Refinery

Oil Refinery

Hyundai Engineering Secures Advantageous Position From Oil Refinery Construction in Indonesia

An aerial photo of Balikpapan Oil Refinery built by Hyundai Engineering in East Kalimantan on Borneo Island, IndonesiaThe Balikpapan Oil Refinery, built by Hyun…

SINOPEC

Sinopec Begins $1.56BN Upgrade at Northern China Refinery

China's Sinopec said it has started building a project worth 10.8 billion yuan ($1.56 billion) in a northern subsidiary refinery aimed at manufacturing more…

Hydrogen Production

BP Launches Plans for 2GW Green Hydrogen Cluster in Spain

Oil and gas giant bp has today (February 28) launched plans for a 2GW green hydrogen cluster in the Valencia region of Spain at its Castellón refinery, d…

Energy Security

Suncor Gives All-Clear After Incident at Its Commerce City Refinery in Colorado

CALGARY — Suncor Energy Inc. has given the all-clear after responding to a vapor leak at its Commerce City refinery in Colorado.The Calgary-based energy compan…

Oil Price

Russia proposes caps on oil export discounts -draft law

Image used for illustrative purpose only. A view shows a local oil refinery in Omsk, Russia June 6, 2022. Picture taken June 6, 2022. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko Im…

Oil Exploration

Egypt Plans 3 Tenders for Oil and Gas Exploration, Production in 2023 -Minister

Flames rise from an oil refinery in Cairo, May 6, 2008. Image used for illustrative purpose.Reuters Images/Nasser NuriEgypt plans to offer three international t…

Biofuel

Biorefinery Uses Microbial Fuel Cell to Upcycle Resistant Plant Waste

Graphical abstract. Credit: ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering (2022). DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.2c03667When nature designed lignin—the fibrous, woody ma…

United States

Court Suspends RFS Obligations for 2 Small Refineries

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Jan. 27 suspended Renewable Fuel Standard compliance obligations for two refineries that were denied small re…

Oil Refinery

US Court Halts RFS Mandate for 2 Refineries

An appeals court has suspended the compliance obligations under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) for two small refineries that were denied hardship exemptions …

Oil Refinery

Fire Breaks Out at Pdv’s Cardon Refinery

A fire broke out today in the fluid catalytic cracking unit at Venezuela's Cardon refinery, the second major blaze at the site since late December.Operator …

Hydrogen Production

Hydrogen at Centre of China’s Plans to Win Bigger Share of Green Energy Market

A view of the hydrogen production unit at a SinoPec refinery in Qingdao, eastern China. Feature China / Barcroft Media / Getty ImagesA decade ago, China used lo…

Energy Investment

Qatarenergy, Us Giant Take Investment Decision on Massive $6 Billion Ras Laffan Complex

Qatari giant also awarded EPC contract for project's ethylene plant to pairing of Samsung Engineering and CTCIQatarEnergy and US giant Chevron Phillips Chem…

Oil Pipeline

Former Petrobras Official To Lead Brazil’s State Run Oil Company

President-elect Lula da Silva names Jean Paul Prates to head the company amid renewables pushBrazil's president-elect Lula da Silva, announced that senator …

Oil Refinery

Sanctions to Choke Russian Refining Sector

The outgoing year was a wild ride for Russia’s downstream, which pulled off a remarkable rebound after a dizzying, postwar decline.2023 promises even more…

Oil Refinery

Nigeria Will Auction 7 Hydrocarbon Blocks in Early 2023

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has announced plans to hold the Mini Bid Round 2022, in which seven offshore blocks covering an ar…