Refining

Royal Dutch Shell has announced major maintenance plans for its Pearl GTL plant, Qatar.

Almotahedoon Petroleum Refinery and the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government have agreed on a new oil refinery in the Kohat district.

Tesoro corp has delayed the integration of its California refineries to mid-2017, according to a company presentation.

Darren Woods has been elected president of Exxon Mobil Corp. and a member of the board of directors, effective 1 January 2016.

API has announced that Lisa Salley will act as the Global Industry Services’ Vice President, responsible for standards, training and safety programmes for oil and gas operations to name a few.

ExxonMobil has announced the successful and safe startup of the onshore central processing facility at the Banyu Urip field in Indonesia.

Mexico's exports of heavy crude oil to Asia and light crude oil to Europe have risen, according to data from Pemex.

EIA expects propane and heating oil prices to be lower this season due to warmer temperatures and higher inventory levels.

Pentair has opened a new design institute that provides support for projects requiring design and specification for heat tracing and process-maintained industrial applications.

Gibson announces its 2016 growth capital expenditure budget of US$200 - 300 million.

The AFPM comments on the inclusion of tank car retrofit reporting requirements and an ECP brake study in the Conference Report for the FAST Act.

Chevron’s 2015 Fuel Your School programme generated more than US$8.8 million to help fund 10 126 classroom projects.

A new survey from the Institute of Mechanical Engineers shows that manufacturers believe UK growth will be hampered unless the Government addresses the shortage of engineering skills.

The EIA has released a new report announcing US natural gas reserves are higher than ever before and oil reserves have reached a new record breaking level.

Saudi Aramco Mobil Refining Company (SAMREF) has selected Axens to evaluate, develop and implement an advanced process control system for its Prime-G+ unit.