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Marathon sues BP for breach of contract in Texas oil refinery sale

Marathon Petroleum Corp. alleged BP failed to deliver a Texas oil refinery and three products terminals in the condition promised under a $2.4-B sales agreement signed in 2012, according to a federal lawsuit.

Iowa ethanol plant fire contained

Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy has contained a fire that occurred in the ethanol load out portion of SIRE's ethanol plant October 7.

No casualties reported after China refinery blast

An explosion occurred at around 1:50 p.m. Sunday at the Jinlingshihua Nanjing Refinery, a subsidiary of Sinopec Group.

Fire extinguished at Pertamina’s Cilacap refinery

A fire at Pertamina's Cilacap refinery in Indonesia shortly after midday on Wednesday has been extinguished.

Shell’s Singapore ethylene cracker to restart in a few weeks

Shell is expecting to restart its ethylene cracker at Pulau Bukom, Singapore, in the next few weeks following an unplanned shutdown.

Irving Oil performs $135 MM turnaround at Saint John refinery

Irving Oil began its 2016 fall turnaround project at its Saint John Refinery in late September.

EPA fines Eco Services Corp. for sulfur dioxide leak

The EPA has reached a settlement with Eco Services Operations Corp., located in Carson, Calif., for violations of federal laws related to a large release of 65,049 pounds of sulfur dioxide in 2013.

Emerson to acquire UK-based Permasense Ltd.

Emerson has agreed to acquire UK-based Permasense Ltd., a provider of non-intrusive corrosion monitoring technologies for heavy industries, including refining, chemical, and pipelines.

Production at Nigeria's Warri refinery unaffected by nearby explosion

Crude oil production at Nigeria's Warri refinery in the country's restive Niger Delta region has not been affected by an explosion heard near the site.

Oil and gas industry joins forces in fight against cybercrime

Cyber security is a growing issue in the oil and gas sector since critical network segments in production sites, which used to be kept isolated, are now connected to networks.