Gas processing

Plans are afoot for oil refining and petrochemical expansion in Bahrain, Iraq and Saudi Arabia.

The two companies have signed and MoU to form a partnership to develop onshore LNG and upstream projects.

A round up of recent downstream news from all over Europe. Including an update of refineries currently up for sale or closure.

A summary of recent downstream news from Asia.

A round up of recent downstream news from North America and Latin America.

An update of news from refineries across the US.

A round up of construction news from refinery projects across the globe.

The American Petroleum Institute has commented that the US Environmental Protection Agency’s regulations on ozone and greenhouse gases are top threats in job growth.

Marc Gillmann, European Biofuels Technology Platform, discusses the recent trends in the european biofuels markets and how they are affecting refiners.

The action proposed by the Energy and Power committee would assess the economic costs and benefits of recent EPA regulations on American consumers, businesses and local government.

The House Energy and Commerce Committee have extended the CFATS programme to 2018.

Laura Severs, Edmonton Economic Development Corporation, Canada, discusses the Edmonton service area and its growing status as the world’s most politically stable oil reserves.

Nancy Yamaguchi, Contributing Editor, examines the Middle East oil sector, with a special focus on Iran.

US fuel distillate demand up, but gasoline demand falters in the face of high prices.

An update of news from refineries across Asia.