US refinery news
BrandSafway receives AFPM safety awards
30 BrandSafway refinery and petrochemical plant site teams have received Contractor Safety Achievement Awards from the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers association.
ExxonMobil and Global Clean Energy Holdings sign renewable diesel agreement
ExxonMobil is to purchase 2.5 million bbl of renewable diesel per year for five years from Global Clean Energy Holdings.
Whiting refinery starts up new hydrotreater
The 85 000 bpd naphtha hydrotreater at BP's refinery in Whiting, Indiana, US, took three years to build.
EIA: Gasoline and diesel refining margins that diverged in March have moved closer together
US gasoline and diesel crack spreads diverged sharply in March and April as a result of the mitigation efforts aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19, but they have moved closer since May.
US refining capacity set for first major drop in nearly 10 years
Pandemic-related travel curbs and a fire have shut several plants, reversing years of small gains.
Marathon Petroleum to permanently close Martinez and Gallup refineries
The Martinez refinery in California will be converted to a terminal facility.
MHI Compressor International Corp. opens Gulf Coast centrifugal compressor test stand
The company has opened a performance test stand for API617 centrifugal compressor testing in Houston.
Petroleum demand drop causes high crude inventories and low refinery utilisation
The US EIA has reported that the drop in petroleum demand led to a rise in crude oil inventories and low refinery utilisation.
US refinery runs decline
The EIA has reported that low transportation fuel demand and reduced profitability is driving refinery run declines.
Air Products completes hydrogen plants acquisition
Air Products has announced the completion of its acquisition of five hydrogen plants from PBF Energy.