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09/05/2003 -- Petro-Canada to consolidate eastern Canada refining, shut Oakville unit
Petro-Canada has reviewed its eastern Canada refining operations and reported it will shut down its Oakville refining operations, expand its existing Oakville terminal facilities, and consolidate eastern Canada refining operations at its Montreal refinery. These activities will be timed according to the need to comply with 30 ppm sulfur gasoline legislation effective Jan.1, 2005, the company said.
09/05/2003 -- EOTT Energy to cut petrochemical production; shut down LaPorte, Tex., MTBE plant
Independent crude oil marketer and transporter EOTT Energy LLC reported Friday that it will cut its petrochemical production operations starting Oct. 1.
09/05/2003 -- Gas processing margins are in structural decline
Low or nonexistent gas-processing margins are compelling processors to accelerate a contract restructuring campaign to restore processing plant earnings.
09/03/2003 -- OSHA, EPA issues new safety bulletin for refinery operations
The US Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration in association with the US Environmental Protection Agency Aug. 29 issued a safety bulletin about the hazards associated with refineries' delayed coker units (DCUs).
09/02/2003 -- InterOil receives final Papua New Guinea refinery equipment shipments
InterOil Corp., Toronto, has received the final major shipments of equipment for the refinery it is constructing in Papua New Guinea.
09/02/2003 -- Coke trap reduces FCC slurry exchanger fouling for Texas refiner
Marathon Ashland Petroleum's Texas City refinery reduced fouling and cleaning frequency in its lead slurry pumparound heat exchanger by installing a coke trap.
08/29/2003 -- InterOil awards refinery facilities contract to Petrofac
InterOil Corp., Toronto, has awarded a facilities management contract to Petrofac Facilities Management, Aberdeen, for assistance with precommissioning and commissioning its Papua New Guinea refinery, which is currently under construction.
08/29/2003 -- RAND: refiners more 'optimistic' but expect fuel supplies to remain volatile over next decade
US refiners expect fuel supplies and prices to remain volatile over the next few years, as refineries work to produce fuels at near-capacity levels in response to rising demand for petroleum products, according to a study released Thursday by Santa Monica, Calif.-based think tank RAND Corp.
08/29/2003 -- EPA's NSR rule revision brings mixed reaction
The US Environmental Protection Agency has clarified the Clean Air Act's New Source Review (NSR) regulations concerning what constitutes a material change to refineries and other industrial plants.
08/27/2003 -- Total affiliate reaches 4.5% retail market share in Pakistan
Pakistan's fourth largest petroleum products marketing company, Total-Parco Pakistan Ltd., has captured 4.5% of the market share in that country in the first year of its launch into the retail marketing sector.
08/26/2003 -- Zadco awards Honeywell plant automation upgrade contract in Abu Dhabi
Zakum Development Co. (Zadco), which operates Zakum oil field off the UAE in the Persian Gulf, has awarded Honeywell Industry Solutions, Morris Township, NJ, a $17 million order to modernize the SCADA and instruments control systems at the Zirku and Satah oil separation and gas treatment plants on Zirku Island, Abu Dhabi.
08/23/2003 -- Oil prices likely to remain high until 2Q 2004
Oil markets are expected to remain tight from now through the winter, with oil prices hovering near $30/bbl until second quarter 2004.
08/22/2003 -- Petro-Canada to investigate explosion, fire at Ontario lubricants plant
Petro-Canada said it will launch a full investigation into the cause of a hydrogen explosion and fire that occurred late Thursday at its Mississauga, Ont., lubricants plant, about 35 km west of Toronto.
08/18/2003 -- Suncor Energy investigating cause of fire
An investigation is under way to determine the cause of a fire that occurred Thursday in the vacuum crude unit at the Suncor Energy Products Inc. Sarnia, Ont., refinery, taking one life. The fire was brought under control quickly with the aid of the Sarnia Fire Department, Suncor said.
08/18/2003 -- Prudential Securities: European heat wave could reduce market supplies of chemicals, refined products
A European heat wave has began to restrain chemical and refining operations, and one analyst says that if the heat wave continues and more plants reduce operating rates then market supplies possibly could become reduced.
08/15/2003 -- Revamp, troubleshooting optimize NGL depropanizer operations
The operator of a high-pressure depropanizer realized a huge savings by removing the high-performance packing and installing high-pressure trays.
08/15/2003 -- Lights out on US energy policy
The massive North American power outage Aug. 14 could have long-lasting repercussions for US energy policy.
08/13/2003 -- CB&I awarded EPC for Al Khaleej storage tanks in Qatar
Qatar's RasGas Co. Ltd., operator of the $1.1 billion Al Khaleej Gas project, has awarded a lump-sum turnkey contract valued at more than $50 million to Chicago Bridge & Iron Co., The Woodlands, Tex., to design and construct two LPG storage tanks at Ras Laffan, Qatar.
08/12/2003 -- Formosa Chemicals to use Stone & Webster technology at new Taiwan styrene plant
Formosa Chemicals & Fiber Corp. has selected the proprietary downstream ethylene technology of Stone & Webster Inc. for a grassroots ethylbenzene-styrene monomer facility it plans to build at Haifeng, Taiwan. The Taiwan facility will have an initial capacity of 600,000 tonnes/year of styrene monomer, making it among the largest single-train styrene plants in the world.
08/12/2003 -- Fitch Ratings: US retail propane companies see improved financial results
Retail propane master limited partnerships (MLPs) benefited from a particularly cold start to the 2002-03 heating season, Fitch Ratings Ltd. said in its recent report "Retail Propane Distribution: 2003 Midyear Update."

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