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Oil Refinery

PetroChina’s Jieyang Refinery Plans Start-up Next Year

Chinese state-controlled firm PetroChina's under-construction 400,000 b/d Jieyang refinery in south China's Guangdong province is targeting a start-up in the fi…

India

Praj Industries to Set up Ethanol Plant for Godavari Biorefineries

Praj will expand the existing ethanol manufacturing capacity of the plant to 600 Kilo Liter Per Day, from the existing 400 KLPD.

Oil Refinery

Indonesia’s Cilacap Refinery to Raise Output After Fire

Indonesian state-owned refiner Pertamina will increase gasoline production at its largest refinery, the 348,000 b/d Cilacap plant, to help meet a shortfall caus…

Hydrogen Project

Sinopec Wants to Become China’s Number One Hydrogen Firm

​Asia’s largest oil refiner Sinopec on Monday announced its plan to build 100 hydrogen refuelling stations this year as the company reaffirmed its aim to set …

Oil Refinery

IEA sees only one refinery operating in Australia

The International Energy Agency expects only one refinery to continue operating in Australia, implying that another refinery will close within the next five yea…

Oil Refinery

BP to Close Refinery in West Australia by 31 March

The Kwinana Refinery will be converted into an import terminal.

Oil & Gas Trade

Hyundai Oilbank to Export Gasoline to the U.S. for First Tim

Hyundai Oilbank announced on March 15 that it will export gasoline products to the United States in the second quarter of the year.

Oil Refinery

Oil Refining Companies Discuss Carbon Neutrality

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, SK innovation, GS Caltex, S-Oil and Hyundai Oilbank discussed carbon neutrality strategies on March 11.

Crude Oil

Iranian Crude Clogs Chinese Ports Despite US Sanctions

Congestion at one of China’s major refinery hubs was reportedly caused by soaring exports of crude from the Persian Gulf nation, which are expected to grow fur…

Oil Refinery

Petron to Restart Philippine Refinery by 2H 2021

Philippine private-sector firm Petron plans to resume refining activity at its 180,000 b/d Bataan refinery by the second half this year on expectations of a sig…

OPEC

India Asks Refiners to Diversify, Cut Reliance on Middle East Oil After Opec+ Decision

India, hit hard by the soaring oil prices, has urged producers to ease output cuts and help the global economic recovery

Oil Refinery

Indian Oil Shares Gain Over 3% on Panipat Refinery Capacity Expansion Plan

IOC board approved capital investment for capacity expansion of Panipat Refinery from 15 MMTPA to 25 MMTPA.

Oil Refinery

Iranian Firm Wins Tehran Refinery Upgrade Project

Iranian contracting company Chagalesh Consulting Engineers has been awarded a €200mn engineering, procurement and construction contract to upgrade a number of …

Crude Oil

Altrad Snaps up Contracts Worth £30m for Work at Major Oil Refinery

Industrial services giant Altrad has signed two long-term contracts with a major oil refinery on the east coast of England, worth an estimated £30 million.

Biofuel

Trump Administration Expected to Grant Biofuel Waivers for Some Oil Refiners

USA-BIOFUELS-Exclusive: Trump administration expected to grant biofuel waivers for some oil refiners - sources