Refining

According to Today in Energy from the US EIA, more Chinese crude oil imports are coming from non-OPEC countries.

Sentry Equipment has announced the acquisition of Cobra Sampling Inc.

Royal Vopak plans to add 16 new tanks to its terminal in Alemoa, Port of Santos, Brazil.

ClearSign Combustion has received a follow-on order from a refinery in California, US.

Fairway Energy Partners has announced that its Houston crude oil storage facility has commenced commercial operations.

Williams Partners has agreed to sell its interests in the Geismar olefins facility to NOVA Chemicals for US$2.1 billion, while concurrently announces a long-term feedstock supply and transportation agreement with NOVA Chemicals.

Utah Governor Gary Herbert has signed a bill that establishes a gasoline and diesel refinery exemption.

Amec Foster Wheeler has announced it has won a contract with China’s GPEC for oil shale fired CFB boilers in Jordan.

KBR has announced it has executed a global master contract with Chevron.

Oman Oil Company and Kuwait Petroleum International have announced the signing of partnership agreements for the development of the Duqm Refinery and Petrochemical Complex.

According to the US EIA's Today in Energy report, US crude oil imports increased in 2016.

PIDX International has appointed Implico Managing Partner Michael Martens to its Membership Committee.

Zhejiang Petroleum & Chemical Co. has announced it has awarded a DuPont contract for a MECS® sulfuric acid regeneration unit.

Fluor will execute the engineering and procurement scope for a major reconfiguration at Marathon’s Galveston Bay and Texas City refineries.

Amec Foster Wheeler has been awarded with a global engineering services framework contract from BP.