Downstream news

The new entity has a crude refining capacity of 300 000 bpd and is due to start a new 800 000 tpy ethylene complex in September at the Zhongke plant.

Demand for motor gasoline increased in May as many US states began to relax stay-at-home orders, but demand for jet fuel continued to decline because of reduced commercial air travel.

Graham Corp. has announced that it has secured US$11 million in orders for three oil refining projects in Asia.

XOS supplied the 2020 Perseverance Rover with a custom polycapillary X-ray focusing optic to be used for micro-X-ray fluorescence (micro-XRF).

The Tabangao oil refinery will become an import terminal.

The API has published the ninth edition of API Standard 2510, covering the design, construction, and location of LPG storage installations and handling facilities.

JET Infrastructure, owner and operator of jet fuel pipelines and terminals supplying major hub airports and urban growth centres across the US, has announced the addition of Graeme Burnett to its Advisory Board.

During a virtual roundtable, the President and CEO of the API discussed the energy industry’s role in economic recovery.

Upon completion the reconfigured San Francisco refinery in Rodeo, California, US, would produce 680 million gallons annually of renewable diesel, renewable gasoline, and sustainable jet fuel.

The EIA reports that exports of US LNG remain at low levels this summer.