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Phillips 66 cuts output at Linden refinery amid weak margins

Phillips 66 cut production by roughly 5% at its 238 Mbpd refinery in Linden, New Jersey, amid weak refining margins.

ExxonMobil to put Montana refinery on block

ExxonMobil Corp. is in the first stages of seeking a potential buyer for its Billings, Montana, refinery, one of the company's only US plants that is not integrated with its chemical operations

Column: Asian refinery wars - China, India gain market share

China's surging exports of refined fuels have cut profit margins for Asia's refiners, but the pain is unlikely to be shared equally across all the region's exporters of oil products.

Chevron and ENN sign LNG sales and purchase agreement

Chevron USA Inc. signed a binding LNG sales and purchase agreementwith ENN LNG Trading Company Ltd. for the delivery of LNG to China from Chevron’s global supply portfolio.

Japan's JX, TonenGeneral merger deal imminent

Japan's JX Holdings and TonenGeneral Sekiyu are set to finalize details Wednesday, August 31 for a new merged company to be formed in April 2017.

Wärtsilä, Gasum aim to develop LNG markets

Wärtsilä and Finland based Gasum signed a joint cooperation agreement aimed at developing the use, distribution, and service solutions for natural gas in marine and onshore applications.

ExxonMobil, BP, ConocoPhillips decide not to invest in Alaska LNG

ExxonMobil will likely sell their share of the Alaska LNG JV with BP, Conoco Phillips and the state government, as they believe the project will not be profitable under current market conditions.

Profit at China's Sinopec slumps 21.6% in first half

Sinopec said its net profit fell 21.6% in the first half of 2016, hurt by a steep decline in international oil prices.

Shell and government of Gibraltar sign LNG supply agreement

The government of Gibraltar and Shell signed an agreement for the supply of LNG for use in power generation in Gibraltar.

Oil refiners face reprieve as maintenance tames fuel glut

Oil refiners reeling from tumbling profits can expect some reprieve in the coming weeks as lower production could tame a huge global excess of gasoline and diesel.