Refining
BP, Dow Chemical plants in Texas City lose power as regional outages continue
The BP chemical plant in Texas City, Texas, lost power on Wednesday morning, marking the latest in a string of outages for the area’s numerous plants and refineries - including nearby producer Dow Chemical.
Marathon Oil, Nexen sign deal to jointly explore Poland shale play
Marathon Oil said it signed an agreement with a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nexen Inc., under which Nexen will acquire a 40% working interest in 10 of Marathon's concessions in Poland's Paleozoic shale play.
Rising US retail gasoline costs have yet to significantly dampen demand - report
Higher retail gasoline prices are not significantly changing the habits of US drivers, allowing demand to remain mostly flat on a year-on-year basis, according to data released this week from MasterCard Advisors’ SpendingPulse report.
Chevron awards $65mn contract to KBR for base oil expansion at Mississippi refinery
KBR has been awarded a $65mn contract for a base oil expansion project at Chevron’s refinery in Pascagoula, Miss., the global engineering and construction firm announced on Wednesday.
Holly Corp. shuts down crude unit at Tulsa refinery
Holly Corp. has shut down its West facility crude unit in Tulsa, Oklahoma, due to a mechanical failure that was discovered on Friday night.
New crude oil pipeline to be constructed from Oklahoma storage hub to Houston
Enterprise Products Partners and Energy Transfer Partners have agreed to form a 50/50 joint venture to design and construct a crude oil pipeline from Cushing, Oklahoma to Houston. The project would allow greater access to US Gulf-area refining complexes and add approximately 500,000 barrels of storage capacity at new facilities to be constructed and owned by the joint venture at Enterprise’s new Houston crude oil terminal.
CB&I awarded over $45mn to build storage tanks for Canadian oil sands project
CB&I has been awarded a project in excess of $45mn to build storage tanks at a Canadian oil sands project near Fort McMurray, Alberta.
BP, Gulf alliance seek Deepwater Horizon study proposals for $500mn research program
BP and the Gulf of Mexico Alliance announced that the independent research board of the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GRI) is requesting proposals for studies into the effects of the Deepwater Horizon incident and the potential associated impact on environment and public health.
McDermott wins Gulf of Mexico deepwater project work from Chevron
McDermott International, Inc. announced that one of its subsidiary companies was awarded fabrication and installation work from Chevron to support the development of the Jack and St. Malo fields in the Gulf of Mexico.
Survey shows majority of offshore workers proud of industry, would recommend to friend
Despite soaring oil costs, the one-year anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon rig explosion and political unrest in the headlines, a clear majority of offshore oil and gas workers say they are proud to work in the industry and would recommend it to a friend, according to a new survey conducted by engineering consulting firm NES Global.
- Envision Energy powers world's first green marine ammonia bunkering 7/25
- New catalyst breakthrough could make clean ammonia easier to produce 7/25
- U.S. Gulf refiners seek Middle East, S. American oil to offset Venezuela, Mexico losses 7/25
- CEO of Russia-backed Indian refiner Nayara resigns after EU sanctions 7/25
- PetroChina makes FID for new northeast refinery complex 7/25
- Valero Energy beats Q2 profit estimates as refining margins improve 7/24
