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Fire extinguished at Angarsk oil refinery in Russia's Siberia

A fire broke that broke out in the early hours at an oil refinery in the Siberian city of Angarsk has been extinguished, the governor of the Irkutsk region where the city is located, said.

Fire at Bandar Abbas refinery has been extinguished

A fire that broke out in petroleum product reservoirs belonging to the Aftab Oil Refining company in an industrial zone in Iran's southern port city of Bandar Abbas has been extinguished, state media reported.

Digital Exclusive: Refineries’ pandemic turmoil—KNPC’s gasoline demand: Opportunities and challenges

Kuwait National Petroleum Co.: Matar, M. B.  |  Alqallaf, D. A.  |  Alesmail, I.  |  Al-Mutairi, F.

In this exclusive digital article, KNPC provides a comprehensive analysis of the difficulties and challenges that the company experienced during the COVID-19 epidemic and how its refineries adapted during this challenging time.

Kuwait's KIPIC says al-Zour refinery distillation unit 21 online

Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company’s distillation unit 21 at the al-Zour refinery has come online.

Power supply returning to Kazakhstan oil refinery, pipeline after outage

Power supply is returning in Kazakhstan after a significant outage affected an oil refinery, major oilfields and the CPC export pipeline, the Central Asian nation's energy ministry said.

Atyrau oil refinery in Kazakhstan halted due to power outage

The Atyrau oil refinery in western Kazakhstan was completely halted due to power outage.

Kuwait's KIPIC puts out fire at al-Zour refinery

Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company put out a fire at the al-Zour refinery without any reported injuries, a company spokesperson said.

Mexico's Pemex motor fuel production dipped last month

Motor fuel production from Mexico's state-owned oil company Pemex dipped last month, company data showed, falling short of ambitious government refining targets meant to wean the country off its long-standing dependence on foreign supplies.

Renewables growth did not dent fossil fuel dominance in 2022

Global energy demand rose 1% last year and record renewables growth did nothing to shift the dominance of fossil fuels, which still accounted for 82% of supply, the industry's Statistical Review of World Energy report said.

Fire breaks out at Romania's biggest oil refinery

A fire at Romania's Black Sea crude oil refinery Petromidia, the largest in the country, was being brought under control after a blaze broke out, a government emergency response unit said.