Americas
Alaska, ConocoPhillips to form LNG JV
The State of Alaska and will form a JV company to facilitate marketing LNG from the Alaska LNG project to global LNG markets.
Shell says Norco, Louisiana chemical plant upset triggers flaring
Shell said the flaring Thursday at the Norco, Louisiana manufacturing complex shared with the Motiva Enterprises refinery was due to an upset in Shell's chemical plant.
PDVSA ratifies commitment to Isla Refinery
PDVSA refuted media statements that the Isla refinery would be operated by another entity.
US crude inventories fall unexpectedly for third week
US crude oil inventories fell sharply, the third consecutive week of unexpected declines, while gasoline stocks decreased nationwide.
Southeastern US Colonial pipeline safely restarted
Colonial Pipeline Co. said its main gasoline line, Line 1, was safely restarted and returned to service Wednesday after its biggest leak in nearly two decades squeezed supply in the southeastern US.
Linde to expand Delaware industrial gases plant
Linde LLC will spend over $100 MM to increase the production of its industrial gases plant in Claymont, Delaware.
Bilfinger wins $100 MM contract for Beaumont, Texas methanol plant
Bilfinger has won an order worth more than $100 MM in connection with construction of the Natgasoline methanol plant in the city of Beaumont in southeastern Texas.
Motiva Port Arthur refinery output unaffected by leak
Production at Motiva Enterprises 603 Mbpd Port Arthur, Texas, refinery was unaffected by a leak of hydrogen sulfide from sulfur recovery unit 2.
New Technology Ventures issues new patent for sulfur removal
New Technology Ventures has received a patent for a method for sulfur removal that simplifies and streamlines oil and gas processing by removing bottlenecks in sulfur recovery units.
EIA: Colonial pipeline shutdown disrupts gasoline supply in the southeast
A partial shutdown of the Colonial pipeline system, a major source of transportation fuels to the Southeast, has disrupted gasoline supplies, leading to higher prices and product shortages in parts of the region.
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- Germany's PCK refinery says no impact from pipeline leak 12/12
