Americas
Mexico's Alpek to pay up to $700 million for Petrobras' petchem assets
Mexico's Alpek SA de CV is expected to offer up to $700 M for Brazilian state-run oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA's petrochemicals units in the northeastern state of Pernambuco.
PBF Energy's Torrance refinery running above historic average
PBF Energy’s newly acquired Torrance refinery has been running above its historic throughput rates for the last month after it took ownership of the facility from ExxonMobil on July 1.
LyondellBasell to build high density polyethylene plant on US Gulf Coast
The proposed plant will employ the company's new proprietary technology and is expected to create up to 1,000 construction jobs.
NREL facilitates installment of advanced hydrogen fuel station in D.C.
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory facilitated a partnership between The US Department of Energy's Fuel Cell Technologies Office and Department of Interior's National Park Service to demonstrate hydrogen technologies in the Washington, D.C. area.
Brazil's Petrobras in talks to sell petrochemical assets to Mexico's Alpek
Petrobras is in exclusive talks for 60 days with Mexico's Alpek over the potential sale of PetroquimicaSuape and Citepe assets in Brazil's northeast.
Marathon's Galveston Bay refinery partially evacuated after butane leak
Marathon Petroleum Corp. evacuated workers from a portion of its Galveston Bay refinery in Texas City, Texas due to a butane leak, but no injuries were reported.
Valero expects lower refinery utilization as margins tank
Valero Energy Corp. expects lower refinery utilization over the rest of the year as companies step up efforts to counter slumping refining margins caused by record supplies of gasoline and diesel products.
Bechtel to upgrade Texas refinery for ExxonMobil
Expansion of ultra-low sulfur product slate anticipated to be complete in 2018.
ExxonMobil to expand ultra-low sulfur fuels production at Beaumont refinery
ExxonMobil plans to increase production of ultra-low sulfur fuels at its Beaumont refinery by approximately 40 Mbpd.
Husky shuts pipeline indefinitely after Canadian oil spill
Husky Energy Inc. has indefinitely closed a pipeline that leaked oil into a major Canadian river.
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