Americas
Indorama Ventures Louisiana ethane cracker refurbishment ahead of schedule
Indorama Ventures’ majority-owned Lake Charles, Louisiana gas cracker received an air permit from US authorities, signifying an important step forward in maintaining the plant’s startup schedule.
Canada regulator suspends TransCanada pipeline approval hearing
Canada's National Energy Board suspended Montreal hearings on TransCanada Corp.'s proposed Energy East pipeline after protests disrupted the first day of the process.
Mexico may liberalize gas prices in 2017
Mexico's government will propose that Congress bring forward one year the planned liberalization of gasoline prices.
Phillips 66 cuts output at Linden refinery amid weak margins
Phillips 66 cut production by roughly 5% at its 238 Mbpd refinery in Linden, New Jersey, amid weak refining margins.
ExxonMobil to put Montana refinery on block
ExxonMobil Corp. is in the first stages of seeking a potential buyer for its Billings, Montana, refinery, one of the company's only US plants that is not integrated with its chemical operations
Chevron and ENN sign LNG sales and purchase agreement
Chevron USA Inc. signed a binding LNG sales and purchase agreementwith ENN LNG Trading Company Ltd. for the delivery of LNG to China from Chevron’s global supply portfolio.
Brazil climate pledge questioned after ethanol snub
Biofuel and climate experts have questioned Brazil's commitment to a plan to cut carbon emissions by raising ethanol use after the country's government this week said it planned to scrap a tax break on the biofuel.
Sulfur tank explosion and fire at Tesoro Carson refinery
A fire erupted at Tesoro’s Carson refinery after a 1-ton sulfur tank exploded.
ExxonMobil, BP, ConocoPhillips decide not to invest in Alaska LNG
ExxonMobil will likely sell their share of the Alaska LNG JV with BP, Conoco Phillips and the state government, as they believe the project will not be profitable under current market conditions.
LyondellBasell retains bank for potential Houston refinery sale
LyondellBasell Industries has retained Bank of America Merrill Lynch to help with the potential sale of its refinery in Houston.
- bp's Whiting refinery union workers reject contract extension 2/2
- China's CNPC set to restart Dalian refinery to process Russian oil 2/2
- Dow announces 2029 startup of Phase 1 of its $7.5-B Path2Zero ethylene project 2/2
- ExxonMobil, Chevron see glimmer of Venezuela's potential, especially in refining its crude 2/2
- Nigeria's Dangote refinery expands gas deals with NNPC to secure fuel for expansion programs 2/2
- Carlyle in talks with potential UAE partners on Lukoil assets 2/2
