Refining
China unveils plans to expand, upgrade oil and gas pipelines
The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and National Energy Administration (NEA) unveiled plans to expand and upgrade China’s oil and gas pipeline network over the next decade.
Chevron Phillips chemicals selects Audubon for main contractor framework agreement
HOUSTON, TX — Audubon Engineering Solutions, a global provider of engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services for the oil & gas, petrochemical, refining, and pipeline markets, announced that it has signed a teaming agreement with Chevron Phillips Chemical to provide capital-engineering services for their Gulf Coast Facilities.
Russia, Venezuela discuss Citgo collateral deal to avoid US sanctions
CARACAS/HOUSTON (Reuters) — Russia's top oil producer Rosneft is negotiating to swap its collateral in Venezuelan-owned, US-based refiner Citgo for oilfield stakes and a fuel supply deal—a move to avoid complications from US sanctions, two sources with knowledge of the negotiations told Reuters.
Union seeks partial stoppage at Portugal Galp refineries
LISBON (Reuters) — The union representing workers at Portugal's Galp Energia has called a six-day strike at the company's two refineries starting on July 26 to demand that Galp resume a collective bargaining agreement.
India refiner HPCL sees more scope for foreign buys after ONGC deal
NEW DELHI (Reuters) — Indian state refiner Hindustan Petroleum Corp sees itself better placed to buy overseas downstream assets once it becomes part of the country's top explorer Oil and Natural Gas Corp, its chairman M. K. Surana said.
PetroChina unloading first Chinese purchase of oil from US strategic reserves
SINGAPORE (Reuters) — PetroChina is this week unloading the first Chinese purchase of crude oil from US strategic petroleum reserves at a port in eastern China, according to shipping data and two industry sources.
Tesoro fuel transport via Pemex lines in Mexico could begin in Sept
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) — US refiner Tesoro Corp could begin transporting gasoline and diesel through the pipeline network owned by Mexico's national oil company Pemex in September, an executive with the Mexican firm said on Wednesday.
IRPC Americas '17: Best practices should not be sacrificed for cost and schedule
HOUSTON—Stephen L. Cabano, President of Pathfinder LLC, spoke on the recognition vs. application of best practices for capital projects on the second day of Gulf Publishing Company's International Refining and Petrochemical Conference (IRPC) Americas 2017.
IRPC Americas '17: FCC process history driven by war, competition
HOUSTON—Phillip Niccum, Senior Vice President, Process Engineering for KP Engineering, opened the second day of Gulf Publishing Company's International Refining and Petrochemical Conference (IRPC) Americas 2017 with a keynote talk on the history and development of the fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) process.
India allows ONGC to buy out government stake in refiner HPCL
NEW DELHI (Reuters) — India has approved explorer Oil and Natural Gas Corp's plan to buy its 51.1% stake in state-refiner Hindustan Petroleum Corp , a government source said on Wednesday, as New Delhi seeks to create a large integrated oil firm.
- XRG to expand its global chemicals reach with takeover of Covestro 11/21
- thyssenkrupp Uhde selected by Dangote Fertilizer Ltd. to license four urea granulation units in Nigeria 11/21
- Indian and Chinese refineries are moving to comply with U.S. sanctions on Russia 11/21
- China's first coal-to-chemicals project with green hydrogen starts commercial operations 11/20
- Norsk e-Fuel and Braskem partner to turn captured carbon into long-lasting products 11/20
- Nigeria's Dangote refinery delays CDU maintenance to end of January 2026 11/20
