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Enterprise opens new facility in Utah to expand strategic fuel storage

Enterprise Products Partners said the second phase of its Texas Western Products System, which houses 400,000 bpd of gasoline and diesel, was now complete with truck loading operations beginning at company's fuel terminal located in Utah.

U.S. West Coast refiners boost imports of light Canadian crude

Canadian waterborne exports of light crude to the U.S. West Coast have surged since the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion (TMX) began operating in May, data shows, surprising some market participants who thought it would mainly be used to send heavy crude to Asia and California.

U.S. Steelworkers union looks to clean energy to replace job losses at oil refineries

The United Steelworkers union is counting on clean energy projects to spur membership growth, offsetting losses at oil refining and petrochemical plants.

Pemex raising production on coker at Deer Park, Texas refinery

Pemex was increasing the production level on the coker at its 312,500-bpd refinery in Deer Park, Texas.

Shell restarting hydrocracker at Louisiana refinery (U.S.)

Shell began restarting the diesel-producing hydrocracker (HCU) at its 233,702-bpd refinery in Norco, Louisiana.

Valero CEO says 'all options are on the table' for two California refineries

U.S. crude oil refiner Valero Energy Corp said it is considering a range of options that could include selling its two California refineries due to growing regulatory pressure in the state.

API updates Fire Protection Standard for refineries

The American Petroleum Institute (API) today has published Addendum 1 to API RP 2001, 10th Ed., “Fire Protection in Refineries.” This addendum strengthens existing fire safety measures by introducing new protocols for pre-planning and incident response in refineries.

U.S. crude, gasoline inventories rise, distillates draw down

U.S. crude oil and gasoline inventories rose while distillate inventories fell last week, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Wednesday.

California expects the EPA to approve 2035 zero-emissions vehicle plan

A senior California (U.S.) official has said he expects the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will approve the state's landmark plan to end the sale of gasoline-only vehicles by 2035.

U.S. fuelmakers to report lower 3Q profits on weaker margins, fuel demand

U.S. oil refiners' third quarter profits are expected to fall from last year on weakening margins as fuel demand softened and new refining capacity came online.