Refining

Update: bp lockout at Indiana (U.S.) refinery stretches into second month as union talks stall

bp barred about 800 workers represented by the United Steelworkers union on March 19, after months of negotiations failed to produce a new labor contract.

Russia to stop Kazakh oil flows to German PCK refinery via Druzhba

The move deals a blow to the PCK Schwedt refinery, which supplies most of the German capital's fuel and relies on Kazakhstan for 17% of its supplies.

Kenya, Tanzania and neighbors discuss joint refinery as Dangote offers to build it

East Africa currently imports all of its refined petroleum products, mainly from the Middle East, leaving the region vulnerable to supply disruptions and price spikes as seen in the fallout of the Iran conflict.

Asia deepens refining cuts due to Iran war, putting diesel and jet fuel supplies at risk

Asia, which accounts for 37% of global refining output and ordinarily sources two-thirds of its crude from the Middle East, has been hardest-hit by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, with run cuts at refiners in the region exacerbating tight fuel supply and keeping prices elevated.

U.S. fund and Indonesian oil group to make offer for Sicilian refinery ISAB

Cypriot private equity fund G.O.I. Energy has owned the refinery since buying it from Russian energy group Lukoil in 2023. The plant accounts for around a fifth of Italy's refining capacity.

Japan's ethylene plant run rate hits record low of 68.6% in March

Japan has 12 ethylene plants that crack naphtha, a crude oil byproduct, into basic chemicals such as ethylene and propylene, which are used to make intermediates like resins for a wide range of end products.

Pumps & Valves Innovation Conference Brings Program for Operators, Engineers to the Gulf Coast

Indonesia biodiesel consumption eclipses 3.9 MM kiloliters so far this year

Malaysia's palm oil-based biodiesel push to add 300,000 tpy in demand

Energy services group Saipem ‘well positioned’ to win Iran war repair contracts

The cost of repairing damage resulting from the war and restoring energy-linked infrastructure could hit $58 B, Rystad Energy said in a recent report, with oil and gas facilities alone facing a potential bill of $50 B.