Refining

Western Refining and Northern Tier have announced their joint definitive merger agreement.

Taking place on 12 - 13 April 2016 at the Dubai World Trade Centre, Tank World Expo is the definitive tank storage event for the MENA regions.

Pertamina and Saudi Aramco move closer towards forming a joint venture that will include a US$5 billion upgrade to an Indonesian refinery.

The Kaduna refinery has restarted production ahead of time, after being closed for several months for maintenance and repairs.

Nigerian state oil firm, NNPC, will award new crude for oil products swap agreements to Total, Varo Energy, Cepsa and ENI.

Sonangol and Eni have signed a commitment to upgrade the Lobito Refinery of Sonangol and have agreed on which instruments are needed to increase demand on investments into the upstream sector.

Vepica and BASIC Equipment are to perform a series of engineering studies to define the design basis, costs and schedule for the Davis Refinery.

Total petroleum deliveries rose 1.2% in November from year ago levels to average 19.6 million bpd, according to the API.

The conversion of liquid waste to advanced hydrogen-rich fuels has the potential for high value industrial and commercial applications, leading to multi-million dollar project opportunities.

StocExpo 2016, the world’s leading international event for the tank terminal industry, has unveiled its speaker lineup for 2016.

California state drivers have paid more at the pump than ever before compared to US drivers, according to Consumer Watchdog.

A Sunoco subsidiary has completed the purchase of a wholesale motor fuel distribution business from Alta East, Inc.

The Matrix Service Company has announced it has renewed its maintenance contract with BP, for its Cherry Point refinery.

Chiyoda Almana has been awarded a new long term EPCm services contract by RasGas, in Qatar.

Ethanol-to-hydrocarbon technology continues to move closer towards commercialisation, according to the US Department of Energy