Refining
Angola's Cabinda oil refinery to start up by April
Angola's Cabinda oil refinery is set to begin production by April, as it completes its first phase just ahead of schedule but over budget.
Carbon Clean announces fully column-less carbon capture with launch of CycloneCC C1 series
Carbon Clean, a leader in revolutionizing carbon capture solutions, has launched its breakthrough CycloneCC C1 series, marking the penultimate stage in the technology’s commercialization.
U.S. West Coast refiners boost imports of light Canadian crude
Canadian waterborne exports of light crude to the U.S. West Coast have surged since the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion (TMX) began operating in May, data shows, surprising some market participants who thought it would mainly be used to send heavy crude to Asia and California.
U.S. Steelworkers union looks to clean energy to replace job losses at oil refineries
The United Steelworkers union is counting on clean energy projects to spur membership growth, offsetting losses at oil refining and petrochemical plants.
PetroChina set to shut top north China refinery in 2025
PetroChina is set to shut its largest domestic oil refinery around mid-2025, the country's first major closure at a state-run plant and part of a long-mooted project to replace it with a smaller facility at a new site.
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.
- Bechtel greenlit for Sabine Pass Liquefaction expansion in Southwest Louisiana (U.S.) 5/29
- Philippines receives rare Iranian crude cargo after wartime disruption 5/29
- Gazprom and Sibur resume talks on possible ethane project to supply additional feedstock to the Kazanorgsintez petrochemicals plant 5/29
- European Commission debates policy shift to protect industry from China 5/29
- Mitsui seeks LNG investments to meet power demand from data centers 5/29
- Kenyan government backs Gulf fuel supply deals after opposition criticism 5/29
