Refining
Detained Venezuelan-US Citgo executives to be tried as "traitors"
WASHINGTON/CARACAS (Reuters) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Wednesday that Venezuelan-American executives at refiner Citgo who were arrested in a corruption sweep this week would be tried as "corrupt, thieving traitors" despite a request by the United States to free them.
China independent refiners group applied for 2018 fuel export quotas
SHANGHAI (Reuters) — A newly formed group of China's independent oil refiners filed an application with the country's Ministry of Commerce on Wednesday for fuel export quotas next year, a source with one of the group's member companies said on Thursday.
Iran pushes to retain Asia oil buyers as possible US sanctions loom
SINGAPORE (Reuters) — Iran is pushing to retain customers for its oil in Asia, hoping that price reductions will boost the appeal of its crude compared with other Middle Eastern supply even as the potential threat of further US sanctions on the country looms.
Venezuela arrests head of US refiner Citgo in graft sweep
CARACAS (Reuters) — Venezuelan authorities arrested the acting president of its US-based refiner Citgo and five of the subsidiary's top executives on Tuesday as part of a spiraling corruption purge in the OPEC country's oil industry.
First phase of CITGO Aruba Refinery camp almost complete
SAN NICOLAS, Aruba — The first phase of an envisioned 1,500-bed man camp that will house workers needed to support the CITGO Aruba Refinery refurbishment project on the island is almost complete.
South Africa eyes BRICS partners to build new $10 B refinery
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) — South Africa wants the national oil companies of its BRICS partners to help build a new 400,000-bpd refinery that will be structured by senior debt and equity, energy minister David Mahlobo said on Tuesday.
Catcracker halted at Venezuela's Cardon refinery
PUNTO FIJO, Venezuela (Reuters) — The catalytic cracker at Venezuela’s 310,000 bpd Cardon refinery has stopped due to faults, a union leader and two workers said on Friday.
Three dead after suspected gas leak at PetroChina refinery
BEIJING (Reuters) — Three workers were killed and six others injured during a suspected gas leak at a PetroChina-operated refinery in Dalian on Saturday evening, state media said on Monday.
SNC-Lavalin awarded engineering contract by Ecopetrol in Colombia
BOGOTA — SNC-Lavalin announced it has been awarded a contract by Ecopetrol in Colombia for conceptual, basic and detailed engineering on high and medium-complexity projects through to 2020.
Middle East, US crude oil curbs Indian appetite for African supplies
NEW DELHI (Reuters) — India's imports of African crude oil in October plunged to their lowest in over four years, with the world's No.3 oil consumer increasingly turning to cheaper supplies from the United States and heavier Middle Eastern grades, ship tracking data showed.
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