Americas
Oil dives 4%, trade choppy on worries about China, global economy
Oil prices tumbled 4% in volatile trade, pressured by weak demand data from China, a gloomy economic outlook and a stronger U.S. dollar.
JPMorgan sets 2030 emissions targets for polluting industries
JPMorgan said it had set targets to cut emissions tied to its finance and dealmaking in the iron and steel, cement and aviation sectors, as those emissions linked to oil and gas usage rose.
TC Energy has submitted plan to restart Keystone pipeline after spill
TC Energy Corp has submitted its plan to restart the Keystone pipeline to U.S. regulators, a source familiar with the matter said on Tuesday, nearly two weeks after the line ruptured in the worst oil spill in the United States in nine years.
Adding EVs to U.S. biofuels law is environmental agency's 2023 task
The Biden administration could change the nation's biofuel blending law next year to offer lucrative credits to electric vehicle manufacturers like Tesla, a major rewrite that the oil industry criticizes as subsidizing the EV industry.
U.S. begins buying back oil for strategic reserve
The U.S. Energy Department said on Friday it will begin buying back oil for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, or SPR, the first purchase since this year's record 180 MM barrel release from the stockpile.
Mexican airline Volaris exploring sustainable fuel options
Mexican low-cost carrier Volaris is exploring options to obtain sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), including a potential deal in the United States, the airline's top executive said in an interview following the company's investor day.
Chevron unlikely to invest more in Venezuela in short term, says CEO
Chevron Corp is unlikely to add investment in Venezuela in the next six months despite a recent U.S. license to allow it to expand its operations in the South American country, Chief Executive Michael Wirth said.
United Airlines invests millions into proposed Oregon biofuel refinery
United Airlines will add $37.5 MM into a proposed biofuel refinery in northwest Oregon, per a report by OPB.
Refiner Phillips 66 to boost investor returns by up to $12 B
Refiner Phillips 66 said it plans to return up to $12 B more to shareholders by end-2024 through dividends and stock buybacks, sending its shares up as much as 3%.
Fire breaks out at Chevron's El Segundo, California refinery
Chevron said fire crews responded to an isolated fire inside its 269,000-barrel-per-day El Segundo refinery in California on Tuesday, with no injuries due to the incident.
- BASF starts up the world’s first production plant for 3D-printed catalysts in Ludwigshafen 3/19
- Haffner Energy receives rapid bookings for CORE100 clean-fuel production units 3/19
- ABB launches EmissionVision to automate advanced gas leak detection 3/19
- Ebara Elliott Energy partners with NuScale Power for use of advanced nuclear technology to power petrochemical plants 3/19
- bp agrees to sell 12-MMtpy Gelsenkirchen refinery to Klesch Group 3/19
- Sumitomo Corporation, “K” LINE and NYK Line conclude MoU for new build ammonia bunkering vessel operation in Singapore 3/19
