Refining

PBF Energy will shut most refining units at its Paulsboro, New Jersey, US, refinery.

Shell is planning to shrink its refining and chemicals portfolio from 14 to six sites.

Imperial has started operation of a newly constructed cogeneration unit at the Strathcona refinery near Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, increasing energy efficiency at the facility and helping reduce provincial greenhouse gas emissions.

CITGO Petroleum Corp. has announced that its Corpus Christi refinery has received the 2019 ENERGY STAR® certification, awarded by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Canada Business Holdings secured licence to produce refined products in the Special Economic Zone in Duqm in Oman on 30 June 2020.

AFPM Policy Analyst Mike Burnside outlines how drone technology is helping to improve safety and security at refineries and petrochemical plants.

The refinery has completed a scheduled overhaul of hydrocracking, hydrogen production, base oil production and elemental sulfur production facilities.

China has started building a mega petrochemical and refining complex in Shandong province this week, according to local state media reports.

In the past two years, ADNOC has enhanced its strategic energy links with India – a key growth market for crude, refined and petrochemical products.

AVEVA has signed an agreement to help accelerate Shell Global Solutions International B.V’s digital transformational strategy.

Sulzer Chemtech is expanding its Tower Field Services capabilities by moving into a new facility in Tees Advanced Manufacturing Park (TeesAMP), Middlesbrough, UK.

Cenovus Energy has agreed to buy Husky Energy in an all-stock deal valued at CAN$3.8 billion (US$2.9 billion).

Preem has launched a new project to rebuild the Lysekil refinery to become Scandinavia's largest producer of renewable fuels.

The STRATCO alkylation unit at the Sinopec Qilu refinery in Zibo, Shandong Province, China, has successfully completed its performance test.

Nigeria's Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has affirmed the suitability of the 5000 bpd Waltersmith Modular Refinery project for refining operations.