Refining

The new company will provide services for projects across the upstream, midstream and downstream oil and gas sectors.

Rosneft’s oil refineries in Russia’s Samara region have completed the necessary upgrades to produce Euro 5 gasoline products.

Saudi Arabia cannot command a premium for its crude in Asia if it needs to protect its market share, according to Wood Mackenzie.

Brazil's Petrobras has announced plans to close its refinery on the Japanese island of Okinawa.

Copperchase has secured a contract with Hyundai Engineering and Construction to construct a new security fence for an oil refinery in Iraq.

Neste Oil's Porvoo refinery will be stopped for planned maintenance in April 2015.

Motiva Enterprises has announced plans to integrate the company’s two Louisiana refineries, Norco and Convent.

2014 was good year for Haldor Topsoe A/S, both in terms of financial performance, overall R&D development and project progress.

Calumet has announced the appointed of Bill Hatch as Interim CEO following William Grube’s promotion to Executive Vice Chairman.

The JV will offer the realisation of major projects in the petrochemical, refining and environmental technology sectors from one single source.

Business Monitor International looks at the US oil, gas and petrochemicals sector.

Gregory J. Goff, Chairman, President and CEO of Tesoro Corporation, has been named Chairman of the Board at AFPM.

Chevron Global Energy has entered into an underwriting agreement for the sale of its 50% shareholding in Caltex Australia.

The Department of Energy and Climate Change has released its latest UK energy statistics for 2014 and 4Q14.

While eliminating the US export ban would narrow the Brent - WTI differential, it would unlikely transform the supply outlook.