Oil refinery news
OMV refinery implements measures to reduce CO2 emissions
OMV has pledged to reach net-zero emissions of operations (Scope 1 and 2) by 2050 or sooner.
Total to convert Grandpuits refinery into zero-crude platform
The platform will be used for renewable diesel and bioplastics production, as well as plastics recycling.
GlobalData: FSU and Asia to spearhead global refinery coking unit capacity growth by 2024
The two regions are likely to add in the region of 757 000 bpd of refinery coking capacity by the end of 2024, according to GlobalData.
CNOOC completes performance testing of DuPont hydrotreating unit
The IsoTherming VGO hydrotreater at CNOOC's Huizhou Refinery is designed to process 51 419 bpsd (2600 kmta) of a vacuum gasoil feedstock as feed for the FCC unit.
Voting on Petrobras refineries privatisation postponed
Voting on the sale of Petrobras' refineries has been postponed by Brazil's Supreme Court, without setting a new deadline.
Senex Energy to supply gas to Gladstone’s Northern Oil Refinery
The company will supply up to 2.5 petajoules of natural gas under the initial two and a half year agreement.
Indian Oil Corp. reviewing refinery expansion plans
The review is due to a gradual rise in use of cleaner fuels and changing demand patterns in India.
North Dakota Supreme Court rules in favour of Meridian Energy for refinery siting
The Court’s decision paves the way for Meridian to complete engineering, procurement and financing for the Davis project.
Hengyi planning expansion of petrochemical complex in Brunei
Hengyi is planning to add a 280 000 bpd crude oil refinery and a 2 million tpy paraxylene unit at its complex in Palau Muara Besar.
Australia announces subsidises for refineries
Australia's government has announced plans to subsidise the country's refineries in order to keep them open wherever commercially possible.