Refining
Viva Energy to restart Geelong refinery this week, alkylation unit offline
Viva said work at a key processing unit of the refinery, the Residue Catalytic Cracking Unit (RCCU), was completed and that operations will resume this week at over 90% of normal capacity, more than two months after the unit was shut down due to a fire.
Asia has plenty of crude oil, but refined fuels remain tight
The world's top energy-consuming region is expected to import about 22.18 MMbpd of crude in June, up from 20.35 MMbpd in May.
Fire extinguished at Marathon's Galveston Bay Refinery in Texas (U.S.)
The fire broke out in a furnace of the Green Power 2 generating station.
El Nino, expanding ethanol use squeeze India sugar supply
At the same time, India is pushing for higher ethanol blending with petrol and wider adoption of flex-fuel vehicles to cut dependence on expensive imported crude.
China's May refined oil exports rise from April under restrictions, Australia receives agreed volume
China's May gasoline, diesel and jet fuel exports rose from April to major destinations in Southeast and South Asia, but were still significantly less than a year earlier due to export restrictions imposed over the Iran war to safeguard domestic supply.
Digital Exclusive: Water injection pump mechanical seals failure after pump shutdown
This article shows how the isolation of pump suction piping can lead to pump over-pressurization, causing mechanical seals catastrophic failure.
Russian gasoline output down 25% so far in June after drone attacks on refineries
The outages highlight growing strain on Russia's refining system as repeated Ukrainian attacks on energy infrastructure disrupt fuel production and logistics.
Iraq to export crude, naphtha through Syria after Hormuz shock
The move would broaden an arrangement that has seen Iraq export fuel oil through the Mediterranean port of Baniyas after the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, which sharply curtailed Gulf export routes for OPEC's second-largest producer.
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