US refinery news

ExxonMobil’s Baytown and Beaumont Refineries have begun fuels production and its chemical plants are ramping up to normal operation.

ClearSign Combustion Corp. has completed the first installation of burners for industrial process heaters at a refinery in Texas, US.

Marathon Petroleum Corp. has announced the arrival of a new process vessel at the Robinson refinery.

Magellan Midstream and Valero have formed a joint venture to expand the Pasadena marine terminal.

Kirby Corp. has also commented on the impacts of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma to its operations.

The US EIA reports that Hurricane Harvey caused substantial disruptions to crude oil and petroleum product supply chains.

A California regulator, South Coast Air Quality Management District, has approved funding for a project between ClearSign and Torrance Refinery.

API supports pro-growth tax reform and economic policies that will strengthen US energy security.

Facility assessments and restart activities continue at ExxonMobil’s Baytown refinery, with pipelines beginning to transport fuel. Its Beaumont refinery remains shut down.

Arkema has confirmed that a 1.5 mile evacuation zone around its chemical plant in Crosby, Texas, has been lifted.