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EIA: Hurricane Harvey caused US Gulf Coast refinery runs to drop, gasoline prices to rise

Hurricane Harvey caused substantial disruptions to crude oil and petroleum product supply chains and increased petroleum product prices. For the week ending Sept. 1, gross inputs to refineries in the US Gulf Coast fell by 3.2 MMbpd, or 34%, from the previous week, the largest drop since Hurricanes Gustav and Ike in 2008.

White Owl acquires Clairmont terminal in Canada

CALGARY — White Owl Energy Services Ltd. announced the acquisition of the Pembina Pipeline connected Clairmont terminal in the Grande Prairie area of Alberta.

EPA says no volatile chemicals found in water near Arkema plant in Texas

(Reuters) — Water samples collected after an Arkema chemical plant in Crosby, Texas caught fire following a power outage due to Tropical Storm Harvey contained no volatile chemicals, the US Environmental Protection Agency said Friday.

Oil weakens on fears Irma could dent US demand

LONDON (Reuters) — Oil prices edged lower on Monday on concerns that Hurricane Irma's pounding of heavily populated areas of Florida could dent oil demand in the world's top oil consuming nation.

Industry Metrics

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Rhodes, Mike

US margins recorded solid gains as crack spreads for all products increased due to healthy domestic demand.

Business Trends: The state of the global refining sector

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

Over the past few years, the world has witnessed significant downstream capacity growth in all sectors of the hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI).

Industry Perspectives: Emerging trends in the global refining industry

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

<i>Hydrocarbon Processing</i>’s Construction Boxscore Database is tracking nearly 700 refining projects around the world.

Viewpoint: Advanced H2O systems and the drive for efficiency

Veolia Water Americas: Andersen, K.

For both upstream and downstream operations, H2O is a critical resource in the oil and gas industry.

HF alkylation conversion is finally within reach—Part 1

DuPont: Nunez, J.  |  Presley, S.

Because of its clean-fuel properties (paraffinic, high octane, low vapor pressure and very low sulfur), alkylate is considered one of the most desired components in the gasoline pool.

Iron poisoning investigations enable opportunities for success

The function of fluid catalytic cracking units (FCCUs) is to maximize profits from a given barrel of oil.