Oil refinery news

The Zambia Development Agency has handed over the investment licence to China Zambia Petrochemical Corp. for the development of a US$1.1 billion crude-oil refinery and integrated energy complex in Ndola, Zambia.

On the Monday before Thanksgiving, the US retail price for regular-grade gasoline averaged US$3.06/gal., just ¢2/gal. higher than the same time in 2024, the EIA has reported.

Sonatrach and Sinopec Guangzhou Engineering Co. Ltd have signed a contract relating to the construction of a hydrotreating and reforming unit (CCR type) to treat heavy naphtha at the Arzew refinery, Algeria.

AFPM President and CEO Chet Thompson has issued a statement on the Researching Efficient Federal Improvements for Necessary Energy Refining (REFINER) Act (H.R. 3109).

Dangote Refinery and has selected Honeywell to supply technology and services to help enable the refinery to process a wider range of crude and double the production capacity by 2028.

Engineers India Limited (EIL) has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with NMDC Energy to strengthen cooperation in the execution of onshore projects in Saudi Arabia.

Enbridge has reached FID on the MLO1 project, which will help meet customer demand for incremental egress, increasing deliveries of Canadian heavy oil to key refining markets in the US Midwest and Gulf Coast.

OMV and Masdar have signed a binding agreement to develop and operate a new 140 MW green hydrogen electrolyser plant in Bruck an der Leitha, Austria, to decarbonise OMV's Schwechat refinery.

Baker Hughes has announced the integration of Antea’s mechanical integrity (MI) capabilities into its Cordant™ Asset Performance Management (APM) software.

The AFPM has submitted comments on the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) proposed supplemental rulemaking to the 2026 - 2027 Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) proposal.