Oil refinery news
US retail gasoline prices fall below US$3/gal.
US retail prices have fallen below US$3/gal., the lowest price since 2021, the US Energy Information Administration has reported.
AFPM: revised fuel economy standards would put CAFE back on solid legal footing
AFPM President and CEO Chet Thompson has issued a statement on the Trump administration’s proposed revised 2027 - 2031 Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards.
Petrobras advances expansion of RNEST
Petrobras has advanced the expansion of the processing capacity of the Abreu e Lima Refinery (RNEST), Brazil, with the construction of the second set of units (train 2).
Geopolitical developments contribute to elevated diesel prices
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) considers key geopolitical developments that have contributed to rising diesel prices in the final months of 2025.
JCEDF hosts groundbreaking ceremony for BWC Terminals’ new facility
Jackson County Economic Development Foundation (JCEDF) has hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for BWC Terminals’ new facility in Pascagoula, Mississippi, US, which will receive, store, and deliver petroleum products.
CZPC receives investment licence for Zambia oil refinery
The Zambia Development Agency has handed over the investment licence to China Zambia Petrochemical Corp. for the development of a US$1.1 billion crude-oil refinery and integrated energy complex in Ndola, Zambia.
US average gasoline prices this Thanksgiving similar to last
On the Monday before Thanksgiving, the US retail price for regular-grade gasoline averaged US$3.06/gal., just ¢2/gal. higher than the same time in 2024, the EIA has reported.
Sonatrach and Sinopec to boost naphtha refining capacity
Sonatrach and Sinopec Guangzhou Engineering Co. Ltd have signed a contract relating to the construction of a hydrotreating and reforming unit (CCR type) to treat heavy naphtha at the Arzew refinery, Algeria.
AFPM: REFINER Act spotlights liquid fuels, downstream energy manufacturing as a national security asset
AFPM President and CEO Chet Thompson has issued a statement on the Researching Efficient Federal Improvements for Necessary Energy Refining (REFINER) Act (H.R. 3109).
Dangote Refinery selects Honeywell technology to double production capacity
Dangote Refinery has selected Honeywell to supply technology and services to help enable the refinery to process a wider range of crude and double the production capacity by 2028.