Crude oil
Austria's OMV finds chloride contamination in Azeri crude
Organic chloride contamination in Azeri BTC crude cargoes was discovered last week, sending price differentials to a four-year low and causing several days' delays to loadings from Turkey's BTC Ceyhan terminal.
U.S. Gulf refiners seek Middle East, S. American oil to offset Venezuela, Mexico losses
The shake-up in trade flows reflects a shortage of medium and heavy crude grades at the key Gulf Coast refining hub, which has struggled in recent months to secure adequate supplies amid Mexican production and quality challenges, and Washington's pressure strategy on Venezuela's sanctioned energy industry.
CEO of Russia-backed Indian refiner Nayara resigns after EU sanctions
The reshuffle at the top is the latest disruption for the company since the EU announced a new round of sanctions last Friday directed at Russia over its war in Ukraine.
PetroChina makes FID for new northeast refinery complex
The new complex comprises a 200,000-bpd crude oil refinery, a 1.4-metric MMtpy ethylene complex as well as a variety of downstream petrochemical units such as polyethylene, polypropylene and polyolefin elastomer.
Digital Exclusive: Simulating the amine treatment of hydrocarbon liquids
Liquid extraction in the refining and natural gas industries is used for aromatics removal from reformates and pyrolysis gasolines in refineries and from engine lubricating oils in lube oil plants, as well as the removal of sulfur compounds, mainly hydrogen sulfide (H2S), carbonyl sulfide (COS) and mercaptans from liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and natural gas liquids (NGLs).
Second tanker to skip fuel loading at sanctions-hit Nayara refinery
Nayara Energy, in which Russia's largest oil producer Rosneft has a 49.13% stake, was hit in a fresh package of sanctions imposed on Friday by the European Union over Russia's war on Ukraine that began in February 2022.
Indonesia's Danantara awards $8-B EPC contract for modular refinery builds
Indonesian sovereign wealth fund Danantara plans to sign an $8 billion engineering, procurement and construction contract with U.S. engineering firm KBR Inc to build 17 modular refineries.
ABB wins a contract to support the electrification of Azerbaijan oil and gas terminal facility
ABB has been awarded a large order by bp, as the operator of the Sangachal terminal in Azerbaijan, to support the electrification and power grid stability of one of the world’s largest oil and gas terminals.
bp-chartered tanker leaves port of Nayara Energy without loading diesel
Oil tanker Talara, chartered by energy major bp, has left the Vadinar port of Indian refiner Nayara Energy without loading diesel as planned
Nigeria's Dangote warns cheap Russian oil products threaten African refineries
Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote has warned discounted Russian petroleum products are pouring into African markets and risk undermining the continent's emerging refining industry.
- HIF Global and German eFuel One GmbH sign HoA for e-methanol offtake 2/20
- Venezuela's refineries boost processing to 35% of capacity 2/20
- New Trinidad gas projects could provide necessary feedstock for country's petchem and LNG sectors 2/20
- MK-Polymer delivers ethylene-propylene rubber to JSC Kazenergokabel 2/20
- Mexican authorities shut down 22-m long tunnel used in illegal smuggling of fuel supplies 2/20
- Digital Feature: First-stage ejector nozzle retrofit achieves meaningful performance improvement 2/20

