Refining

US gross crude oil imports increased by 528 000 bpd, or 7%, during the first half of 2016 compared to the first half of 2015, according to the US EIA.

The EPA and states should not pile on additional regulations on the oil and gas industry until the EPA completes its Oil and Gas Information Collection Request (ICR), according to the API.

The UK Petroleum Industry Association's latest report sets out the key priorities for the downstream oil sector for a new relationship with the European Union and for a meaningful industrial and energy strategy.

The Specialty Chemicals Market Volume Index, a tool created by the American Chemistry Council (ACC), showed that US speciality chemicals market volumes rose 0.3% in September.

Rosneft and an investment consortium led by Trafigura have signed agreements to acquire a 98% stake in Essar Oil.

Russian federal revenue from oil and natural gas production has declined significantly in response to low oil prices, according to the EIA.

Air Liquide will invest around €55 million in a second hydrogen production unit for Axion in Campana, Buenos Aires, which will increase the hydrogen production capacity of the site.

Petrobras has announced its BoD has approved the initiative to sell NSS to the Taiyo Oil Company.

The VERITRAX solution offers oil and gas producers an automatic chemical control, monitoring and ordering system that optimises chemical management tasks and labour intensive processes.

ClearSign Combustion has announced customer acceptance and turnover to operations of the previously announced refinery pilot test unit with an undisclosed California refiner.

DuPont and Aggreko have teamed up to provide temperature control to sulfuric acid alkylation customers worldwide

Technip has announced it has been awarded a contract to supply furnaces to a plant in Russia.

Just three years after launching it to the market, MAN Diesel & Turbo can announce orders for 20 units of its Refinery Train Package (ReTPac).

#TailgateSafetyTalks encourages worksite operators to lead safety focused discussions at the beginning of each shift, ensuring workplace safety is top of mind for every person on the jobsite.

The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) has criticised eco-terrorists who broke into pipeline facilities near the Canadian border and elsewhere to manually close pipeline valves.