Safety
Fuel tanker Luggati loads at Novatek's Ust-Luga terminal
The tanker Luggati is being loaded at Novatek's NVTK.MM terminal at the Baltic Sea port of Ust-Luga, where the company's fuel-producing complex was damaged by fire in January.
Traders divert Russian oil products around Africa to avoid Red Sea
Traders were diverting cargoes with Russian oil products around Africa to avoid the Red Sea due to a heightened risk of attacks by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group.
Well-stocked U.S. fuel markets shrug off January's arctic blast
A bitter January cold snap that knocked out 15% of Gulf Coast refining capacity had little effect on fuel prices, with two months of rising stockpiles helping U.S. markets avoid the extreme volatility seen during recent winter freezes.
Red Sea worries cause spike in refined fuel prices, but market will adjust
The main impact from the escalating tensions in the Middle East and the threat to ships transiting the Red Sea isn't on crude oil prices, but rather on the heightened vulnerability of refined fuels.
France drops plan to decrease farmers' diesel discount but protests to continue
The French government dropped plans to gradually reduce state subsidies on agricultural diesel but that seems not enough for angry farmers surrounding Paris and still threatening to converge on the capital in their tractors.
Russian Black Sea oil refinery fire extinguished
A fire at a Rosneft-owned export-oriented oil refinery in the southern Russian town of Tuapse overnight has been extinguished.
Over 20,000-bpd Russian jet fuel exports in doubt after suspected drone attack
The volume of jet fuel exports at risk of disruption after a suspected drone attack on a Baltic Sea terminal could be more than 20,000 bpd, much of it destined for Turkey, according to data from terminal owner Novatek.
Operations at damaged Russian fuel complex seen resuming within weeks
Russian energy company Novatek is likely to resume large-scale operations at its Ust-Luga processing complex and Baltic Sea terminal within weeks, following a suspected drone attack seen disrupting naphtha flows to Asia
Pemex runs Deer Park, TX (U.S.) refinery at 80% capacity amid winter storm
Pemex’s Deer Park, Texas refinery was operating at 80% of its 312,500 bpd capacity, said people familiar with plant operations.
Optimizing combustion processes for safety and efficiency
Combustion processes are critical for producing heat and power in nearly every industry.
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- Nigeria strikes deal with Shell to supply $3.8-B methanol project 4/18
- Singapore fuel oil stockpiles rebound to 8-week high on higher imports 4/18
- Clariant launches new CATOFIN 312 propane dehydrogenation catalyst 4/18
- Solvay inaugurates new blowing agent production unit in Rosignano, Italy 4/18
- Meridian Energy Group’s Davis Refinery Project in North Dakota (U.S.) will be the world’s first net-zero carbon refinery 4/17
