US refinery news

Ketjen Corp. has marked the official inauguration of its newly expanded ZSM-5 manufacturing plant in Bayport, Texas, US.

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 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.

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 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 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.

US imports of biodiesel and renewable diesel significantly decreased in the 1H25 compared with the same period in previous years, the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) has reported.

ExxonMobil Corp. and GHGSat have announced a partnership to monitor and mitigate methane at scale across ExxonMobil’s onshore operations globally.

thyssenkrupp Uhde has delivered and commissioned its proprietary EnviNOx® technology to Covestro’s Baytown, Texas, US, facility.

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