Refining
Saudi energy minister says may extend oil output cuts beyond 2017
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -- Saudi Arabia's energy minister Khalid Al-Falih said on Monday that oil markets were rebalancing after years of oversupply, but that he still expected an OPEC-led deal to cut output during the first half of the year to be extended to all of 2017.
China's crude oil imports ease from record, fuel exports fall
BEIJING (Reuters) -- China's crude oil imports eased in April from March's record high as refiners processed less oil during a heavy maintenance season, while exports of refined fuel fell by a quarter from a month earlier due to quota reductions.
Total halts production at Feyzin refinery in France due to strike
PARIS (Reuters) -- French oil and gas company Total said on Friday it was gradually shutting down production at its 117,000-bpd Feyzin refinery and petrochemical platform near Lyon in the east of France due to a strike.
Mediterranean diesel diffs at 21-month high on tight supplies
LONDON (Reuters) -- A closed arbitrage from other regions and refinery shutdowns have tightened the Mediterranean diesel market driving cargo premiums to ICE gasoil futures to their highest since August 2015.
Fire hits Lukoil refinery in Russia's Urals
MOSCOW (Reuters) -- A fire erupted at a refinery of Russia's No. 2 oil producer Lukoil in the city of Perm in the Urals region, a local branch of the company, Lukoil Permnefteorgsintez, said on Friday.
Pemex seeks investors for its refineries, but who's buying?
NEW YORK/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -- Sweeping energy reforms have turned Mexico into one of the world's most attractive offshore prospects, but one segment is getting no love from US investors: the nation's aging refineries.
Mexico oil theft clash leaves at least 10 dead, including four soldiers
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -- At least four soldiers and six suspected oil thieves died in a battle in the central Mexican state of Puebla, authorities said on Thursday, as the army launched a major operation against organized criminals who siphon fuel from pipelines.
Galvanic analyzer receives IECEx certification
CALGARY, Alberta, Canada, – Galvanic Applied Sciences Inc. has obtained IECEx certification for the Protech903 H2S and Total Sulfur analyzer.
EIA: Petroleum product exports from Central Atlantic US unusually high in February
Exports of finished petroleum products from the Petroleum Administration of Defense District (PADD) 1B, which comprises the US Central Atlantic states (Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania), reached a record high for the month of February, as petroleum product prices in that region weakened compared with prices in the rest of the Atlantic Basin region.
US agency: Weak safety standards led to Exxon refinery blast
HOUSTON (Reuters) -- The US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has concluded that a 2015 explosion at a Torrance, California, refinery then owned by Exxon Mobil Corp could have been prevented, the agency concluded in a report issued on Wednesday.
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