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API unveils plan to make, move and improve American energy

The American Petroleum Institute (API) President and CEO Mike Sommers today released a new report and outlined the policies needed to make, move and improve American energy and prioritize U.S. natural gas and oil.

Chevron's first cargo of Venezuelan oil after license departs to U.S.

Chevron Corp's first cargo of Venezuelan crude after a U.S. license received in November has departed from a ship-to-ship transfer hub near Aruba to its Pascagoula, Mississippi refinery.

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.

Flexibility in catalyst technology for improved bottoms upgrading

BASF: Senter, C.  |  Clough-Mastry, M.  |  Tan, L.  |  Eren, B.

Bottoms product from fluidized catalytic cracking (FCC) is typically one of the least valuable products from a refinery.