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Exxon says it is dealing with 'operational matter' at Britain's Fawley refinery

Exxon Mobil said it was dealing with an "operational matter" at its Fawley oil refinery in Britain.

Kuwait's KIPIC says first phase of Al-Zour refinery starts commercial operations

The commercial launch comes after the project started last month to produce and sell primary quantities of fuel oil and supply it to local power stations.

U.S. oil refiners to keep running at breakneck speeds in fourth quarter

U.S. oil refiners this quarter will run their plants at breakneck rates, near or above 90% of capacity, as tight fuel supplies spur high profits and operating rates, according to company forecasts and analysts surveyed by Reuters.

UK sanctions four Russian steel and petrochemical tycoons

Britain has sanctioned four Russian steel and petrochemical business owners, including the former head of steel producer Evraz, the government said on Wednesday, its latest measures taken against Moscow over the war in Ukraine.

Exxon's French Fos-Sur-Mer oil refinery to restart by end of week

The restart of Exxon Mobil's 140,000-bpd Fos-Sur-Mer oil refinery in France should be completed by the end of the week, a company spokesperson told Reuters in an emailed statement on Wednesday.

Petronas says assessing fire damage at Malaysian joint venture with Aramco

Malaysian state energy firm Petronas said on Tuesday it was studying the damage to interconnecting pipes caused by a fire last week at its refinery and petrochemical joint venture with Saudi Aramco.

Implement advanced level control techniques to improve crude distillation unit stabilizer performance

Nayara Energy Ltd.: Mandal, K. K.

The performance of refinery operations depends on the stable operation of the plant.

Mexico's Pemex reports narrower quarterly loss, growing fuel sales

Mexican state oil company Pemex reported its third quarter net loss narrowed to $2.58 B but said it had suffered from increased sales costs as well as currency exchange losses as the peso weakened against the dollar.

Dr. Sultan Al Jaber calls for maximum energy, minimum emissions in ADIPEC opening address

ADIPEC is taking place against the backdrop of complexities which the world is facing and H.E. Dr. Al Jaber sought the wise counsel of the UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, in deciding whether to dwell on the challenges or focus on the opportunities in his remarks.

Large explosion in Taiwan's CPC Dalin oil refinery, no injuries

Fire was seen raging above the plant and thick smoke billowed into the sky above for more than an hour.