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Motiva continues repairs on Texas FCC (U.S.)

Motiva Enterprises was continuing repairs to the shut gasoline-producing fluidic catalytic cracker at its 626,000-bpd Port Arthur, Texas refinery on Wednesday

Canada's crude oil has an increasingly significant role in U.S. refineries

Crude oil imports from Canada have become increasingly important to U.S. oil refineries, now making up most U.S. imports.

Used oil recycling: EDL to engineer another used oil-re-refining plant for Puraglobe

EDL Anlagenbau Gesellschaft has been commissioned by Puraglobe Holding GmbH to engineer another HyLube plant, this time outside Europe.

Shell beats forecasts with $6.3 B second quarter profit

Shell reported second-quarter profit of $6.3 B, a drop of 19% from the previous three months as refining margins and oil and gas trading weakened, though still beating analysts' forecasts.

Ampol, Graincorp collaborate for potential renewable fuels plant in Australia

The companies inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU), under which Graincorp will supply feedstock to produce sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel at the Lytton refinery.

Brazil's JBS supplies animal waste for production of sustainable aviation fuel

Brazilian meatpacker is supplying animal waste from its operations abroad for the production of renewable aviation fuels and is studying a similar initiative in Brazil through the Friboi brand.

United is first airline to purchase SAF for O'Hare Int'l airport (Chicago, U.S.)

United Airlines will purchase 1 MMgal of sustainable aviation fuel from Neste for use at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. 

Egypt aims to keep diesel prices subsidized

Egypt will aim to keep the price of diesel - one of the country's most commonly used fuels - subsidized by raising other petrol prices, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said.

illimity, Trafigura lend money to Italian refinery for energy transition

illimity and commodity trader Trafigura have teamed up to lend more than €400 MM ($434 MM) to Italian refinery ISAB, which will invest €1.4 B in the next decade to strengthen its business and make it greener.

EIA: U.S. refining capacity increased in 2023 with expansions and existing facilities

U.S. refining capacity increased in 2023 for the second time since the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the U.S. EIA’s annual Refinery Capacity Report. U.S. operable atmospheric crude oil distillation capacity totaled 18.4 MMbpd at the start of 2024, a 2% increase compared with the start of 2023.