North America downstream news

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.

30 BrandSafway refinery and petrochemical plant site teams have received Contractor Safety Achievement Awards from the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers association.

Tarsco designed and constructed the refrigerated LPG tanks for an unnamed midstream company in south Texas.

ExxonMobil is to purchase 2.5 million bbl of renewable diesel per year for five years from Global Clean Energy Holdings.

The Cameron LNG project in Louisiana, US, includes three liquefaction trains with a projected export of 12 million tpy of LNG, or approximately 1.7 billion ft3/d.

Shell Catalysts & Technologies has completed the expansion of its Port Allen, Louisiana plant in the US, doubling its capacity to produce precipitated alumina powder.

The 85 000 bpd naphtha hydrotreater at BP's refinery in Whiting, Indiana, US, took three years to build.

The 110 000 bpd fractionator is located at the company's Robstown, Texas, fractionation complex.

US gasoline and diesel crack spreads diverged sharply in March and April as a result of the mitigation efforts aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19, but they have moved closer since May.

The JV will provide an optimised approach to pipeline transportation service for NGLs primarily through the utilisation of existing infrastructure with limited initial construction.