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Enerkem's Edmonton biofuel facility obtains ISCC certification

Enerkem Inc. obtained certification from the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification system for the biomethanol production of its Enerkem Alberta Biofuels full-scale facility in Edmonton, Canada.

Phillips 66 delays planned SRU maintenance at Borger, Texas refinery

Phillips 66 delayed a planned maintenance on a sulfur recovery unit that was scheduled for Friday at its Borger, Texas, refinery.

US crude, gasoline stocks build unexpectedly as refineries cut output

According to the US Energy Information Administration, US crude and gasoline inventories rose unexpectedly last week as refineries cut output.

Phillips 66 shuts gasoline-producing unit at Westlake refinery

Phillips 66 shut a gasoline-making reformer unit at its Westlake, Louisiana refinery earlier this month, and advanced planned work on the unit.

Unit at Venezuela's Amuay refinery offline after leak

The catalytic cracker at Venezuela's largest refinery Amuay was offline on Tuesday after a problem with a valve.

California sale of carbon permits falls short

California sold just over one-third of the carbon permits it offered to cover emissions this year, receiving the minimum price at an auction.

Sasol boosts Lake Charles ethane cracker price estimate by $2.1 B

Petrochemicals company Sasol Ltd. raised the price tag of its US ethane cracker project to $11 B from $8.9 B.

Meridian Energy selects Axens for refinery tech

Meridian Energy selected Axens North America to license proprietary clean-tech refinery and hydrocarbon processing technology for the Davis refinery.

Valero Energy Partners LP acquires Meraux and Three Rivers Terminal Services for $325 M

Valero Energy Partners’ board of directors of its general partner has approved the acquisition of the Meraux and Three Rivers Terminal Services Business from a subsidiary of Valero Energy Corp. for total consideration of approximately $325 M.

BP Whiting refinery returns to normal operations

BP's Whiting, Indiana refinery returned to normal production by Monday morning for the first time since late July.