Refining

The EIA reports on the Suez Canal and SUMED Pipeline and their position as critical energy chokepoints.

In order to address the profit challenges of IMO 2020, Shipoil has appointed Inatech to digitalise its bunker fuel and marine lubricants operations.

US crude oil exports reached a new all-time high of 3.3 million bpd in June 2019, according to a new report from the API.

AFPM has released a statement on North Dakota and Montana’s petition for preemption determination.

Opportune LLP has announced that Randy Osterberg has joined the firm as Managing Director.

The outlook offers a perspective on how changes in global refining capacity, regulations and developing economies will affect refining utilisation.

ExxonMobil, BASF, Aramco, and four other companies have signed an agreement to accelerate the development of open process automation systems.

IndianOil has launched two new grades of engine oils for new generation petrol and diesel vehicles.

Axens has confirmed that its PolyFuel unit has been fully functional at the Petrobrazi refinery since April 2019.

The EIA reports that Iran is driving unplanned OPEC crude oil production outage to its highest levels since late 2015.

Nettitude, the research led cyber security services organisation of the Lloyd’s Register Group, has opened a new operation in Singapore.

Frames has designed and supplied an electrostatic colaescer for kerosene treatment to the Cepsa San Roque Refinery.

Petrofac has officially inaugurated its oil and gas construction skills training centre in Algeria.

A new EPA ruling is set to expand the sale of 15% ethanol blended motor gasoline.

The approval allows recently formed local entity, Sparrows Saudi Arabia LLC, to deliver its full portfolio of services to Saudi Aramco.