Oil refinery news
Stillwater Associates launches Refining Margin Index
The consulting firm's index will account for the typical crude run in US West Coast refineries, the cost of compliance with greenhouse gas-reduction regulations, and local refined product prices.
TechnipFMC begins work on hydrocracking complex in Egypt
TechnipFMC has an EPC contract with Assiut National Oil Processing Co. (ANOPC) for the construction of a new hydrocracking complex for the Assiut refinery in Egypt.
Neste to end refining operations at Naantali
The Naantali refinery is due to close by the end of March 2021.
Hengli selects Aspen technology for plant digitalisation
Aspen DMC3 software will be used to accelerate digitalisation at Hengli's integrated refining and chemical plant in Dalian, China.
Maire Tecnimont subsidiary to engineer coking furnaces for Mexico refinery
KT – Kinetics Technology S.p.A. will engineer three large-scale coking furnaces for a new oil refinery in Mexico.
Total to suspend operations at Donges refinery
Union sources said the stoppage would take effect on Monday and could last for four months.
Shutdown of Convent refinery could begin next week
Shell may begin the permanent shutdown of its 211 146 bpd Convent, Louisiana, refinery early next week.
Modi: India set to double oil refining capacity in 5 years
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India was also aiming to raise the share of natural gas in its energy-consumption mix by up to four times.
Renewable fuel production begins at Lysekil refinery
Renewable raw materials are being converted into Swedish Environmental Class 1 diesel at Preem’s refinery in Lysekil.
Xinhai to more than double refining capacity
China’s private refiner Xinhai Group expects to more than double its crude oil refining capacity by the end of 2021.