Refining
ExxonMobil, SABIC select location for proposed petchem project on US Gulf Coast
HOUSTON -- ExxonMobil Chemical Company and SABIC each announced the selection of a site in San Patricio County, Texas for potential development of a jointly owned petrochemical complex on the US Gulf Coast.
CB&I awarded additional tech contract for ZPC's refinery in China
THE WOODLANDS, Texas -- CB&I announced it has been awarded a contract by Zhejiang Petroleum and Chemical Co. Ltd. for the license and engineering design of a single-train 220 kta diphenyl carbonate (DPC) unit, based on Versalis technology, for a refining and petrochemical complex in China.
E. Coast refiner shuns Bakken delivery as Dakota Access Pipeline starts
NEW YORK (Reuters) -- Philadelphia Energy Solutions Inc, the largest refiner on the US East Coast, will not be taking any rail deliveries of North Dakota's Bakken crude oil in June, a source familiar with delivery schedules said on Tuesday—a sign that the impending start of the Dakota Access Pipeline is upending trade flows.
IRPC '17: WoodMac Director sees demand pull shifting from China to India
NEW DELHI, INDIA—Sushant Gupta, Research Director of Asia-Pacific Refining for Wood Mackenzie, opened the plenary session of IRPC 2017 with a global view of the future of the refining and petrochemicals sectors.
Falling crude boosts Asia refining margins, spreads steady
DUBAI (Reuters) -- Asia's refining margin for 180-cst fuel oil against Dubai crude rose to a 5-week high on Tuesday, after crude oil prices slipped on expectations of rising US shale oil output in May.
IRPC '17: Indian Oil Chairman sees "enormous potential" for refining sector
NEW DELHI, INDIA—Kicking off International Refining and Petrochemical Conference (IRPC) 2017, B. Ashok, Chairman of state-run Indian Oil Corp. (IOC), presented a keynote speech on the expansion of the Indian refining sector and the challenges and opportunities faced by Asia-Pacific refiners.
ClearSign secures follow-on order from California refinery
SEATTLE -- ClearSign Combustion Corporation, a provider of industrial combustion technologies that help to reduce emissions and improve efficiency, announced that it has secured a follow-on commercial order from a California-based refinery following Duplex technology's pilot with the company late last year.
BP accuses Monroe Energy of wrongfully terminating contract
NEW YORK (Reuters) -- BP Plc has accused Monroe Energy of wrongfully terminating a crude supply contract in 2016, costing the oil major at least $59 MM in damages, according to a federal court filing.
PBF Logistics announces acquisition of Toledo terminal from Sunoco Logistics
PARSIPPANY, N.J. -- PBF Logistics LP announced that its wholly owned subsidiary has acquired the Toledo, Ohio, refined products terminal assets of Sunoco Logistics LP for $10 MM. The Toledo Terminal is directly connected to and currently supplied by PBF Energy Inc.'s Toledo refinery.
Venezuela's PDVSA reactivates El Palito refinery alkylation unit
CARACAS (Reuters) -- Operations at the alkylation unit at Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA's El Palito refinery resumed on Sunday, according to the refinery's Twitter account.
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- Argentine government hikes biofuel prices for domestic market 5/5
- Malaysia to produce biodiesel blend with 15% palm oil from June 5/5
