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Vietnam's largest refinery Nghi Son restarting after maintenance

Vietnam's largest refinery, Nghi Son, is in the process of a restart after major maintenance that began late August.

Digital Exclusive: Cloning design provides plug-and-play approach for carbon capture

For one large ethanol producer, the author’s company began with the concept of developing a carbon capture unit that standardizes design specifications for compressors, dehydration skids, auxiliary equipment and pipe spools.

Indonesia's Pertamina may seek new Tuban refinery partner due to Rosneft uncertainty

Indonesia may seek a new partner for state-run Pertamina's refinery project in Tuban, East Java, due to uncertainty over its partnership with Russia's Rosneft.

Kuwait's Kipic says third refinery at Al Zour oil compound to start operation before end of October

Operations of the third refinery at Al-Zour petroleum complex will begin within a few weeks, "specifically before the end of October."

Blast at illegal Nigerian oil refinery kills 37 people

At least 37 people, including two pregnant women, were burned to death after a blast at an illegal oil refinery in southern Nigeria.

Mexico's Pemex struggles to boost oil refining in Aug as fuel imports rise

Crude oil processing at Mexico's six local refineries rose slightly in August, data from state-owned oil company Pemex showed, but the facilities are operating at barely half their capacity, forcing the country to import large volumes of fuel.

Técnicas Reunidas and Sinopec Engineering Group sign a Strategic Alliance Cooperation Agreement

Técnicas Reunidas, S.A. and Sinopec Engineering Group Co. Ltd. have signed in Beijing a Strategic Alliance Cooperation Agreement for the joint execution of Refining, Petrochemicals, Natural Gas and Transition Projects worldwide.

China refiner Shenghong in preliminary deal with Saudi Aramco for equity investment

China's privately controlled Jiangsu Eastern Shenghong Co Ltd said it had entered a preliminary deal with Saudi Aramco for the Middle Eastern oil major to become a minority stakeholder in its refining and petrochemical unit.

Fire at Kuwait's Mina Al Ahmadi refinery put out, production, exports unaffected

Firefighters managed to put out a fire at Kuwait's Mina Al Ahmadi oil refinery with no injuries, a state news agency said, adding that production and exports were unaffected.

Gas leak causes explosion in Iran's Bandar Abbas refinery

An explosion was reported at Iran's southern refinery of Bandar Abbas following a gas leak.