Refining
Lyondell restarts Houston refinery's gasoline unit
Lyondell Basell Industries has restarted the gasoline-producing fluidic catalytic cracker unit (FCCU) at its 263,776-bpd Houston, Texas (U.S.) refinery on Thursday.
Mexico's Pemex posts drop in oil production as Lopez Obrador exits
Crude output by Pemex fell in August as Mexico's national oil company failed to reduce fuel imports in line with company targets, while overall falling well short of the lofty energy trade goals of the country's outgoing president.
South Korea's S-Oil shuts a crude unit for scheduled overhaul
South Korea's S-Oil has shut the No. 1 crude distillation unit (CDU) and some refining units at its Onsan refinery for a scheduled overhaul this week.
Oil refiner Cnergyico buys Pakistan's first Black Sea CPC Blend
Pakistan's biggest oil refiner Cnergyico said it has recently bought Black Sea CPC Blend, marking the country's first import of this grade.
Citgo's Lemont, Illinois (U.S.) refinery shuts down due to power outage
Citgo Petroleum shut down its 177,000-bpd refinery at Lemont, Illinois, on Wednesday afternoon due to a power blip by its electricity supplier.
EnerMech partners with KENT for FAST project at ExxonMobil's Fawley petrochemical complex
EnerMech has become the integrated service contract supplier of choice to KENT Energies Ltd. for ExxonMobil’s new low-sulfur diesel facility at its Fawley Petrochemical Complex, located in Hampshire, UK.
Tanker ships condensate from Russia's Arctic LNG 2 to port of Vitino
A tanker has begun making shipments of gas condensate to the Arctic port of Vitino from the Arctic LNG 2 project.
Russian ESPO Blend oil jumps to premium on higher demand from Chinese refiners
Russia's Far East ESPO Blend oil grade has firmed to premium against the Brent benchmark on delivery basis for the first time since November 2023 on higher demand from Chinese refiners cooling India's buying.
Russia's Novatek launches new condensate unit at Ust-Luga complex
Russian energy company Novatek has launched the new processing unit at its gas condensate complex at the Baltic Sea port of Ust-Luga in the last third of the August.
China's new Yulong refinery runs crude unit at 60%–70%
China's latest greenfield refinery, Shandong Yulong Petrochemical, is running one of its two crude units at 60%–70%, as local government announced its official startup on Wednesday.
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