Refinery

Biofuel

White House Considers Plan to Clear Record Backlog of Small Refinery Biofuel Waivers

The White House is reviewing a strategy to address a backlog of over 160 exemption requests from small U.S. refineries under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), …

Oil Refinery

Petroecuador Declares Emergency at Ecuador’s Biggest Refinery After Fire Damages

Petroecuador, Ecuador’s state-owned oil company, announced a 60-day emergency at the Esmeraldas refinery, the country’s largest, on Thursday, follow…

Metal

South32 Receives ARENA Grant to Study Steam Electrification in Alumina Refining

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has awarded A$4.4 million in funding to South32 for a pre-feasibility study on steam electrification at its Worsl…

Oil Refinery

Ecuador’s Biggest Oil Refinery Stops Operating as Precaution Due to Fire

On Monday, a fire broke out in a fuel oil tank at Ecuador’s largest oil refinery, the Esmeraldas refinery, operated by state-owned Petroecuador. The blaze…

Oil Refinery

Phillips 66’s Los Angeles Refinery Layoffs to Begin in December, Sources Say

Phillips 66 is expected to begin workforce reductions at its Los Angeles-area refinery in December, according to sources familiar with the matter. The refinery,…

Oil Refinery

Phillips 66’s Los Angeles Refinery Layoffs to Begin in December, Sources Say

Phillips 66 is expected to begin workforce reductions at its Los Angeles-area refinery in December, according to sources familiar with the matter. The refinery,…

Nigeria

Nigeria’s Dangote Refinery Agrees to Export Polypropylene With Vinmar

Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals has entered a partnership with Vinmar Group, an international petrochemicals distribution company, to distribute D…

Crude Oil

South Africa Wants $100 a Barrel Oil Before Selling More Crude Stocks

South Africa will hold off on selling more of its strategic crude oil reserves until global oil prices climb to about $100 per barrel, a senior energy official …

Biofuel

US EPA to Rule on Backlog of Small Refinery Biofuel Exemption Requests, Zeldin Says

On Thursday, May 15, 2025, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin informed lawmakers that the Trump administration intends to promp…

China

Ionikylation Unit at Petrochina’s Dagang Refinery Reaches 1,000 Days of Continuous Operation

PetroChina Dagang Petrochemical Company has achieved 1,000 consecutive days of operation for its 150,000-tonne-per-year Ionikylation unit at its Dagang refinery…

Crude Oil

Mexico’s Pemex Plans to Export Less Crude Oil as New Refinery Starts Up, Official Says

Mexico’s state-owned oil company, Pemex, expects to decrease crude oil exports this year as it directs more supply to domestic refineries, particularly th…

Metal

Rio Tinto Extracts First Gallium at Quebec Refinery With Partner Indium

Rio Tinto, in collaboration with Indium Corporation, has successfully extracted primary gallium from bauxite processed at its Vaudreuil alumina refinery in Queb…

Renewable Diesel

Marathon Reports Improved Q1 Earnings for Renewable Diesel

Marathon Petroleum Corp. announced on May 6, 2025, that its renewable diesel segment achieved improved first-quarter EBITDA, driven by higher facility utilizati…

Renewable Diesel

Imperial Oil: Renewable Diesel Project to Begin Operations Mid-Year

Imperial Oil Ltd., a Canada-based energy company, announced on May 2 that construction of its renewable diesel facility at the Strathcona refinery near Edmonton…

Oil Refinery

Mexico’s Olmeca Refinery Will Restart and Halt Was ‘Nothing Serious,’ President Says

Mexico’s Olmeca refinery, located at the port of Dos Bocas, is prepared to resume production following a temporary outage, President Claudia Sheinbaum ann…