Americas
Exxon selling Montana oil refinery to Par Pacific for $310 MM
ExxonMobil Corp agreed to sell its Billings, Montana, refinery and related pipeline properties to Par Pacific Holdings Inc for $310 MM.
Exxon says Texas refinery lockout was lawful in reply to NLRB complaint
ExxonMobil Corp said in its reply to a U.S. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) complaint that the lockout of over 600 workers at its Beaumont, Texas, refinery was lawful, according to a filing with the board.
Diesel’s gloomy message for the global economy
Global shortages of middle distillates such as diesel, gas oil and heating oil are intensifying rather than easing – making it more likely a relatively severe slowdown in the business cycle will be necessary to rebalance the market.
AFPM, API joint statement on White House, DOE meeting with U.S. refiners
The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) and American Petroleum Institute released the following statement after a meeting with leaders of the top U.S. refining companies.
BP says two killed in Ohio refinery fire
BP said on Wednesday two of its staff were killed after sustaining injuries in a fire at its 150,800 barrel-per-day Toledo, Ohio, refinery.
Gulf Energy Information and AIChE to cohost the ChemE Show
The ChemE and Process Engineering Tradeshow will be the leading exhibition and technical event for chemical engineers in North America.
RGGI carbon dioxide emissions price reached new quarterly record in June 2022
RGGI is a cooperative agreement among 11 U.S. states to reduce CO2 emissions from power plants; it was the first program in the country to place a cap on power sector CO2 emissions.
ExxonMobil to sell its share of Aera Energy joint venture
ExxonMobil affiliates have signed an agreement to sell all of ExxonMobil’s interests in the Aera oil-production operation in California to Green Gate Resources E, LLC, a subsidiary of IKAV.
U.S. expected to announce 3 years of biofuel blending mandates in Nov
The Biden administration is expected to announce a rule this year that would detail annual biofuel blending mandates for the refining industry for a three-year period instead of just for one.
California ban on gas & diesel cars and trucks should concern every American
“California’s radical ban on gasoline- and diesel-fueled cars and trucks will have devastating implications for consumers, energy security and the U.S. manufacturing economy. "
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