Refining
Niger plans to build diesel refinery and increase supplies to Mali
Niger will create a diesel refinery to supply its Sahel allies and plans a more than six-fold increase in diesel shipments to Mali to tackle that country's energy crisis.
Russia's offline primary oil refining capacity revised up for April
Russia's offline primary oil refining capacity has been revised upwards for April by 107,000 metric tons from previous expectations to 4.430 MMt.
China refiners imported record amounts of crude oil in 2023
Refiners in China imported record volumes of crude oil in 2023 to supply the country’s increasing refining capacity in order to support the country’s transportation fuel needs and produce feedstocks for its growing petrochemical industry.
Singapore fuel oil stockpiles extend slide to five-week low
Singapore's onshore fuel oil stockpiles extended declines to a five-week low, although inventory levels continued to average higher compared to last month.
Motiva restarts two CDUs at Port Arthur, Texas (U.S.) refinery
Motiva Enterprises restarted two crude distillation units overnight at its 626,000 bpd Port Arthur, Texas (U.S.) refinery, the nation's largest, after a power outage.
Trafigura consortium in talks to buy Exxon oil refinery in France
Rhone Energies, a consortium of commodity trader Trafigura and Entara LLC, is in exclusive negotiations with Exxon Mobil's ESSO SAF to acquire the Fos-sur-Mer refinery in southern France and the Toulouse and Villette de Vienne terminals.
Kent plays integral role In ExxonMobil's investment In Fawley UK petrochemical complex
Kent, a leading global engineering and project management company, announced its significant involvement in ExxonMobil's $1.04-B investment in its Fawley petrochemical complex.
Lukoil expects damaged NORSI refinery units back up in Q2
Russian oil producer Lukoil expects its damaged CDU-6 primary unit and catalytic cracker at the NORSI oil refinery to return to operations in the second quarter following seasonal maintenance.
Russia's Orsk refinery declares force majeure on fuel supply due to floods
Russia's Orsk oil refinery, which has halted output after widespread floods, declared force majeure on fuel supplies from April 8, according to a document issued by plant owner Forteinvest.
Vietnam's Long Son Petrochemicals Complex to commence commercial operations in Q3 2024
The Long Son Petrochemicals Co. Ltd. has confirmed that its Long Son petrochemical complex in Ba Ria - Vung Tau province is set to start commercial operations in the third quarter of 2024.
- INEOS to invest €250 MM in Lavera cracker modernization project in France 11/19
- BASF adds ISCC EU certification to certified biomass-balanced methanol portfolio 11/19
- Siam Cement to invest an additional $500 MM in Long Son chemical complex 11/19
- LanzaJet produces first jet fuel from ethanol at a commercial scale 11/19
- Ducor Petrochemicals, Blue Circle Olefins partner to create a fully circular supply chain for polypropylene 11/18
- World's first: Air Liquide’s innovative technology converts ammonia into hydrogen at industrial scale 11/18
