Refining
Japan's Eneos restarts 145,000-bpd Sendai CDU; Marifu unit set for mid-May restart
The refiner, a unit of Eneos Holdings, declined to disclose the cause of the shutdown.
Ketjen partners with Imubit to introduce real-time catalyst intelligence for refinery operations
The partnership combines Ketjen’s catalyst expertise including proprietary models, laboratory data and technical analysis with Imubit’s closed-loop, real-time digital platform.
ControlAir releases new signal operated back pressure regulators
These advanced regulators are engineered to deliver accurate, stable pressure control and high flow capacity across a wide range of industrial pneumatic applications.
Azerbaijan's State Oil Company redirects supplies of jet fuel from STAR refinery to Turkish domestic market
SOCAR Turkiye Enerji (the Turkish subsidiary of the State Oil Company of the Azerbaijani Republic, SOCAR) has been fully directing the jet fuel produced at the STAR refinery to the Turkish domestic market in recent months amid the global energy crisis and tensions around the Strait of Hormuz.
Seven markets to track if peace breaks out in the Middle East
Here are key charts - across crude, products, shipping, gas, industrial commodities and equities - to gauge whether markets are pricing a temporary easing of tensions or a structural shift in global supply and demand if a peace deal emerges.
Asia exports of refined fuels plunge amid Hormuz closure
Exports of refined products such as jet fuel, diesel and gasoline fell to multi-year lows in Asia, the top energy consuming region and destination for about 80% of pre-war cargoes through the Strait of Hormuz.
Libya's Zawiya oil refinery shut due to nearby clashes
Operator Azzawiya Oil Refining Company said it was forced to shut the plant completely and evacuate all tankers from the port after heavy shelling linked to the clashes struck multiple locations inside the facility.
- Phillips 66 greenlights new gas plant and fractionator projects, advancing integrated wellhead-to-market strategy 5/18
- OXEA and Air Liquide renew syngas and hydrogen supply agreement for Oberhausen site 5/18
- U.S. oil refiners finally profit from biofuels due to mandates, high fuel prices 5/18
- China's April oil throughput hits lowest since August 2022, inventories rise 5/18
- Vietnam receives first cargo of Congo Djeno crude for Nghi Son refinery 5/18
- Mexico's Pemex says brief fire at Olmeca refinery controlled, operations normal 5/18

