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Delta's refinery sacrifices profits for lower fuel cost

Delta Air Lines Inc. is flooding the New York market with jet fuel from its refinery, sacrificing refining profits in order to lower the carrier’s fuel costs.

Column: Valero blames excess winter production for US gasoline glut

The accumulation of gasoline stocks in the US has been driven by excess gasoline production rather than lack of demand, according to Valero, the largest independent refiner in the US.

Refiners and small fuel retailers disadvantaged by EPA biofuels program

US regulators should alter a much-debated biofuels program that disadvantages refiners and small fuel retailers.

Italian refiner Saras starts repaying Iranian oil debt

Italian oil refiner Saras has paid back part of the debt it owes Iran for cargoes of crude oil taken before sanctions were imposed on the country in 2012.

BP Whiting refinery reformer production cut for repairs

BP Plc. curtailed production on the reforming unit at their refinery in Whiting, Indiana, for repairs.

Amec Foster Wheeler wins Thai Oil’s Clean Fuel Project contract

Amec Foster Wheeler has been awarded a FEED contract by Thai Oil Public Company Ltd. for its Clean Fuel Project at the Sriracha Refinery in Thailand.

Egypt studies 8 state-owned oil companies for IPO or share

Egypt's Ministry of Investment will assess eight state-owned petroleum companies for their suitability for a possible listing on the Egyptian Stock Exchange.

Phillips 66 says refiners to cut production as margins shrink

Phillips 66 seconded rival Valero Energy Corp.’s statement that refiners are expected to process less crude in the second half of the year as margins shrink due to a gasoline glut.

PBF Energy's Torrance refinery running above historic average

PBF Energy’s newly acquired Torrance refinery has been running above its historic throughput rates for the last month after it took ownership of the facility from ExxonMobil on July 1.

Column: La Nina set to boost US winter heating oil demand

Refiners are hoping distillate will get a further boost from a pick-up in freight movements and a colder winter in 2016/17.