Refining
Elliott Group to supply compressors for Petrobras refinery expansions in Brazil
Elliott Group has won contracts from Brazilian oil major Petrobras to supply compressors for expansion projects at the company's REGAP and REMAN refineries as well as the new northeast refinery RNEST. The projects will aid the Petrobras' efforts to increase domestic production of high-quality diesel fuel, officials said.
Saudi Aramco awards Foster Wheeler group with Riyadh refinery clean fuels project
Foster Wheeler SOFCON, an unincorporated consortium between a subsidiary of Foster Wheeler and A. Al-Saihati, A. Fattani & O. Al-Othman Consulting Engineering Co. (SOFCON), has been awarded a contract by Saudi Aramco for front-end engineering design (FEED) and project management services for the clean transportation fuels project at the Riyadh refinery in Saudi Arabia.
Worker dies at ConocoPhillips refinery in Illinois during maintenance work
A contract worker died on Tuesday afternoon after falling from a large tank at ConocoPhillips’ refinery in at Wood River, Illinois, according to a local news report.
ExxonMobil updates Montana oil spill response
ExxonMobil Pipeline Co. issued the following statement as cleanup operations continued on Tuesday following an oil spill over the weekend into Montana’s Yellowstone River. The release originated from a 12-inch crude pipeline operated by the company that runs from Silver Tip to Billings in Montana.
PetroChina, INEOS finalize Europe refining JV
PetroChina and INEOS have completed a deal to form trading and refining joint ventures effective July 1. The joint ventures include trading and refining activities at the Grangemouth refinery in Scotland and the Lavéra refinery in France. The business employs approximately 1,000 people and has a turnover of $15bn.
PDVSA awards Foster Wheeler with design deal for new refinery in Venezuela
Foster Wheeler has been awarded a process design and front-end engineering design (FEED) services contract by PDVSA for the new Batalla Santa Ines refinery Phase I hydroskimming section to be built in Barinas, Venezuela.
US refiners Holly, Frontier complete merger
HollyFrontier on Friday announced the completion of the merger of Holly Corp. and Frontier Oil Corp. The merger combines two leading independent refiners to create the most profitable (on a per barrel basis) independent refiner in the US, the companies said.
Marathon finalizes spinoff of downstream business
Marathon Oil has completed the spin-off of its downstream business, making Marathon Oil an independent upstream company and Marathon Petroleum the fifth-largest US crude oil refiner, the companies said on Friday.
Shell, Paques form JV for bio-desulfurisation technology in Europe
Shell and Paques Holding B.V. have agreed upon the formation of a 50-50 joint venture, Paqell B.V., to focus their efforts on the marketing of biological desulfurisation in the oil and gas sector for high pressure gas applications using THIOPAQ O&G (oil & gas) technology.
July 4 travel likely to fall in US amid high fuel costs, reducing gasoline demand
The American Automobile Association (AAA) forecasts 39 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home during the Independence Day holiday weekend, a 2.5% decline from the 40 million people who traveled a year ago.
- Vyterra Renewables receives funding to advance its Nova Scotia low-carbon fuel oil project 3/26
- BASF inaugurates €8.7-B Verbund site in Zhanjiang, China 3/26
- Partners sought from construction and engineering for program to decarbonize £1 T/yr global market for low-carbon jet fuel 3/26
- OCI Global completes handover of Beaumont New Ammonia to Woodside 3/26
- Iran war chokes petrochemical supply, sends plastic prices soaring 3/26
- Russia's vast Kirishi oil refinery halts operations after drone attacks 3/26
