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U.S. propane inventories are well stocked heading into the winter heating season

Propane inventories reflect supply and demand balances. Propane demand is greatest in the winter months because propane is used as the main heating fuel in about 5% of U.S. homes, primarily in the northern parts of the Midwest and Northeast.

EverLine and Amulet Critical Infrastructure launch first unified cyber-physical security platform to protect critical U.S. infrastructure

The collaboration combines EverLine’s 24/7 OT monitoring, threat intelligence and compliance capabilities with Amulet’s physical protection solutions and ballistic and blast event detection technologies, creating a comprehensive system that enables critical infrastructure operators to detect, deter and respond to both digital and physical threats in real time.

Update: Chevron's Los Angeles (U.S.) refinery down after large fire erupted in jet fuel unit

The El Segundo refinery is the second largest in California and Chevron's second-biggest refinery in the United States. The facility supplies a fifth of all motor vehicle fuels and 40% of the jet fuel consumed in southern California.

Dow and MEGlobal expand strategic ethylene supply agreement

CF Industries, Trafigura and Envalior announce shipment of certified low-carbon ammonia

CF Industries Holdings, Inc., the world’s largest producer of ammonia, announced a shipment of certified low-carbon ammonia from its Donaldsonville, Louisiana, facility.

Topsoe to support new blue methanol plant in Texas

Topsoe, a leading global provider of advanced technology and solutions for the energy transition, has been selected as technology provider by Sandpiper Chemicals LLC, for their new blue methanol plant in Texas City, Texas.

Phillips 66 to book $100-MM charge as it winds down Los Angeles (U.S.) refinery

These include around $70 MM to mitigate groundwater contamination, and about $30 MM for its midstream segment to retire transportation assets.

U.S. Gulf Coast fuel oil imports hit 2.5-yr high amid Venezuelan, Russian sanctions

U.S. Gulf Coast refiners are ramping up fuel oil imports to fill a widening gap left by declining heavy crude supplies, particularly from U.S.-sanctioned Venezuela.

Taiwan says it will cooperate with further restrictions on Russian energy imports

While Taiwan joined the United States and major Western allies in putting broad sanctions on Russia after it invaded Ukraine in 2022, it did not explicitly ban imports of energy, a major hard currency earner for Russia.

Phillips 66 provides update on Los Angeles (U.S.) refinery operations

The facility is executing a detailed schedule to safely idle operations. Several process units have been placed in an idle state. The remaining units will be idled in a phased manner through the end of 2025.