Americas
Mexico's gasoline independence dream sinks in dirty fuel oil glut
Mexico's president took office in late 2018 pledging to boost local output of gasoline while phasing out imports, but so far state refineries have instead set a different course: bumper production of highly contaminating fuel oil.
Technip Energies, LyondellBasell and Chevron Phillips Chemical sign MOU for electric steam cracking furnace
Technip Energies, LyondellBasell and Chevron Phillips Chemical announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding for the design, construction and operation of a demonstration unit for Technip Energies’ electric steam cracking furnace technology (eFurnace by T.EN) to produce olefins.
ExxonMobil signs carbon capture agreement with Nucor Corporation, reaching 5 MTA milestone
ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions’ newest carbon capture and storage agreement – with Nucor Corporation, demonstrates their continued momentum in helping industrial customers reduce emissions.
Oil steadies as higher inventories balance U.S debt bill progress
Oil steadied as a potential pause in U.S. interest rate hikes and the passing of a crucial vote on the U.S. debt ceiling bill were offset by a report of rising inventories in the world's biggest oil consumer.
Global Energy Infrastructure launches Carbon Capture Storage projects database
To support the advancement and deployment of CCS, the new Global Energy Infrastructure Carbon Capture Storage database provides a comprehensive collection of information and data related to CCS projects worldwide.
Leadership changes announced at Gulf Energy Information
Gulf Energy Information, a century-old provider of information to the global oil and gas and energy industries, has announced changes to its leadership structure, effective August 1, 2023.
bp to use Honeywell’s Ecofining technology to increase SAF production worldwide
Honeywell announced that bp selected its Ecofining technology to help support the production of SAF at five facilities.
Oil slips as economic jitters offset U.S. debt deal
Oil prices slipped as economic worries over further interest rate hikes trumped a tentative debt ceiling deal reached in the U.S., possibly averting a default in the world's largest economy and oil consumer.
Oil climbs after U.S. leaders strike provisional debt deal
Oil prices rose in early Asian trade after U.S. leaders reached a tentative debt ceiling deal, possibly averting a default in the world's largest economy and oil consumer.
ConocoPhillips to buy rest of Canada's Surmont oil site, bumping Suncor
ConocoPhillips said it was buying the 50% stake in the Surmont oil facility held by TotalEnergies' Canadian subsidiary for about $3 B, giving it full ownership and elbowing away rival Suncor Energy.
- U.S. SAF production forecast to eclipse 50,000 bpd by 2026 7/17
- Pertamina expects Balikpapan's CDU IV to resume later this month 7/17
- Exxon shut Joliet, Illinois, refinery after power outage 7/17
- ExxonMobil introduces Enable™ 1617 performance polyethylene 7/17
- Hexagon’s HxGN SDx2 helps industrial enterprises engineer, monitor and optimize global assets, operations 7/17
- Mabanaft submits approval documents for planned ammonia import terminal in Hamburg 7/17
- Digital Exclusive: SPECIAL FOCUS: Digital Technologies—Utilize process simulation digital twin to optimize condensate yield
- Digital Exclusive-Flare system design: Liquid pockets in flare headers
- Hydrogen-rich content gasoline: A new concept for paraffinic gasoline reformulation
- Alarm rationalization at Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) refineries
