Refining

Valero Logistics UK Ltd has signed an agreement with SemLogistics for the purchase of a fuel storage facility in Wales, UK.

If authorised, the expansion could make Beaumont the largest crude processing plant in the US.

The Star refinery will supply feedstock to Turkish petrochemicals firm Petkim and also produce diesel, naphtha and xylenes.

hte has delivered three high throughput testing systems for the development of petroleum refining technology to SINOPEC RIPP.

ExxonMobil will begin production of its new heavy neutral base stock at its Rotterdam refinery.

Brenntag has been appointed as Neste’s new base oils distributor in Greater China.

Mexico has been named as the International Energy Agency's 30th member country.

Yokogawa Electric Corp. has released a software package to optimise supply chain and operations.

Oban Energies has been granted approval to commence an oil refinery and oil storage facility in Grand Bahama.

Ras Tanura Refinery has completed a major turnaround and inspection project.

Duqm Refinery has signed EPC contracts for the construction of a 230 000 bpd refinery.

Mammoet has been contracted to provide heavy lifting and transport solutions for a Dangote oil refinery in Nigeria.

Bestgrand Chemical Group has successfully started-up a wet gas sulfuric acid plant in China, with a production capacity of 300 000 tpy of sulfuric acid.

Petrofac has celebrated the completion of the Suhar Refinery Improvement Project in Oman.

Haldor Topsoe and JITRI have formed a joint R&D company to accelerate development of innovative technologies for Chinese market.