Americas
RFA: Trump to shift biofuel blending burden off refiners
(Reuters) -- The head of the Renewable Fuels Association said on Tuesday that US President Donald Trump's administration would lift the responsibility for fuel blending off refiners, which had long requested this change to the nation's biofuel program.
Enbridge and Spectra Energy complete merger
CALGARY, ALBERTA -- Enbridge Inc. announced the completion of the previously announced stock-for-stock merger transaction to acquire all of the outstanding common stock of Spectra Energy Corp.
OxyChem, Mexichem announce startup of JV ethylene cracker in Texas
INGLESIDE, Texas — Ingleside Ethylene, LLC, the 50/50 JV between Occidental Chemical Corporation, a subsidiary of Occidental Petroleum Corporation, and Mexichem, S.A.B. de C.V., announced that its ethylene cracker at OxyChem’s Ingleside, Texas, complex began operations on schedule and on budget. The ethylene cracker is currently in a production stabilization phase.
RFA, Department of Commerce host program to match US ethanol sellers, international buyers
SAN DIEGO — For the second consecutive year, the Renewable Fuels Association is partnering with the US Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration to host an International Buyer Program (IBP) at the National Ethanol Conference. The program is designed to introduce US ethanol sellers to foreign buyers in an effort to expand US exports.
KBR awarded revamp contract for Korean ethylene plant
HOUSTON -- KBR, Inc. announced it has been awarded a technology licensing and basic engineering design (LBED) revamp contract by LG Chem for its Ethylene Plant at Daesan, South Korea.
Texas Legislature files resolutions supporting delegation of federal energy regulations to state
AUSTIN -- The chairmen of the Texas House and Senate energy committees filed two concurrent resolutions this week calling on the federal government to work with Texas in unraveling the regulations that were implemented during President Barack Obama’s administration, impacting the oil and gas industry.
EPA admin: Aggressive cuts to Obama-era green rules to start soon
(Reuters) -- US President Donald Trump's administration will begin rolling back Obama-era environmental regulations in an "aggressive way" as soon as next week, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency said on Saturday -- adding he understood why some Americans want to see his agency eliminated completely.
Snow, landowner, delay Utah pipeline repairs
HOUSTON (Reuters) -- Refiners and pipeline shippers in the Salt Lake City area are facing new delays obtaining crude oil after a pipeline outage last week was followed by snow on Friday that made it difficult to deliver much-needed oil by truck.
BLM's methane, waste prevention rule ‘hurts American consumers, local economies’
WASHINGTON – Executive Director of the Colorado Petroleum Council, a division of API, Tracee Bentley urged the US Senate to follow the House and support a disapproval resolution on the Bureau of Land Management's methane and waste prevention rule.
Mexico's Pemex inks hydrogen refinery JV with France's Air Liquide
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -- Mexico's Pemex will partner with France's Air Liquide SA to operate an existing hydrogen plant and build a second one at its Tula refinery, the Mexican state-owned oil company said in a statement on Thursday.
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