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Exxon director joins Elliott group seeking to acquire Citgo Petroleum
ExxonMobil board director Gregory Goff recently joined a newly formed Elliott Investment Management-backed company seeking to acquire control of Venezuela-owned oil refiner Citgo Petroleum.
Lyondell restarts Houston refinery's gasoline unit
Lyondell Basell Industries has restarted the gasoline-producing fluidic catalytic cracker unit (FCCU) at its 263,776-bpd Houston, Texas (U.S.) refinery on Thursday.
IATA announces Matchmaker platform for airlines and SAF suppliers
The U.S. International Air Transport Association (IATA) will create the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Matchmaker to link airlines and SAF suppliers.
Citgo's Lemont, Illinois (U.S.) refinery shuts down due to power outage
Citgo Petroleum shut down its 177,000-bpd refinery at Lemont, Illinois, on Wednesday afternoon due to a power blip by its electricity supplier.
About 29% of U.S. crude production shut in Gulf of Mexico due to Hurricane Helene
About 29% of U.S. crude production and 17% of natural gas output in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico were shut in response to Hurricane Helene.
Truly effective reliability requires predictive maintenance
To navigate this new digital world, organizations must find ways to bring in new technologies to support the limited personnel they have, but without increasing the complexity of those people’s jobs or overwhelming them with raw data they are not trained to use. The solution is to implement a predictive maintenance technology plan founded on a boundless automation vision of seamlessly moving contextualized data wherever it is needed.
Montana Renewables supplies first SAF-fueled flight at Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport (U.S.)
The first Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) flight departure fueled by sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) takes to the skies today.
Marathon, Teamsters negotiations remain at standstill as strike enters third week
Marathon Petroleum and the Teamsters union, which represents refinery workers in Detroit, Michigan (U.S.), are at a standstill as negotiations for a new labor agreement stagnate and the strike at the plant enters its third week.
Wood to operate and maintain one of the world’s largest plastics recycling facilities
Wood, a global leader in consulting and engineering, has been awarded a three-year contract to operate and maintain the Freepoint Eco-Systems plant in Hebron, Ohio (U.S.).
U.S. House votes to repeal Biden administration tailpipe emissions rules
The U.S. House of Representatives voted narrowly on Friday to repeal clean-vehicle rules adopted in March to cut tailpipe emissions by 50% from 2026 levels by 2032.
- ITT to acquire SPX Flow for > $4.77 B, expanding leadership in highly engineered components and adjacent flow technologies 12/5
- MOL Group introduces eco-friendly Bag-in-Box packaging for lubricants 12/5
- Russia and India sign deal to build urea plant in Russia 12/5
- U.S. liquid fuels groups announce progress on E15, small refinery exemption reform 12/5
- Million Air and Avfuel bring SAF to Austin, Texas (U.S.) 12/5
- Chinese refiners buy oil from storage, raise output with fresh import quota 12/5
