Refining
bp layoffs at Ohio refinery after fire indicate prolonged shutdown
bp laid off most contractors at the approximately 160,000 barrel-per-day Toledo, Ohio, refinery it owns with Cenovus Energy Inc, indicating that the plant will experience a prolonged shutdown following last week's explosion and fire.
Strikes knock already struggling French refined products sector
More than 60% of France's refining capacity is offline as strikes over pay and unplanned maintenance pile pressure on the refined products sector.
BASF and GS Engineering and Construction intend to jointly develop modular solutions for carbon capture
The partners want to develop individual package solutions from standardized elements for customers from all industries in order to remove CO2 from exhaust gases and process it so that it can be further utilized or stored.
Strike action, outages in France's refined product sector
France's refined products sector is under strain as a result of strike action over pay and unplanned maintenance which have led to more than 40% of its refining capacity being taken offline.
Niger suspends oil product deliveries to Mali, except for U.N.
Niger has temporarily stopped issuing authorizations for oil product deliveries to neighboring Mali unless they are destined to the United Nations peacekeeping mission there, the government said.
India's BPCL signs MoU with Petrobras to diversify oil sourcing
India's state-run Bharat Petroleum Corp said it had signed a preliminary agreement with Brazil's national oil company Petrobras to help it diversify its crude oil sourcing.
Argentine oil workers strike after refinery explosion kills three
Argentina's largest oil union said it launched an indefinite strike on Thursday after an explosion at a refinery in the western province of Neuquen killed three.
Galp's Sines refinery to shut down for 25 days in October
Portugal's 220,000 barrels per day Sines refinery, owned by Galp Energia, will shut down for 25 days starting on a yet unspecified date in October for planned maintenance.
Cameroon and oil trader Vitol reach agreement over refinery debt restructure
Cameroon's national oil refining company, SONARA, has reached a deal with oil trader Vitol to restructure its commercial debt towards the Dutch energy and commodity trading company.
Repsol to begin two-month turnaround at Tarragona oil refinery in Spain
Spanish energy giant Repsol is investing 100 MM euros to reduce emissions at its 186,000 bpd Tarragona refinery in Spain, which begins two months of maintenance at the end of the week.
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- Serbia secures U.S. sanctions waiver for its NIS oil firm 3/20
- Tanker carrying fuel originally bound for Cuba diverts to Trinidad 3/20
- Vietnam accelerates shift to ethanol fuel as Iran war drives up energy prices 3/20
- Damaged Russian tanker days away from Libyan shores, Italian official says 3/20
- India’s Reliance buys about 155,000 bpd Russian oil after pause 3/20
