Crude oil
Sunoco Logistics to buy US East Coast terminals from Sunoco, Conoco
Sunoco Logistics announced today that it has reached an agreement with former parent company Sunoco to purchase the Eagle Point tank farm and related assets, located in Westville, N.J., for approximately $100 million in deferred distribution units.
NOVA Chemicals to build new polyethylene lines in Canada, expand ethylene output
As a part of a strategy to capitalize on emerging feedstock opportunities and growing North American demand, NOVA Chemicals said it has begun feasibility and engineering work for the construction of two new polyethylene assets to be located at its sites in Alberta and Ontario.
Louisiana crude terminal will have capacity doubled
U.S. Development Group (USDG), a Houston-based developer of unit train logistics and terminal facilities, said Wednesday that it is expanding its St. James Rail Terminal (SJRT), a crude oil and condensate handling and distribution hub located in the Gulf Coast region of Louisiana.
Safety-Kleen begins work on third North America used oil re-refinery
Safety-Kleen Systems plans to move forward with preliminary engineering for its third North American used oil re-refinery, designed to further solidify the company's position as the world's leading re-refiner, it said on Wednesday.
Husky shuts Lima refinery in Ohio for repairs
Husky Energy has temporarily suspended production at its refinery in Lima, Ohio, in order to carry out repairs on a crude unit furnace, the company said on Wednesday.
IEA seeks increased cooperation with China
After a decade of high growth led to China becoming the world’s biggest energy consumer, International Energy Agency executive director Nobuo Tanaka says that closer alignment with the IEA would be of mutual benefit.
Canada issues patent for new heavy oil upgrader
Executives with Ivanhoe said that a new patent was issued in Canada related to Ivanhoe's proprietary HTL (heavy-to-light) heavy oil upgrading process. The new patent, issued in the name of Ivanhoe Energy, covers petroleum applications of the core HTL process and protects the HTL process itself as well as the upgraded products produced from the HTL process.
US refiner Sunoco expands retail fuels network into Alabama
US refiner Sunoco announced Tuesday that it has added 13 new Sunoco-branded sites to its growing network of more than 4,900 retail locations selling transportation fuels and convenience items.
Mississippi ranked as world's top spot for oil and gas investment
Mississippi is ranked as the top place in the world for oil and gas investment, according to the opinions of international petroleum executives and managers in the annual Global Petroleum Survey, released today by the Fraser Institute.
Total unloads UK downstream marketing assets
Total has signed a sale and purchase agreement to sell most of its marketing assets in the UK, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man to Rontec Investments, a consortium led by Snax 24, an independent forecourt operator in the UK.
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