North America downstream news

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).

Chart Industries has announced its participation in a US Department of Energy project, Demonstration and Framework for H2@Scale in Texas and Beyond.

The two companies have created a partnership for the supply of LNG as a marine fuel from the proposed Galveston LNG Bunker Port terminal project.