U.S.
Hurricane Beryl knocks out power as it churns across Texas, slows refinery activities, impels port closures
Hurricane Beryl lashed Texas with strong winds and heavy rain on Monday as it churned inland, forcing the closure of oil ports, cancellation of hundreds of flights and leaving nearly 2 MM homes and businesses without power.
Record U.S. summer heat, hurricanes could roil fuel prices as oil refiners sweat
A double whammy of record heat and hurricanes should test U.S. refiners' resilience in coming weeks, raising the risk of extremely volatile fuel prices in the middle of the peak travel season.
EIA: U.S. jet fuel consumption in 2023 remained below the pre-pandemic high
Annual jet fuel consumption in the U.S. grew in 2023 for the third year in a row but remained below the pre-pandemic peak in 2019, suggesting U.S. aviation had not fully returned to normal operations in the third year after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
U.S. awards contracts for 1 MMbbls of gasoline sale to five firms
The U.S. Department of Energy said that five companies including British oil giant bp and Swiss commodity trader Vitol have been awarded contracts for the sale of 1 MMbbls of gasoline from the U.S.-managed stockpile in northeastern states.
Icahn-owned oil refiner CVR bidding in Citgo share auction
Oil refiner CVR Energy, controlled by billionaire investor Carl Icahn, has submitted a binding offer in an ongoing auction of shares in the parent of Venezuela-owned Citgo Petroleum.
EIA: U.S. crude stocks, gasoline and distillate inventories fall
U.S. crude stocks, gasoline and distillate inventories fell in the week ending June 28, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Wednesday.
Neste enables North Brunswick to be the first township in New Jersey (U.S.) to transition to renewable diesel
Neste announced a partnership with the Township of North Brunswick in New Jersey. The partnership enables all of North Brunswick’s diesel vehicles and equipment to switch to running on renewable diesel, making it the first township in the state to use renewable diesel for its fleet operations.
EIA: Increasing U.S. gasoline inventories are reducing gasoline prices
Weekly U.S. average gasoline prices have declined $0.19/gallon (gal) since the 2024 high on April 22, falling to $3.48/gal on July 1, $0.05/gal less than the price a year ago. Increasing gasoline inventories, relatively weak demand and oil prices below recent peaks are all contributing to falling gasoline prices, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
Business Trends: Global Energy Talent Index: A detailed analysis on the petrochemicals industry’s workforce
This article provides an overview of the global petrochemicals sector’s workforce, as well as how AI is reshaping job roles, skills, adoption, popularity and policy awareness across the industry, and anticipate the major risks and opportunities it presents.
Aether Fuels secures $34 MM to scale-up proprietay sustainable fuels technology
Aether Fuels announced that it has secured $34 MM in Series A financing from a syndicate of global investors. With this financing, Aether plans to accelerate the scale-up of Aether Aurora™, the company’s proprietary technology to create sustainable fuels for the aviation and ocean shipping industries.
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