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Mongstad refinery on the west coast of Norway near Bergen.
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Equinor lets EPCI contract for Mongstad refinery upgrades

April 29, 2024
Equinor Energy AS has let a contract to Aker Solutions to upgrade the wastewater treatment plant infrastructure and lower the environmental impact of the Mongstad refinery on ...

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Eni SPA's Livorno crude oil refinery.
Energy Transition

Eni advances refinery-to-renewables transformation at Livorno refinery

Jan. 29, 2024
Eni SPA has approved a proposed project to convert its existing 84,000-b/d conventional crude oil refinery in Livorno, Tuscany, into the country’s third biorefinery.
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Parkland Corp.'s Burnaby refinery near North Vancouver, BC.
Operations

Parkland temporarily shuts down Burnaby refinery

Jan. 24, 2024
Parkland Corp. has temporarily shut down processing operations at the refinery on Burrard Inlet in North Burnaby, near North Vancouver, BC.
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ExxonMobil's Baton Rouge operations.
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ExxonMobil’s Baton Rouge refinery wraps 3-year modernization program

Jan. 24, 2024
ExxonMobil has completed its multiyear modernization program to ensure competitiveness of ExxonMobil Fuels & Lubricants Co.’s integrated refining and petrochemical complex in ...
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LG Chem’s petrochemical complex in Daesan, South Korea.
Refining

Eni, LG Chem advance joint biorefining project in South Korea

Jan. 19, 2024
Eni and LG Chem formed an official partnership to proceed with joint development of a proposed grassroots biorefinery to be built at LG Chem’s integrated petrochemical complex...
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Petrobras' RNEST refinery in Brazil.
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Petrobras proceeding with upgrading, expansion works at RNEST refinery

Jan. 18, 2024
Petrobras has formally resumed its investment program for the expansion and upgrade of its Refinaria Abreu e Lima refinery in northeast Brazil.