US refinery news

FourPoint Resources has announced an agreement with Energy Transfer to expand the Price River Terminal in Wellington, Utah, US, doubling the terminal’s export capacity.

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecasts in its October Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) that US crude oil production will average 13.5 million bpd in both 2025 and 2026, both slightly higher than the agency’s September forecast.

For the week ending 26 September 2025, US propane inventory was 103 million bbl, about 13 million bbl more than the previous five-year average for this time of year, the EIA has reported.

Crude oil prices were relatively stable in the 3Q25, ending the quarter just US$0.09/bbl less than they started, while refinery margins increased to their highest levels so far in 2025, the EIA has reported.

Dow and MEGlobal have finalised an agreement for Dow to supply an additional equivalent of 100 000 tpy of ethylene from its Gulf Coast operations, US.

The value of all energy trade between the US and Mexico was estimated to be US$57 billion in 2024, down from nearly US$72 billion in 2023, according to data from the US Census Bureau, the US EIA has reported.

Phillips 66 has provided an update on its progress toward idling operations at its Los Angeles refinery, US, in furtherance of the company’s efforts to redevelop these real estate sites.

Cerilon has announced the signing of a binding offtake agreement with Pembina for naphtha from its gas-to-liquids (GTL) project under development in Williams County, North Dakota, US.

AFPM President and CEO Chet Thompson has issued a statement following the recent EPA announcement.

Ketjen Corp. has marked the official inauguration of its newly expanded ZSM-5 manufacturing plant in Bayport, Texas, US.