Refining

Ken Cohen, Vice President, Public and Government Affairs, Exxon Mobil Corp., has announced his retirement, which will be effective from 1 January 2016.

Douglas-Westwood look at the changing fortunes of the oil and gas industry.

Difficulties with expansion of gas exports raise the question about promotion of gas consumption on the domestic market, according to the National Energy Security Fund.

Highlights from the monthly OPEC oil market report for November 2015.

Although overall US crude oil imports have been declining since 2005, crude oil imports from Canada have been increasing.

ASTM International has been awarded Accredited Provider status by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET).

Tesoro Corporation has reached an agreement to sell its Los Angeles storage and pipeline assets to Tesoro Logistics.

ICIS has released the 2015 World Energy and Refining Annual Study.

Amec Foster Wheeler has announced the completion of its second annual ITB-Amec Foster Wheeler Oil & Gas Training Programme in Brunei.

Shell Midstream Partners LP has announced the execution of a Contribution Agreement to acquire Pecten Midstream LLC, which owns Lockport Crude Terminal and Auger Pipeline System.

MOL signed an agreement with Eni International B.V. for the acquisition of the entire share capital of Eni Slovenia doo.

KBR Inc. has announced the appointment of Ms. Ann Pickard as a member of the KBR Board of Directors, effective 1 December 2015.

New heat transfer course offered next year in Texas.

The construction of Maasvlakte 2 has been recognised by the award of the Prof. Dr. Ir. J.F. Agema prize.

This year’s report shows that the challenges faced by countries to develop a balanced approach to their energy policy mean that only two countries out of 130 are achieving ‘AAA’ balance score.