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U.S. administration considers plan to clear record backlog of small refinery biofuel waivers

The White House (U.S.) is weighing a plan to clear a record backlog of requests from small refineries for exemptions from U.S. biofuel laws, which could include approving many current applications and requesting industry input to deal with older ones.

U.S. ethane exports to China hit new roadblock with license requirement

Chinese purchases of U.S. ethane, a key petrochemical feedstock, face fresh uncertainty after the U.S. Commerce Department told exporters to seek licenses to export to China

Asia jet fuel exports to U.S. West Coast to hit 1-year high in May

Asia's jet fuel exports to the U.S. West Coast (USWC) are expected to hit at least a one-year high in May, according to shiptracking data and three trade sources, as refinery outages in California boosted prices and import demand.

U.S. crude and fuel inventories fall, Nigerian crude imports jump

U.S. crude and fuel inventories all fell last week, while crude imports from Nigeria hit their highest level in nearly six years.

Digital Feature: FuelEU: A growth opportunity for U.S. Midwest ethanol producers

ExxonMobil ramps up unit at 250,000-bpd refinery in Joliet, Illinois (U.S.) to full capacity

ExxonMobil's 250,000-bpd refinery in Joliet, Illinois (U.S.) brought the catalytic cracker unit back to full capacity.

Canada shift crude oil exports to China, an unintended consequence of U.S. energy tariffs

If there is a law of unintended consequences, then a good example is how commodity markets are adjusting to both the realities and the perceived threats of the tariff war launched by U.S. President Donald Trump. An example of this is seaborne exports of crude oil from Canada, which have shifted away from the United States and towards China, even though Trump backed away from his initial plan to impose a 10% tariff on energy imports from Canada.

Hunt Refining's Tuscaloosa refinery (U.S.) expedites maintenance, repairs on fire-damaged coker unit

Hunt Refining has expedited and started maintenance and repairs on the fire-damaged coker unit at its 63,000-bpd petroleum refinery in Tuscaloosa, Alabama last week.

Phillips 66's Los Angeles (U.S.) refinery layoffs to begin in December, sources say

Phillips 66 is expected to lay off most workers at its 139,000-barrel-per-day Los Angeles-area refinery in December.

ExxonMobil Joliet refinery (U.S.) running unit at reduced rate

ExxonMobil was operating the catalytic cracker unit at its 275,000-bpd Joliet, Illinois (U.S.) refinery at reduced rates earlier this week. The refinery ran its 98,000-bpd catalytic cracker unit at approximately 50% capacity due to unspecified mechanical issues.