Refining

More highlights from the testimony given by the API before the Senate Committee on the Energy and Natural Resources Energy Supply Bill hearing.

Highlights from the testimony given by the API before the Senate Committee on the Energy and Natural Resources Energy Supply Bill hearing.

Partial oil and gas price recovery and volume gains will help overall exports rebound in 2016 to the tune of 19% growth, according to EDC.

The US Energy Information Administration has said that low crude oil prices and increased gasoline demand lead to high refiner margins.

Oxygen enrichment is a low risk, high return and short payback solution to today's refinery bottlenecking problems.

According to company officials, Petronas is delaying the start up of its US$16 billion RAPID refinery and petrochemicals facility to mid 2019.

End users are placing greater focus on efficiency and productivity of plants and this is likely to directly drive the need for pump services.

Orpic has announced the successful closure of an OMR350 million syndicated corporate loan facility at its Mina Al Fahal refinery.

The American Petroleum Institute has applauded the bipartisan Senate push for crude exports.

Senators Heitkamp and Murkowski have introduced a bipartisan bill to enhance efforts to lift the US oil export ban.

The US Environmental Protection Agency has settled with Marathon Petroleum Corporation to cut harmful air emissions at facilities in Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio.

LyondellBasell has appointed a new Executive Vice President, while Magellan Midstream has announced a new Chief Financial Officer.

PIRA Energy Group looks a movements in the oil market.

Software innovation for design and production optimisation. By Paul Taylor, SVP International Sales, AspenTech.

Tesoro is upgrading its crude oil rail car fleet with the addition of 210 enhanced tank cars.