/5
- World Fuel Services supplies cruise line with waste-based biofuels 12/5
- Chevron announced $18 B-$19-B CAPEX budget for 2026 12/5
- Russia and India sign deal to build urea plant in Russia 12/5
