Diesel
Preem to begin sales of oil renewable diesel blend in Sweden in April
Swedish oil and marketing company Preem AB in April will begin sales of diesel blends containing 15% renewable diesel produced from tall oil as well as 5% biodiesel
CHS investing $26 million in refined fuels infrastructure
CHS Inc., an energy, grains and foods company, announced today it is investing $26 million in enhancements to strengthen its refined fuels supply infrastructure in the northern plains region of the US.
Improving pH control mitigates corrosion in crude units
Equipment and pipe failures can be avoided through better desalting practices and inhibitor injections
HPIn Europe: China enters and Russia deepens its influence in European refining
Like for the local couple that went long-distance ice skating here on the Swedish west coast recently, there are disconcerting rumblings of change underfoot in the European refining industry. This cou..
Sunoco completes sale of Toledo refinery
Sunoco, Inc. announced it has completed the previously announced sale of its refinery in Toledo, Ohio ,to Toledo Refining Company LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of PBF Holding Company LLC.
RINA coordinates EU information highway development
International classification society RINA is coordinating, on behalf of the Italian Ministry of Transport, a €16 million EU-funded project to develop a new information highway for shipping and logistics.
Holly and Frontier merge to create HollyFrontier
Holly Corp. and Frontier Oil Corp. have merged. Factoring in various variables, it can be safely interpreted that the new company has an enterprise value of $7 billion.
Total sells stake in Spanish company to Abu Dhabi entity
Total and IPIC have signed an agreement whereby Total will sell its 48.83% share in the capital of CEPSA. IPIC, a wholly owned entity of the Abu Dhabi government, is currently a shareholder of CEPSA with a stake of 47.06%.
US refining margins improve, but some refineries remain at risk
During the fourth quarter of 2010, US refining industry performance improved relative to the prior quarter. While the US Gulf Coast crack spreads were somewhat lower in the fourth quarter, the light-heavy crude oil price differential (LLS-Maya) continued to favor refineries with heavier crude slates.
Mubarak exits stage right
What will this mean for IOCs doing business in the region?
- Methanex and Entropy partner to reduce emissions in methanol production 7/18
- Abraxas Power awards McDermott ECI contract for Canada's first green ammonia plant 7/18
- ClearSign Technologies to install 26 burners at U.S. Gulf Coast chemical facility 7/18
- Evolution in the rapid, onsite detection of microbial contamination in diesel fuel 7/18
- U.S. crude stocks fall, gasoline and distillate inventories rise 7/18
- Japanese refiners urge early orders from airlines amid jet fuel shortage 7/18
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- Hydrogen-rich content gasoline: A new concept for paraffinic gasoline reformulation
- Alarm rationalization at Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) refineries
