Refining
Sinopec's 3Q earnings fall 52.1% on lower oil prices, refining margins
Chinese refiner Sinopec posted a 52.1% year-on-year decline in net profit to 8.54 B yuan ($1.2 B) for the third quarter because of lower oil prices and weak refining margins.
India's BPCL says Russia oil intake share falls to 34% in September quarter
Indian refiner Bharat Petroleum Corp's use of Russian oil fell to 34% of the total intake for crude processing in the July–September quarter due to a maintenance shutdown of units at its Bina and Kochi refineries.
Pemex raising production on coker at Deer Park, Texas refinery
Pemex was increasing the production level on the coker at its 312,500-bpd refinery in Deer Park, Texas.
Shell restarting hydrocracker at Louisiana refinery (U.S.)
Shell began restarting the diesel-producing hydrocracker (HCU) at its 233,702-bpd refinery in Norco, Louisiana.
Valero CEO says 'all options are on the table' for two California refineries
U.S. crude oil refiner Valero Energy Corp said it is considering a range of options that could include selling its two California refineries due to growing regulatory pressure in the state.
Oil exports from Russia's western ports to fall 13% in Nov. as refinery maintenance ends
Russia's crude oil exports from its three main western ports will drop by 13% in November from the previous month to 1.95 MMbpd (or some 8 MM tonnes) as refinery maintenance season is over.
Iraq's Kerbala refinery to operate at 50% in coming days
Iraq's Kerbala refinery will operate at around 50% capacity in the coming days. The refinery will process around 60,000 bpd as four of its eight heat exchanger units will stay offline for extensive maintenance
AMETEK releases its IECEx Zone 2 Certified 993X series of analyzers high ambient temperature environments
AMETEK Process Instruments’ 993X series of analyzers, encompassing the 993X and 9933, are now IECEx Zone 2 certified for use in locations with up to +60ºC ambient temperatures.
Neste to re-evaluate its renewable H2 plan and withdraw from investing into a 120-MW electrolyzer at the Porvoo refinery
Neste has decided to withdraw from investing into a 120-MW electrolyzer project to produce renewable hydrogen (H2) at its Porvoo refinery in Finland.
API updates Fire Protection Standard for refineries
The American Petroleum Institute (API) today has published Addendum 1 to API RP 2001, 10th Ed., “Fire Protection in Refineries.” This addendum strengthens existing fire safety measures by introducing new protocols for pre-planning and incident response in refineries.
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