Refining
Exxon's Joliet, Illinois (U.S.) refinery restarts units, ramps up production
ExxonMobil has restarted select units at its 251,800-bpd refinery in Joliet, Illinois, three weeks after it lost power following a storm.
Canada's Suncor on track to exceed 2024 oil production, refinery guidance
Canada's Suncor Energy could exceed its 2024 guidance on oil production and refinery throughput.
U.S. DOE awards $41 MM for renewables-to-liquids/chemicals projects
The U.S. Department of Energy announced $41 MM for 14 projects to develop technologies, renewables-to-liquids, for harnessing renewable energy to produce liquids for sustainable fuels or chemicals.
Marathon to run refineries at 90% of combined capacity in Q3
U.S. crude oil refiner Marathon Petroleum plans to operate its 13 refineries at 90% of their combined 3 MMbpd capacity in the third quarter.
U.S. EPA says it is auditing biofuel producers' used cooking oil supply
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has launched investigations into the supply chains of at least two renewable fuel producers amid industry concerns that some may be using fraudulent feedstocks for biodiesel to secure lucrative government subsidies.
Environmental groups sue Suncor for Colorado refinery pollution
Environmental groups filed a lawsuit against Suncor Energy on Tuesday, alleging that pollution from the company's Commerce City refinery in Colorado has resulted in long-lasting harm to surrounding communities.
U.S. imports of renewable diesel increased in the early months of 2024
In the first five months of 2024, U.S. imports of renewable diesel averaged 30,000 bpd, approaching the monthly record set in May 2023.
Marathon Petroleum's profit beats as volume boost offsets weak refining margins
Marathon Petroleum beat second-quarter profit estimates, as higher volume of crude processing and a strong midstream segment helped offset low refining margins, sending the shares of the top U.S. refiner up 4.9% before the bell on Tuesday.
Saudi's small crude price hike for Asia shows bigger concerns
Asia's beleaguered oil refiners have received welcome relief on two fronts as crude prices slide and top supplier Saudi Arabia offered some relief.
Mexico's new oil refinery to cover 20% of fuel needs in weeks, president says
Production at a new refinery owned and operated by Mexico's state-run oil company Pemex will meet a fifth of the country's motor fuel needs within two weeks, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday.
- Carbon capture tops agenda at GPAE Conference 2025 6/17
- INEOS to cease phenol production at German site, cites high European energy costs and CO2 tax policy 6/17
- Petrobras signs $892 MM in contracts to complete RNEST Train 2 refinery expansion 6/17
- China's May refinery throughput at 9-month low on plant overhauls (1) 6/17
- bp completes turnaround work at 250,000-bpd refinery in Washington (U.S.) 6/17
- Japan's Eneos restarts 77,000-bpd Kawasaki CDU after unplanned shutdown 6/17
