US refinery news
Pin Oak Holdings to sell Mt. Airy terminal to MPLX
Pin Oak Holdings will maintain an economic interest in the facility after the US$450 million transaction.
ExxonMobil starts new unit to increase ultra-low sulfur fuels production
The new unit relies on a proprietary catalyst system developed by ExxonMobil to remove sulfur and meet US Environmental Protection Agency specifications while minimising octane loss.
MPLX LP acquires US Gulf Coast export terminal
Mt. Airy Terminal on the Mississippi River to be located near nine refineries.
ONEOK announces additional NGL fractionation and processing capacity
New NGL and natural gas infrastructure to accompany an expansion of ONEOK’s Arbuckle II NGL pipeline.
Bayport Polymers to double polyethylene capacity
The Total and Novealis Holdings JV has announced its FID to build a 625 000 tpy polyethylene unit in Texas.
Pointe LNG requests FERC pre-file review for Louisiana LNG export facility
Liquefaction and export facility will begin construction in 1Q21 if various contingencies are satisfied.
Dominion announces maintenance closure of Cove Point gas liquefaction facility
Dominion Energy has announced a planned maintenance and inspection outage at its Cove Point LNG terminal, set to last approximately three weeks.
API: trade policy impacting energy exports
The API notes that US energy exports are suffering as a result of new trade and tariff policies.
EIA: Seasonality in Brazilian petroleum liquids production is driven by biofuels
The EIA reports that Brazil’s ethanol output is seasonal, typically peaking during the fourth quarter (October – December) of each year.
Apex taps M-Files to integrate service and information management
M-Files has announced that its information management platform has been chosen to be combined with Apex’s enterprise service management program Cherwell.