Refining

Borouge is set to collaborate with Yokogawa to conduct a proof-of-concept for AI-powered autonomous control room operations at Borouge’s Ruwais facility in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Five years after the COVID-19 national emergency was declared, gasoline demand, distillate demand, and jet fuel demand all remain less than pre-pandemic averages, the US EIA has reported.

A major reconfiguration project is set to begin at ExxonMobil’s Baytown, Texas, US, complex that will increase the production of products like base stocks and diesel.

US jet fuel consumption growth has slowed in 2025, following a period of rapid consumption growth after 2020, as US air travel recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic, the EIA has reported.

High costs have kept green hydrogen projects from taking off, but new regulations in the EU’s refining sector offers a solution to launching carbon friendly technology at scale, according to a new report from Wood Mackenzie.

The AFPM President and CEO has responded to the EPA’s actions to address the backlog of nearly 200 small refinery exemptions.

Mitsui Chemicals Inc. has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at considering comprehensive collaboration with Dangote Industries Ltd and the consulting firm AAIC Holdings Pte. Ltd.

Ketjen Corp. has launched SaFeGuard™, a new catalyst technology designed to address iron (Fe) poisoning in FCC units.

Cerebre and ExxonMobil have signed a long-term agreement to accelerate and sustain ExxonMobil’s Foundational Digital Backbone.

Angolan President, João Lourenço, announced that the Cabinda Refinery will be inaugurated in September 2025, marking a strategic step in the industrialisation of the country.

Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical Joint Stock Co. (BSR) has exported its first batches of diesel oil (DO) to the Lao People’s Democratic Republic.

The US Energy Information Administration has reported that in 2024, the US exported about 30% of its domestic primary energy production.

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects a significant decline in the price of oil as growth in the global supply of oil vastly surpasses growth in demand for petroleum products.

The AFPM have recently submitted comments on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) proposed Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) volumes for 2026 and 2027.

Imperial has completed construction and is now producing renewable diesel at the Strathcona refinery, Canada.