Downstream news

As the peak of the hurricane season approaches, refiners and petrochemical manufacturers in the US are working to ensure that their facilities are secure and prepared to withstand storms.

MPLX LP has confirmed that it has completed the acquisition of Andeavor Logistics LP in a unit-for-unit transaction.

Zeeland Refinery has announced that it is to expand the refinery’s hydrocracker with an additional reactor.

Enterprise and Chevron have announced agreements supporting the development of an offshore crude oil terminal in the Gulf of Mexico.

On Wednesday 31 July, a fire broke out at ExxonMobil’s Baytown olefins plant.

Fluor has been awarded the FEED contract for INEOS’ vinyl acetate monomer processing plant in Hull, UK.

The European Commission has found that Croatian plans to construct and operate an LNG terminal at Krk island are in line with EU state aid rules.

EthosEnergy has taken over operations and maintenance of a Louisiana cogeneration facility for ExxonMobil’s Baton Rouge refining and chemicals complex.

Raising Eni’s refining capacity by 35%, the company has acquired a 20% equity interest in ADNOC Refining and the pair enter a trading joint venture with OMV.

Eddyfi has released the RMS PA system, aimed at high-resolution mapping of corrosion without compromising speed.