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US gasoline demand contributed to falling inventories. Operational problems at several refineries and the potential impact of a tropical storm strengthened margins.
Business Trends: Global refining overview—Part 2
<i>Hydrocarbon Processing</i> continues its series on the global refining industry.
Amec Foster Wheeler to consult on Ichthys LNG Project, Australia
Amec Foster Wheeler has been awarded a consultancy contract by INPEX, Japan’s largest oil & gas exploration and production company, for the Ichthys LNG Project in Australia.
Pertamina to form refinery JVs with Rosneft, Aramco
Indonesian state energy company Pertamina expects to sign a JV agreement with Russian oil major Rosneft for the Tuban oil refinery development project.
Australia's Gladstone LNG plant to take unit offline for maintenance
Australia's Gladstone LNG export plant will take one of its production lines out of service for planned maintenance for several weeks in October.
Petronas weighs sale to exit $27 billion Canada LNG project
Malaysian state oil firm Petronas is considering selling its majority stake in a $27 B Canadian LNG plant.
Toshiba, Tohoku Electric and Iwatani consider developing hydrogen energy system
A joint proposal by Toshiba Corp., Tohoku Electric Power Co. and Iwatani Corp. on the development of technologies for hydrogen energy systems was today selected for funding by Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization.
Wison completes performance test for first floating LNG production facility
Wison’s first natural gas floating liquefaction unit has successfully completed its performance test at the Wison yard in Nantong, China.
Shell declares force majeure on chemical supply from Singapore
Royal Dutch Shell has declared force majeure on base chemicals from its ethylene cracker at its Bukom manufacturing site in Singapore following an outage.
ENGIE to supply Beijing Gas Group with 10 LNG cargoes
ENGIE has been selected to supply approximately 900 MMcm of LNG to meet BGG’s downstream requirements.

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