US refinery news
Lower fuel prices in 2024 resulted in the lowest US-Mexico energy trade value since 2020
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 provides update on LA refinery operations
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 and Pembina sign naphtha offtake agreement
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 issues statement on EPA reallocation proposal
AFPM President and CEO Chet Thompson has issued a statement following the recent EPA announcement.
Ketjen completes expansion of Bayport ZSM-5 facility
Ketjen Corp. has marked the official inauguration of its newly expanded ZSM-5 manufacturing plant in Bayport, Texas, US.
Summer diesel margins tighten with European supply shift
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) considers how geopolitical tensions across Europe and the Middle East have affected diesel and gasoline prices throughout the summer of 2025.
USA BioEnergy secures JM and Honeywell technologies for new SAF facility
USA BioEnergy has announced that it has selected Johnson Matthey and Honeywell to provide process technologies to USA BioEnergy to produce synthetic paraffinic kerosene (SPK) at its Bon Wier, Texas biorefinery, US.
EIA expects US drivers will spend the smallest share of their disposable income on gasoline since 2005
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects U.S. drivers will spend less than 2% of their personal disposable incomes on gasoline in 2025 – the lowest share since 2005, excluding 2020.
Phillips 66 announces agreement to purchase remaining interest in WRB Refining LP
Phillips 66 has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the remaining 50% ownership interest in WRB Refining LP from subsidiaries of Cenovus Energy Inc.
Swift Fuels advances LG2F demonstration plant plans in Louisiana
Swift Fuels has announced that it has signed an exclusivity agreement with Diamond, under which Diamond will reserve land on its site while Swift Fuels evaluates the potential construction of a demonstration-scale LG2F™ plant in Louisiana, US.