Refining

Clariant has announced the start of production for its new polypropylene catalyst plant in Louisville, USA

Frontline has announced the termination of four VLCC newbuild contracts.

Most US households can expect higher heating expenditures this winter (October through March) compared to last winter, according to EIA's Winter Fuels Outlook.

The microbial enhance oil recovery market will grow at a CAGR of 17.37%, according to RnR Market Research

American Innovations has expanded its line of external corrosion services through its acquisition of MSES' line of corrosion products.

MOL’s Board of Directors formally approved the company’s new long term strategy, ‘MOL Group 2030 – Enter Tomorrow’, at its meeting held on 13 October 2016.

SKF and GE Oil & Gas have signed an agreement aimed at further developing the use of active magnetic bearing technologies within the oil and gas sector.

Brinderson, a subsidiary of Aegion, was recognised as Tesoro’s Supplier of the Year at its inaugural Supplier Recognition Awards ceremony on 25 September 2016.

Since acquiring the Rotterdam refinery in 1998, KS&T has grown the business into the largest producer of naphtha in Northwest Europe.

Air Products and the National Institute of Clean-and-Low-Carbon Energy (NICE) have announced a collaborative effort to potentially work together on hydrogen fuelling projects in China.

Global oil supply rose by 0.6 million bpd in September, according to the newly released IEA Oil Market Report (OMR) for October.

ION Engineering has initiated testing of its proprietary CO2 liquid absorbent system at Technology Centre Mongstad (TCM), located at Statoil's Mongstad refinery.

Refining and petrochemicals managers from Russia, Central Asia and Eastern Europe will attend the CIS & CEE Downstream Project Management Conference in Vienna on 2 - 3 November.

OPIS has completed its benchmark audit for NGLs, refined and renewable products pricing assessments.

CB&I has been awarded a five year contract renewal valued at approximately US$350 million by a major refinery in the Midwest.