US refinery news

AFPM President and CEO Chet Thompson has issued a statement in response to the Surface Transportation Board’s decision to require supplemental information for the latest Class 1 freight rail merger application.

Encina has announced the execution of a strategic collaboration agreement with BASF supporting the development of Encina’s planned US Gulf Coast circular chemicals manufacturing facility.

Green Fuels Operating's new US$400 million refinery will be located at the site of a former refining complex, bringing clean-engineered fuel production, career-level jobs, and long-term economic investment to Stephens County, Oklahoma, US.

The US EIA has reported that gasoline prices are higher than in February 2026 because of increasing crude oil prices related to the de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz, at Memorial Day Weekend.

The American Petroleum Institute has issued the following statement from President and CEO Mike Sommers on the bipartisan passage of the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act (H.R. 1346).

BASF has opened a new research and development centre for advancements in refinery catalysts in Attapulgus, Georgia, US.

Ketjen has announced a partnership with Imubit to offer refiners real-time, actionable catalyst intelligence for fluid catalytic cracking and hydroprocessing units.

OleumTech® has announced the launch of its Coriolis Flow Meter, engineered to deliver precise, repeatable measurement of mass flow, density, and temperature across a wide range of liquid and gas applications.

Total energy production in the US increased to a new record of 107 quadrillion British thermal units in 2025, a 3.4% increase from the previous record set in 2024, driven by record high production in natural gas, crude oil, NGPLs, and renewables.

The US exported nearly 50 000 bpd of renewable diesel and other biofuels in 2H25, about 20% of the combined production for those fuels, the US EIA has reported.