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IRPC '17: Refiners consider MARPOL impacts, electric vehicle trend

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Blume, Adrienne

NEW DELHI, INDIA—Sanjay Shah, Group Manager for Jacobs Consultancy Ltd., presented a second keynote address on Day 2 of IRPC 2017. He spoke about evolving trends in the refining market with respect to shifts in fuel preferences, and the impacts of MARPOL legislation.

Loblaw to sell gas station business for $402 MM

(Reuters) -- Canadian grocery and pharmacy retailer Loblaw Cos Ltd said on Wednesday it would sell its gas station business to asset manager Brookfield Business Partners LP for about $402.17 MM.

Parkland Fuel to buy Chevron Canada's downstream fuel business

(Reuters) -- Chevron Corp, the second-largest US-based oil company, sold its Canadian gasoline stations and refinery in British Columbia to Parkland Fuel Corp, a marketer of petroleum products, for $1.09 B.

Utah establishes gasoline and diesel refinery exemption

DALLAS -- Utah Governor Gary Herbert signed Senate Bill 197—effective Jan. 1, 2018—establishing an exemption for the purchase or lease of machinery, equipment, normal operating repair or replacement parts, catalysts, chemicals, reagents, solutions or supplies used or consumed by a refiner who owns, leases, operates, controls or supervises a refinery used to produce gasoline or diesel fuel.

Oiltanking acquires terminal in Texas City

HOUSTON — Oiltanking North America, LLC announced the acquisition of the Oiltanking Galveston County (OTGAL) terminal.

Indian state refiners to revise fuel price in 5 cities daily from May 1

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -- India's state-owned fuel retailers plan to implement daily revision of fuel price in five cities from May 1 ahead of a nationwide roll out of the scheme, industry sources said.

Sinopec exports first diesel cargo under general trade terms in 13 yr

BEIJING (Reuters) -- Top Asian refiner Sinopec Crop exported its first refined fuel cargo under so-called general trade terms in 13 yr, the company said on Friday, as China's state-owned refiners adapt to tighter government export quotas.

BP to develop Indonesian retail fuel business with AKR Corporindo

JAKARTA (Reuters) -- Oil major BP has signed an agreement with Indonesian petroleum and chemicals logistics company AKR Corporindo for the joint development of a "differentiated" domestic fuel retail business, BP said in a statement.

US crude inventories rise unexpectedly, product stocks dip

(Reuters) -- US crude stocks unexpectedly rose last week to a fresh record high, while gasoline and distillate inventories fell less than expected, the Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday, interrupting a recent string of bullish news for the oil market.

Industry Metrics

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Rhodes, Mike

Asian refinery margins remained healthy ahead of the spring maintenance season, despite a slight fall due to signs of a bearish gasoline market.