North America downstream news

The EIA forecasts that US refinery utilisation will reach as high as 95% on a monthly average basis this summer in response to high product prices and crack spreads for gasoline, distillate fuel oil, and jet fuel.

Phillips 66 has made a Final Investment Decision (FID) to move forward with Rodeo Renewed, the project to convert its San Francisco refinery in Rodeo, California, US, into one of the world’s largest renewable fuels facilities.

The EIA’s 2022 Annual Energy Outlook report projects growth in consumption of NGLs in the bulk chemicals industry.

MCO-I has secured a contract to deliver compressor train equipment for Chevron Phillips Chemicals' new propylene unit in Texas.

ClearSign Technologies has received an initial engineering order from a large independent national refiner as the first phase of a project to retrofit two process heaters in one of the company's Californian refineries.

Kinder Morgan has announced the receipt of the necessary commercial commitments to move forward with the permitting and construction of a renewable diesel hub in Southern California, US.

BCCK has been awarded an EPC contract to improve overall project economics at a cryogenic gas facility in the Marcellus-Utica Basin in Ohio, US.

Severn Group has acquired US-headquartered ValvTechnologies – manufacturer of metal-seated, zero-leakage isolation valve solutions for demanding applications.

According to an EIA report, once the new LNG trains at Sabine Pass LNG and Calcasieu Pass LNG are placed in service, US LNG export capacity will become the world’s largest.

Arbor Gas has selected a 53 acre site in Beaumont, Texas, US, as the home of its first renewable gasoline plant.