Refining
Neste to enable PET bottles produced with bio-based materials
Neste has entered a cooperation with Suntory, ENEOS and Mitsubishi Corporation to enable the production of polyethylene terephthalate resin made with renewable Neste RE on a commercial scale.
No spill after Siberia oil field blasts -environment watchdog
Two explosions at an oilfield in western Siberia that killed two people did not lead to an oil spill, the head of Russia's environment watchdog Rosprirodnadzor said, adding that tests would show if the environment was harmed.
Brazil's Petrobras to raise diesel, gasoline prices
Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras said it will raise gasoline and diesel prices at its refineries after what it called an "abrupt" increase in global oil prices.
Production of renewable diesel restarted at Neste’s Singapore refinery after operational shutdown
The production of renewable diesel at Neste’s Singapore refinery expansion has been restarted in early August according to the company’s plans.
Sarens replaces E451 heat exchanger at Hengyuan Refinery's oil plant in Port Dickson, Malaysia
Sarens has participated in the renovation and upgrading of the Hengyuan Refinery oil plant facilities by replacing the E451 heat exchanger with a new unit.
TotalEnergies restating Port Arthur, Texas, reformer
TotalEnergies began restarting the reformer at its 238,000-bpd Port Arthur, Texas, refinery on Monday, people familiar with plant operations said.
Exxon Baytown, Texas, refinery resumes normal operations
ExxonMobil's 564,440 bpd Baytown, Texas, refinery resumed normal operations, company spokesperson Lauren Kight said, following a malfunction on a unit that triggered the plant's safety flare.
Phillips 66 plans to run refineries at mid-90% of combined capacity in Q3
Independent U.S. refiner Phillips 66 plans to run its refineries in the mid-90% range of their combined crude oil throughput capacity of 1.9 million bpd in the third quarter of 2023, Chief Financial Officer Kevin Mitchell said.
End of Nigerian fuel subsidy set to squeeze Europe's refiners
One of Europe's main markets for gasoline has shrunk, threatening to squeeze European refiners, after Nigeria removed fuel subsidies, which destroyed much of the country's domestic demand and a regional market for smuggled fuel.
- Southern Energy Renewables and Axens Sign MoU to advance SAF projects in Louisiana and beyond 4/8
- One of the largest heat pumps in the world has reached BASF's Ludwigshafen site 4/8
- LANXESS introduces surcharge for Lewatit ion exchange resins 4/8
- HyOrc secures industrial site and accelerated permitting path for Portugal green methanol project 4/8
- India raises HPCL Rajasthan Refinery project cost to $8.6 B 4/8
- Iranian Oil Refining Co. confirms attack on Lavan refinery 4/8
