Diesel
Honeywell UOP introduces expanded range of hydrotreating catalysts
Honeywell UOP has expanded its portfolio of hydrotreating catalysts, which are used to remove impurities and contaminants from petroleum and other refining feedstocks to produce cleaner-burning gasoline and diesel that meet new global emissions regulations.
Egypt plans to end fuel subsidies within three years
Egypt plans to end fuel subsidies within three years and is aiming to increase fuel prices to 65% of their actual cost during the 2016/17 fiscal year.
Flint Hills Resources to construct $20 M fuel terminal expansion
Flint Hills Resources will begin construction on a $20 M expansion of its Waupun, Wisconsin fuel terminal.
EIA: China diesel exports grow as refining industry, economy change
China is reforming its refining sector by liberalizing import and export restrictions on crude oil and petroleum products, allowing for increased competition in the domestic transportation fuels market.
Refining technology unveiled at Honeywell UOP India center
Pilot plant designed to develop advanced hydrocracking catalysts that can more efficiently produce higher yields of clean-burning diesel fuel from crude oil.
ExxonMobil to expand distillates output at Altona refinery in Australia
ExxonMobil Corp. plans to add 10 Mbpd of diesel and jet fuel production capacity at its refinery in Melbourne, Australia.
US fuel inventories tumble as refiners cut rates
Gasoline and distillate inventories also dropped more than expected, as refining rates fell, new data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) showed.
Brazil exports diesel to Europe as patterns reverse
At least two 37,000-ton cargoes of diesel, on the tankers Torm Gunhild and MT Alexandros, have sailed in recent weeks from Brazil to Europe, according to Reuters ship tracking data and traders.
Growing gasoline, diesel glut sparks sharp sell-off in global oil markets
The sell-off came amid warnings that supplies could outpace global demand even during the peak summer driving season that traditionally kicks in at the end of May.
Brazil’s fuel consumption falls as economy shrinks
Brazil became one of the largest and fastest-growing oil consumers in the world, and the country's rapid growth was itself a source of upward pressure on oil prices. But consumption growth began to slow significantly from the middle of 2014 as the price of oil tumbled.
- TotalEnergies extends its fuel price cap policy in France until the end of April 4/7
- Navigating the montan wax challenge with renewable alternatives for polymers 4/7
- AFR selects Axens as technology provider for Texas (U.S.) refinery 4/7
- Iran has attacked Saudi Arabia's Jubail petrochemical complex, IRGC says 4/7
- Iran's Marvdasht Petrochemical complex attacked by US and Israel 4/7
- Fluor awarded engineering and design contract for America First Refining's refinery in South Texas 4/7
