Americas
Dakota Access agrees to temporarily halt some North Dakota pipeline work
Dakota Access agreed to temporarily halt construction of an oil pipeline in some parts of North Dakota where a Native American tribe says it has sacred sites.
Houston Ship Channel re-opens to some vessel traffic
The Houston Ship Channel re-opened to some vessel traffic after a tanker fire prompted closure of the waterway.
Westlake Chemical completes acquisition of Axiall Corp.
Westlake Chemical Corp. completed the acquisition of Axiall Corp. in an all-cash transaction
World Energy acquires Mississippi biodiesel production facility
World Energy has acquired Elevance Natchez Inc.’s biorefinery located on the Mississippi River in Natchez, Mississippi.
Tesoro to acquire renewable technology company
Tesoro Corp. has agreed to acquire Virent, Inc., a renewable fuels and chemicals company, to support Virent's success in bringing biofuels technology to commercial scale.
Matrix Service Company awarded construction contract for Monroe Energy refinery
KBR, Inc. awarded Matrix North American Construction a project for construction services in connection with KBR's Tier 3 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Gasoline Relocation Project at Monroe Energy's Refinery in Trainer, Pa.
Petrobras refinery mishaps hurt Brazil fuel output
Serial failures at a Petrobras refinery have hobbled about 10% of Brazil's crude-processing capacity, raising safety and efficiency concerns at the financially troubled state-led oil company.
Enterprise begins service at new ethane export terminal
Enterprise Products Partners’ first cargo of ethane to be exported from Enterprise’s Morgan’s Point, Texas terminal has been loaded.
Williams Partners to explore monetizing Geismar olefins plant
Williams Partners has initiated an adviser-led process to explore the monetization of its indirect ownership interest in the Geismar, Louisiana olefins plant and complex.
Saudi Aramco-Motiva in lead to buy Lyondell's Houston refinery
Saudi Aramco and its US refining JV Motiva Enterprises lead the race to buy LyondellBasell Industries Houston refinery.
- Southern Energy Renewables and Axens Sign MoU to advance SAF projects in Louisiana and beyond 4/8
- One of the largest heat pumps in the world has reached BASF's Ludwigshafen site 4/8
- LANXESS introduces surcharge for Lewatit ion exchange resins 4/8
- HyOrc secures industrial site and accelerated permitting path for Portugal green methanol project 4/8
- India raises HPCL Rajasthan Refinery project cost to $8.6 B 4/8
- Iranian Oil Refining Co. confirms attack on Lavan refinery 4/8
