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Shell to sell Schwedt refinery stake to UK's Prax Group

Shell said it had agreed to sell its 37.5% stake in the PCK Schwedt oil refinery, which supplies most of Berlin's fuel, to Britain's Prax Group, attempting to draw a line under its co-ownership of an asset majority-owned by Russia's Rosneft.

CITGO Corpus Christi Refinery (U.S.) earns third Energy Star certification

For the third time in four years, the CITGO Corpus Christi Refinery has earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's ENERGY STAR certification, distinguishing the plant as a leader in energy and environmental management in the petroleum industry.

Neste plans turnaround at Porvoo refinery in spring 2024

Finland's Neste said it will have a major turnaround at its Porvoo refinery for about nine weeks between April and June next year.

Aramco to acquire a 40% stake in Gas & Oil Pakistan

Aramco, one of the world’s leading integrated energy and chemicals companies, signed definitive agreements to acquire a 40% equity stake in Gas & Oil Pakistan Ltd.

Digital Exclusive: Mitigating methane emissions: Digital strategies for the energy industry

This article provides several ways that digital technologies can help mitigate industrial emissions and be integrated into any company's decarbonization/net-zero goals.

South Africa picks Russia's Gazprombank as PetroSA refinery partner

South African national oil company PetroSA is confident it will not fall foul of Western sanctions after choosing Russia's Gazprombank Africa as preferred investment partner to restart their refinery at Mossel Bay.

Fire causes two explosions at refinery in eastern Iran

A fire at a small refinery in eastern Iran's Birjand special economic zone caused two explosions and remains out of control.

Mexico's Pemex eyeing later refinery start-up date, months after initial announcement

Mexican state-owned oil company Petróleos Mexicanos is working to nail down the start-up date at its newest refinery, months after the government said it had begun early output to ramp up to full capacity by December.

Two new petrochemical plants are coming online in India

Two multi-billion-dollar petrochemical plants are coming online in India in coming months at a time of weaker-than-expected demand, setting the stage for fierce price competition domestically and internationally.

Kuwait's al-Zour refinery now fully operational

Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company said in a statement that the third and final units at the al-Zour refinery are now operational.