North America downstream news

A final investment decision is expected in 2021, which will determine the final cost of the project’s first phase.

The South Texas Pipeline System connects growing petrochemical markets in South Texas, Easton’s large salt dome storage position at Markham, Texas, and Easton’s distribution pipelines in the Houston Ship Channel and Mont Belvieu areas.

As of 30 October, US refinery runs were 14 million bpd, or about 13% lower than the average for this time of year, according to the EIA Weekly Petroleum Status Report.

Excelerate Energy has announced the successful transition of its entire fleet of floating storage and regasification units to Excelerate Technical Management.

The Diamond Green Diesel facility in Norco, Louisiana, US, will more than double its annual production of renewable diesel.

A new programme intended to turn the Canadian state of Alberta into a leading global producer of petrochemicals has been launched.

Alberta’s government is in talks with a private Saudi company to open a CAN$5 billion to CAN$10 billion (US$3.8 billion – US$7.6 billion) petrochemical plant.

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

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.

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