The future of Quebec's refining industry depends on having access to quality crudes at competitive prices, and this means access to Western oil. This is the conclusion of a submission presented today by Valero Energy Inc. ( Valero") during ...
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China's 23 state-owned refineries plan to operate at an average 75% of capacity in November, processing a total 16.42 million mt, or 4.01 million b/d, of crude, according to a Platts monthly survey. The survey this month covered 13 ...
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Rio Tinto said on Tuesday that the company is evaluating the prospects of its Australian Gove alumina refinery losses. It ever shelved the fuel source produce into natural gas plans, due to deteriorating market conditions. Rio Tinto ...
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Petrofac, the international oil and gas services provider, in a 50/50 joint venture with Korean based Daelim Industrial Co Ltd (Daelim) has been awarded a 36 month Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract by Oman Oil ...
Cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic modules First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA and JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corp (Japan's leading distributor of oil and other energy solutions) have signed an agreement for the distribution of First ...
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The current volatility of crude oil spreads like Brent/WTI and Brent/LLS are a sign that, when it comes to light, sweet crude in the US, refining capacity limits are being reached, Ed Morse, head of commodities research at Citigroup, said ...
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MRC Global Inc. (NYSE: MRC) announced today that BP Products North America, Inc. has awarded MRC Global a contract for maintenance, repair and operating (MRO) goods and services and the supply of carbon and stainless steel pipe, valves and ...
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API Director of Upstream and Industry Operations Erik Milito welcomed today’s authorization by the Department of Energy for exports from the Quintana Island, Texas liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility and urged the agency to quickly ...
TULSA, Okla., Nov. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. (NYSE: MMP) announced today that it has closed on its previously-announced acquisition of Rocky Mountain pipeline assets from Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. ...
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Foster Wheeler AG (NASDAQ:FWLT) today announced that a subsidiary of its Global Engineering and Construction Group has been awarded a contract by Axion Energy Argentina S.A. (“Axion”), a subsidiary of Bridas Corporation, to ...
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Today, Shell, the no. 1 selling brand of gasoline in the U.S., announced the launch of its exclusive new diesel formulation, Shell Diesel FiT(Fuel injection Technology), at more than 60 Shell stations in Waco-Temple, Texas area. This new ...
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Kentz Corporation Limited (LSE: KENZ), the holding company of the Kentz engineering and construction group, is pleased to announce the award of a five year framework contract for general engineering services on the SAMREF refinery in Saudi ...
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The National Energy Administration has set up a general inspection team to check petroleum processing companies across the country. Zhenghe Group has been very responsive and has actively made preparations. The company gathered data and ...
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Abundant shale natural gas reserves in the United States are expected to keep petrochemical producers in North America well stocked with inexpensive ethane for the next decade, according to the just-launched Platts Petrochemical Analytics: ...
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A chief executive officer of a U.S. energy giant on Tuesday called for the government to remove its current ban on crude oil exports so as to lower consumer prices and stimulate further shale oil production, the Houston Chronicle reported. ...
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