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Phillips 66 sets the record straight on Gregory J. Goff’s relationship with Elliott Management

Phillips 66 responded to a letter released by Gregory J. Goff to Phillips 66 Shareholders.

Neste begins SAF production at its renewables refinery in Rotterdam, the Netherlands

Neste has started producing SAF at its renewable products refinery in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The refinery has been modified to enable Neste to produce up to 500,000 tpy of SAF.

Analysis: U.S. refiners unlikely to spend big to process more domestic oil

U.S. refiners are not planning to make big-ticket investments to process more domestic crude and less oil from top suppliers Canada and Mexico, industry sources and analysts said, an obstacle to President Trump's plan to boost oil output.

Yokogawa launches OpreX Plant Stewardship

Yokogawa Electric Corp. has launched its OpreX™ Plant Stewardship, the most comprehensive lifecycle service program in the company’s OpreX Sustainable Maintenance family, to support customers in achieving and sustaining operational excellence.

Keystone oil pipeline shut after spill in North Dakota (U.S.)

The Keystone oil pipeline from Canada to the United States was shut on Tuesday after an oil spill near Fort Ransom, North Dakota, its operator South Bow and the state's Department of Environmental Quality said.

Russia's idle oil refining capacity estimated up 33% in April from previous plan

Russia's offline primary oil refining capacity in April was revised up by a third from the previous plan for this month to 2.84 MM tonnes (t).

Angola's Sonangol seeks $4.8 B to bridge Lobito refinery funding gap

Angola's Sonangol is in talks with Chinese and European banks to overcome a $4.8-B funding shortfall for its planned 200,000-bpd Lobito refinery.

Seeq announces launch of Seeq for CONNECT

Seeq, a global leader in industrial analytics, artificial intelligence (AI) and enterprise monitoring, has launched its latest software product, Seeq for CONNECT, featuring seamless integration with AVEVA’s industrial intelligence platform CONNECT.

bp halts plans to make clean jet fuel at Spain plant

bp has decided to halt plans to produce clean jet fuel at its Castellon oil refinery in Spain. The decision to pause the biofuel investment was driven by weaker-than-anticipated growth in the market.

Suncor reports planned equipment shutdown at Montreal refinery

Suncor is conducting planned equipment shutdowns for maintenance works starting April 8, 2025. Maintenance works are scheduled to last approximately 5 weeks at the Montreal refinery.