Americas
Venezuela restarts Cardon refinery unit after four months offline
Venezuela has restarted the catalytic cracker at its Cardon refinery after completing a four-month maintenance program, adding 70 Mbpd to the OPEC nation's oil output.
PDVSA sees future in consolidation with China
People’s Minister of Petroleum and President of Petroleos de Venezuela SA, Eulogio Del Pino, highlighted the importance of China-Venezuela bilateral relations to guarantee growth.
Louisiana refineries not hit by floods, markets expect trouble
Flooding in Louisiana hasn’t affected refinery output in the state, but markets responded to the expectation of reduced production anyway.
Fire at Phillips 66 Louisiana refinery out, no injuries
A fire that started in a processing unit Monday at Phillips 66's Lake Charles refinery in Louisiana, has been put out with no injuries reported.
Petrobras' profit declines on lower prices, charges
State-led oil company Petrobras reported Q2 profit fell by nearly a third from a year earlier, missing analysts' expectations as oil prices fell, it took charges for layoffs and the impairment of a refinery.
KOGAS may build LNG import terminal for Mexico's Yucatan
Korea Gas Corp. signed a memorandum of understanding with the Mexican state government of Yucatan to build an LNG import terminal and gas pipelines.
Motiva Convent refinery HCU surrounded by high water
The fire-damaged hydrocracking unit at Motiva Enterprises' Convent refinery was surrounded by high water from heavy rains overnight.
Seven injured in fire at Texas crude oil terminal, operations near normal
A flash fire injured seven workers at a construction project at Sunoco Logistics crude oil terminal in Nederland, Texas, Friday, but operations have continued as normal.
KBR awarded construction contract for Chemours new Corpus Christi facility
KBR will build a large-scale manufacturing plant to produce hydrofluoroolefins for Chemours.
Big Dakota pipeline to give Gulf Coast refiners another option for crude supply
The Dakota Access pipeline will open in Q4, giving refiners along the Gulf Coast another option when looking for crude.
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