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Refining

Fire at India's Numaligarh refinery under control, company says

A fire that broke out at the 60,000 barrel-per-day Numaligarh Refinery Limited in Assam state, India, has been brought under control, the refinery said.

Future refineries in India may be smaller capacity

India will look at building smaller oil refineries because of problems in acquiring land as it aims to raise its annual refining capacity to 9 million bpd.

ConocoPhillips to buy rest of Canada's Surmont oil site, bumping Suncor

ConocoPhillips said it was buying the 50% stake in the Surmont oil facility held by TotalEnergies' Canadian subsidiary for about $3 B, giving it full ownership and elbowing away rival Suncor Energy.

McDermott awarded PMC contract from IOCL

McDermott has been awarded a project management consultancy contract from India Oil Corporation Limited for the Maleic Anhydride (MAH) unit at the Panipat Refinery and Petrochemical Complex, located 62 miles from New Delhi, India.

GenH2 and ZeroAvia sign MoU to develop liquid hydrogen technologies for airports

GenH2 has executed an MOU with hydrogen-electric propulsion developer ZeroAvia to develop liquid hydrogen aviation infrastructure solutions for use in airport environments.

Nigeria commissions Dangote refinery, seeks to end fuel imports

Nigeria commissioned Dangote Refinery amid hopes of transforming the country into a net exporter of petroleum products, but analysts said securing crude supplies could affect it achieving full production this year.

Rare shipment of U.S. oil heads to South Africa for Glencore refinery

A shipment of U.S. oil is headed to South Africa for the first time in two years and destined for a Glencore-owned refinery in Cape Town that has restarted operations after an explosion shuttered it in 2020, according to ship tracking data and a source.

China's Sinopec agrees terms for potential Kazakhstan polyethylene investment

China's Sinopec and Kazakh state-owned oil and gas company KazMunayGaz have agreed key terms for a potential investment in a polyethylene plant in Kazakhstan's western Atyrau region.

Shell reports 'operational upset' at unit in Singapore complex

A unit at Shell's Pulau Bukom refinery and petrochemical complex in Singapore experienced an "operational upset".

Valero responds to fire at Corpus Christi, Texas, refinery

Valero Energy Corp said crews had responded to a fire on Wednesday within its 290,000 barrel-per-day Corpus Christi West refinery in Texas.