Refining
New China refinery faces delay as Myanmar seeks extra oil tax
A newly built Chinese refinery near its border with Myanmar is facing a delayed start-up after state firm PetroChina balked at paying an extra tax for piping crude oil through the Southeast Asian nation.
No casualties reported after China refinery blast
An explosion occurred at around 1:50 p.m. Sunday at the Jinlingshihua Nanjing Refinery, a subsidiary of Sinopec Group.
Ceremony marks start of CITGO Aruba refinery activities
Representatives of the government of Aruba and Citgo held a ceremony to mark the beginning of activities that will lead to the refurbishment and operation of the Aruba refinery that has been idle since 2012.
Yokogawa develops process data analytics software for the early detection of production quality issues
Yokogawa Electric Corp. has developed Process Data Analytics, an application program that can detect a decline in quality or productivity at an early stage of the manufacturing process by analyzing process data, facility status information, operation history, and other data.
Norway LNG workers agree to wage deal, avoid strike
Workers and employers at three plants serving Norway's energy industry agreed a wage deal early on Friday, avoiding a strike that could have cut gas supplies to Britain.
BP to set up fuel stations in India, challenge state refiners
Global oil major BP plans to open up to 3,500 fuel stations in India, becoming the second overseas firm drawn to rising demand for gasoil and gasoline in the world's fastest growing major economy.
Sri Lanka to build 100 Mbpd refinery with India
Sri Lanka’s Ceylon Petroleum Corp. will build a second refinery with a capacity of at least 100 Mbpd in a tie-up with Indian Oil Corp.
Credit Suisse says US refinery margins rise in three of five regions
Refining margins rose in three of the five US regional petroleum districts in the week ended September 30, according to Credit Suisse.
Axens technology licensed for Pertamina’s Balikpapan, Cilacap refineries
Axens signed several technology licensing agreements with Pertamina for its major expansion project to upgrade residue into gasoline in Balikpapan and for a new middle distillate hydrotreater in Cilacap.
Norway strike could affect LNG plant, refinery
If wage talks fail, Statoil’s Melkoeya LNG plant and Shell’s Nyhamna gas plant could shut, while ExxonMobil’s Slagen refinery’s maintenance could be prolonged.
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- U.S. FERC explores blanket authorizations for LNG projects 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
- Dynamis Power Solutions awards Baker Hughes with significant order for gas turbine technology to support mobile power for oil and gas applications 11/21
- EIL signs MoU with Aramco Asia India Pvt. Ltd. for cooperation in various oil/gas activities 11/21
