Refining
Valero starts up production on new Port Arthur, Texas coker
Valero Energy Corp is starting up production on a new coker at its 335,000-bpd Port Arthur, Texas, refinery.
Valero's Port Arthur refinery prepares small CDU restart
Valero Energy Corp is preparing to restart the small crude distillation unit at its 335,000 bpd Port Arthur, Texas refinery after completing a planned overhaul.
China refiner ZPC enters strategic fuel marketing deal with Sinopec
Privately controlled Zhejiang Petrochemical Corp, operator of China's largest refinery, said it has reached a strategic agreement with state refining giant Sinopec on the domestic marketing of its fuel.
Chinese refiner Chambroad set to start bitumen plant in Hainan
China's Chambroad Petrochemicals is set to start operating a refining unit in the southern province of Hainan in May to produce mainly bitumen with an aim to export the material used to pave roads.
Neste completed second series of runs at its Porvoo refinery
Neste has successfully concluded its second series of industrial-scale processing runs with liquefied waste plastic at its refinery in Porvoo, Finland.
Qantas, Airbus to invest in Australian biofuel refinery
Qantas Airways Ltd and Airbus SE will jointly invest $1.34 MM in a biofuel refinery being set up in Australia's Queensland state that would convert agricultural by-products into sustainable aviation fuel.
Honeywell to support world’s largest renewable fuels plant in Panama
Honeywell announced that SGP BioEnergy will implement Honeywell’s Experion System Technology at its Golden City Biorefinery in Colón, Panama.
CIB to invest C$277-MM in Shell-Suncor biorefinery in Quebec
Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) said on Monday it would invest C$277-MM in a carbon recycling facility in Quebec run by a joint-venture backed by Shell and Suncor Energy Inc.
French strikes keep record crude volumes on the water, crash storage levels
French strike action has led to record amounts of crude and condensate sitting idly offshore while the country's crude stocks have plummeted.
Saudi Aramco to open new China refinery-petchem complex in 2026
Saudi Aramco and its Chinese partners aim to start full operations at a refinery and petrochemical project in northeast China in 2026 to meet the country's growing demand for fuel and petrochemicals.
- 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
