Refining

Hints from industry insiders suggest that oil prices will rise again.

SemCAMS has announced that it has acquired gas and condensate facilities in the Kaybob area of Alberta for approximately CAN$38 million.

Ensyn has been granted a key regulatory approval from the US Environmental Protection Agency for its renewable gasoline product, RFGasoline.

Hyperdynamics Corp. has announced the retirement of Ambassador Hank Cohen and the addition of Ambassador Patricia Moller and Gary Elliston to its Board of Directors.

Tesoro Corp., through its affiliate Tesoro Alaska Company LLC, has agreed to acquire Flint Hills Resources' wholesale marketing and logistics assets in Anchorage and Fairbanks, Alaska.

Blue Dolphin Energy Company has reported net income for 3Q15 of US$1.3 million.

Clariant relocates its air purification catalyst production to Louisville, Kentucky.

Screw pumps play an essential role in a wide range of applications such as the water treatment, oil extraction, hydraulic fracturing and chemical industries.

Technip will supply technology, engineering and procurement services for a reformer for a hydrogen plant located near the STAR Aegean Refinery.

CB&I has announced a joint venture between CB&I and CTCI Corp., Taiwan, has received a notice of intention of award valued at approximately US$2.8 billion from Oman Oil Refineries and Petroleum Industries Company.

Ecopetrol Corporate Group's results for 3Q15 registered an EBITDA of COP4.7 trillion and earnings of COP654 billion.

Camin Cargo Control has announced that it has expanded into Eastern Canada following the acquisition of Quantum Control Services.

Nur Bekri, Administrator of China National Energy Administration, and Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency, held a bilateral meeting on 18 November.

The Gazprom delegation has announced that it is taking part in the APEC CEO Summit in the Philippines.

API’s Monthly Statistical Report for October 2015 sees the demand for petroleum fall, while gasoline is on the up.