Refining
Latest U.S. sanctions on Iranian oil deal blow to China's Sinopec
The latest U.S. sanctions on Iranian petroleum exports deal a blow to Chinese refining giant Sinopec by targeting a terminal through which the state major handles one-fifth of its crude oil imports.
Indonesia's Pertamina modifies two refineries to convert cooking oil into fuel
Pertamina is modifying facilities at its Dumai and Balongan, which will join its Cilacap plant that already processes vegetable oils into fuel.
Eni seeks approval for Sicily biorefinery, recycling plant
Italy's energy ministry recently cleared the application to proceed with the project, which will use the area currently occupied by Eni's ethylene plant, set to be gradually decommissioned.
Indonesia aims for B50 biodiesel in second half of 2026
The world's largest producer of palm oil has a biofuel program which blends palm oil with diesel to reduce reliance on fuel imports.
Green Carbon Development selects Axens Vegan® technology for new renewable fuels facility in Texas (U.S.)
Designed for a capacity of 10,500 barrels per stream day (bpsd), the project will deploy the Vegan® hydroprocessing solution to flexibly produce both sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel (RD).
BPCL secures land for $11-B refinery project in southern India
The order said the government has allocated 6,000 acres for a refinery and petrochemicals project costing about 968.62 B rupees and asked BPCL to begin commercial operations by January 2029.
Asia refinery 2024–2025 maintenance/outages
Planned and unplanned refinery shutdowns for 2024–2025 compiled through a survey of Asian oil refiners and market sources.
Gasoline unit at Dangote refinery expected to restart on October 14
The plant, which began processing crude in January 2024, exported a higher volume of fuel oil in September than previous months.
Czech state lending 200,000 tons of oil to Orlen Unipetrol during TAL work
The State Material Reserves Administration (SSHR) said work on modernizing the pier at the port in Trieste, Italy, where the pipeline begins, was limiting the movement of tankers and restricting supplies.
- Bechtel greenlit for Sabine Pass Liquefaction expansion in Southwest Louisiana (U.S.) 5/29
- Philippines receives rare Iranian crude cargo after wartime disruption 5/29
- Gazprom and Sibur resume talks on possible ethane project to supply additional feedstock to the Kazanorgsintez petrochemicals plant 5/29
- European Commission debates policy shift to protect industry from China 5/29
- Mitsui seeks LNG investments to meet power demand from data centers 5/29
- Kenyan government backs Gulf fuel supply deals after opposition criticism 5/29
