US refinery news
Linde to partner with DCRC on hydrogen production facilities
Linde and PBF Energy have broken ground for a hydrogen plant being built with PBF’s subsidiary.
Tallgrass Energy announces binding agreement surrounding refining complex and liquids terminal
A proposed pipeline would serve both the St. James complex and Plaquemines Liquids Terminal in Louisiana.
Air Liquide to build liquid hydrogen production plant
The company has signed a long-term agreement with FirstElement Fuel Inc.
Praxair signs long-term agreement to supply Fulcrum’s Sierra BioFuels Plant in Nevada
Praxair will build two vacuum pressure swing adsorption (VPSA) plants at the facility, which is under construction and expected to start up operations in early 2020.
API: "EPA set to release its annual reminder that the RFS is broken"
As the EPA finalises ethanol volumes for 2019 and biodiesel volumes for 2020 under the Renewable Fuel Standard, the American Petroleum Institute urged the agency to protect consumers from the ethanol blendwall and to continue to reject efforts by some to reallocate volumes from small refinery exemptions.
US sets new record for petroleum demand
The API’s latest statistical report shows that October demand was the strongest since 2006.
Total signs MoU with Papua New Guinea on Papua LNG Project
The agreement was accompanied by the launch of engineering studies on the project.
Limetree Bay and BP reach agreement on St. Croix refinery restart
Tolling, supply and offtake covered under the agreement.
Green Plains sells ethanol plants to Valero
The transaction represents approximately 20% of Green Plains’ reported ethanol production capacity.
Green Plains announces closure of Hopewell ethanol facility
Most of the plant’s equipment will be transferred to other Green Plains facilities.