Refining
VaroPreem CEO: Refining is 'critical infrastructure' for Europe
Europe built its last major refinery in 1975 and has shut dozens of facilities over the past 30 yrs as its oil production declined and its aging plants struggled to compete with modern facilities in China, India and the Middle East.
India's HPCL to begin crude processing at Barmer refinery by end of month
With the commissioning of the Barmer refinery, HPCL will become the second largest state-run refiner, replacing Bharat Petroleum Corp., which operates 706,000 bpd of capacity through its three refineries.
Gazprom Neft provisionally agrees to sell NIS stake to Hungary's MOL
NIS supplies about 80% of Serbia's fuel market and holds around half of the retail segment.
China's fuel oil imports slip in 2025 on weaker demand from refineries
China's demand for fuel oil typically comes from independent refiners, which can opt to use it as an alternative feedstock when they run out of crude-oil import quotas.
With refining spin off, Galp focuses on growing upstream in Brazil, Namibia
The company said earlier this month it was in talks with private equity-backed Moeve to combine their businesses in two new entities - one focusing on retail and another on refining.
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