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Improving pH control mitigates corrosion in crude units

Equipment and pipe failures can be avoided through better desalting practices and inhibitor injections

HPIn Europe: China enters and Russia deepens its influence in European refining

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Wright, Tim L.

Like for the local couple that went long-distance ice skating here on the Swedish west coast recently, there are disconcerting rumblings of change underfoot in the European refining industry. This cou..

Sunoco completes sale of Toledo refinery

Sunoco, Inc. announced it has completed the previously announced sale of its refinery in Toledo, Ohio ,to Toledo Refining Company LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of PBF Holding Company LLC.

RINA coordinates EU information highway development

International classification society RINA is coordinating, on behalf of the Italian Ministry of Transport, a €16 million EU-funded project to develop a new information highway for shipping and logistics.

Neste Oil and ADNOC partner in VHVI base oils

Finland's Neste Oil and Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. (ADNOC) have entered into a partnership concerning very high viscosity index (VHVI ) base oils.

Oil futures drop on Feb. 24 leaving behind a 28-month high

As MarketWatch reported in a piece yesterday, Crude oil traded as high as $103.41 a barrel Thursday, Feb. 24, as supply disruptions in Libya and fears of contagion among other countries in the Middle East and North Africa spooked investors

Holly and Frontier merge to create HollyFrontier

Holly Corp. and Frontier Oil Corp. have merged. Factoring in various variables, it can be safely interpreted that the new company has an enterprise value of $7 billion.

Total sells stake in Spanish company to Abu Dhabi entity

Total and IPIC have signed an agreement whereby Total will sell its 48.83% share in the capital of CEPSA. IPIC, a wholly owned entity of the Abu Dhabi government, is currently a shareholder of CEPSA with a stake of 47.06%.

US refining margins improve, but some refineries remain at risk

During the fourth quarter of 2010, US refining industry performance improved relative to the prior quarter. While the US Gulf Coast crack spreads were somewhat lower in the fourth quarter, the light-heavy crude oil price differential (LLS-Maya) continued to favor refineries with heavier crude slates.

Mubarak exits stage right

What will this mean for IOCs doing business in the region?