Refining
Indonesia’s Pertamina to pick partner in April for $12B Tuban refinery
Pertamina is currently in talks with Saudi Arabian national oil giant Saudi Aramco, China's Sinopec Corp., Kuwait Petroleum International (KPI), Russia's Rosneft and a consortium involving Thailand's PTT Global Chemical and Thai Oil, said Pertamina refineries director Rachmad Hardadi.
Chinese diesel exports rise over 300% from 2015
Gasoline exports rose 9.1% in March from a year earlier to 670,000 tons, while kerosene exports fell 7.4% on year to 1.03 million tons, the Chinese data showed.
Compact Membrane Systems plans pilot at PBF’s Delaware refinery
While most olefin-paraffin separations are performed using capital- and energy-intensive distillation processes, membrane systems can provide less energy- and capital-intensive alternatives.
Kuwait oil, gas workers end three-day strike
Kuwaiti oil and gas workers have ended a three-day strike that had temporarily cut the OPEC member's crude production by nearly half, according to the trade union.
Oman builds industrial outpost in desert with refinery, petrochemicals
The Duqm Special Economic Zone will include an oil refinery, a petrochemical complex, manufacturing operations and warehousing and logistics facilities.
US distillate fuel inventories post surprisingly huge drawdown
"Distillates are the standout bullish element of the report, and gasoline is the disappointment," said Matt Smith, commodity research director at energy data provider ClipperData.
Asian refiners buoyed by rising jet fuel demand
A draw down in excess jet fuel stocks will provide a rare pillar of support for Asia's massive refining sector that has been hit by poor profits, given weak demand for diesel.
Bangladesh to more than triple refining capacity
The new unit at Patenga refinery in Chittagong will cost $1.7 billion, said Nasrul Hamid Khan, Bangladesh's junior minister for power, energy and mineral resources.
India’s HPCL to invest $3.8B to expand refining capacity by two-thirds
HPCL will boost the capacity of its Mumbai refinery to 190,000 bpd by July 2019 from 130,000 bpd, while the Vizag refinery will ramp up to 300,000 bpd from 166,000 bpd by July 2020.
Nigeria seeks partners to revive ailing refineries
Africa's top oil producer has been trying to restart its refineries, which hardly produce any petrol due to decades of mismanagement and widespread graft.
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- ABB's SensyMaster flowmeter receives SIL 2 certification for use in safety-critical process applications 6/25
- INEOS Oligomers announced two new product launches across its specialty chemicals portfolio. 6/25
- Phillips 66 CEO warns of refining, petrochemical earnings volatility from Hormuz disruptions 6/25
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