Oil refinery news
CB&I and Saipem win contract for Duqm Refinery Project
CB&I will provide the EPC works for the storage tanks at the export terminal and crude tank farm.
Eni and CNPC sign cooperation agreement
Eni has signed a cooperation agreement with China National Petroleum Corp.
Orpic wins award
CB&I has congratulated Orpic on winning the 2016 Project Finance Deal of the Year award from Trade and Export Finance.
DuPont welcomes alkylation technology
DuPont has launched a new alkylation conversion and expansion technology for use in refineries.
Ecoslops inks agreement with Galp
Ecoslops has signed a long-term agreement with Galp for the supply of refined cut to the Sines Refinery.
EIA: Harvey caused refinery runs to drop
The US EIA reports that Hurricane Harvey caused substantial disruptions to crude oil and petroleum product supply chains.
Essar Oil invests in Stanlow Refinery
Essar Oil UK plans to invest US$250 million at its Stanlow Refinery to increase throughput, and improve yields and revenues.
ExxonMobil provides update on Houston refineries
Facility assessments and restart activities continue at ExxonMobil’s Baytown refinery, with pipelines beginning to transport fuel. Its Beaumont refinery remains shut down.
Evacuation zone lifted around Arkema facility
Arkema has confirmed that a 1.5 mile evacuation zone around its chemical plant in Crosby, Texas, has been lifted.
Total and Linde extend agreement
The Linde Gases Division and Total Raffinerie Mitteldeutschland are extending their existing partnership by a further 15 years.