Refining
Exxon director joins Elliott group seeking to acquire Citgo Petroleum
ExxonMobil board director Gregory Goff recently joined a newly formed Elliott Investment Management-backed company seeking to acquire control of Venezuela-owned oil refiner Citgo Petroleum.
Lyondell restarts Houston refinery's gasoline unit
Lyondell Basell Industries has restarted the gasoline-producing fluidic catalytic cracker unit (FCCU) at its 263,776-bpd Houston, Texas (U.S.) refinery on Thursday.
Mexico's Pemex posts drop in oil production as Lopez Obrador exits
Crude output by Pemex fell in August as Mexico's national oil company failed to reduce fuel imports in line with company targets, while overall falling well short of the lofty energy trade goals of the country's outgoing president.
South Korea's S-Oil shuts a crude unit for scheduled overhaul
South Korea's S-Oil has shut the No. 1 crude distillation unit (CDU) and some refining units at its Onsan refinery for a scheduled overhaul this week.
Oil refiner Cnergyico buys Pakistan's first Black Sea CPC Blend
Pakistan's biggest oil refiner Cnergyico said it has recently bought Black Sea CPC Blend, marking the country's first import of this grade.
Citgo's Lemont, Illinois (U.S.) refinery shuts down due to power outage
Citgo Petroleum shut down its 177,000-bpd refinery at Lemont, Illinois, on Wednesday afternoon due to a power blip by its electricity supplier.
EnerMech partners with KENT for FAST project at ExxonMobil's Fawley petrochemical complex
EnerMech has become the integrated service contract supplier of choice to KENT Energies Ltd. for ExxonMobil’s new low-sulfur diesel facility at its Fawley Petrochemical Complex, located in Hampshire, UK.
Tanker ships condensate from Russia's Arctic LNG 2 to port of Vitino
A tanker has begun making shipments of gas condensate to the Arctic port of Vitino from the Arctic LNG 2 project.
Truly effective reliability requires predictive maintenance
To navigate this new digital world, organizations must find ways to bring in new technologies to support the limited personnel they have, but without increasing the complexity of those people’s jobs or overwhelming them with raw data they are not trained to use. The solution is to implement a predictive maintenance technology plan founded on a boundless automation vision of seamlessly moving contextualized data wherever it is needed.
Configure safety communication to unleash your safety culture’s true potential
From an industrial perspective, effective communication is an integral part of achieving an injury-free workplace. This article provides the benefits of developing a safety management system to build a culture of safety in plants.

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