Oil refinery news

AMETEK Process Instruments has expanded its 993X series of gas analysers – including both 993X and 9933 models - with new explosion proof (Ex d) enclosures certified for ATEX and IECEx Zone 1 hazardous locations.

Worley has been awarded, as part of a pool of 11 contractors, a long-term agreement by Aramco to support projects within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia across the energy and chemical sectors.

KBR's ROSE® technology has been successfully commissioned by HPCL Visakh refinery at its new residue upgradation facility (RUF) in India.

Neste will conduct an approximately nine week maintenance turnaround at its Porvoo refinery between August and October 2026, Finland.

US operable atmospheric distillation capacity totalled 18.2 million b/cd on 1 January 2026 – down over 250 000 b/cd (about 1%) compared with 1 January 2025 – according to the EIA's latest annual Refinery Capacity Report.

Sky Quarry Inc. has announced an update on its Nevada refinery operations, US, provided by the company's interim CEO, Marcus Laun.

The US Energy Information Administration has reported that US refineries processing capacity and crude oil stocks have fallen throughout June.

Petrobras has approved the FID for the RPBC Biorefining project, which entails the construction of a dedicated plant for producing SAF and renewable diesel at the Presidente Bernardes Refinery in Cubatão, São Paulo, Brazil.

Petrobras has completed the production and sale of the first batch of SAF produced from CORSIA-certified low-risk ILUC soybean oil, which attests to sustainability criteria and a lower risk of impact on new areas.

Wood Mackenzie has forecasted Brent averaging US$78/bbl in 2027 and potentially easing to US$70/bbl by 4Q27, following a US-Iran MoU that has shifted market sentiment away from a prolonged Strait of Hormuz closure.