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US House panel passes bill requiring more studies of E15 impacts

Feb 7, 2012

The US House Science, Space, and Technology Committee approved legislation that would require the US Environmental Protection Agency to further study possible impacts of increasing allowable ethanol levels in gasoline to 15%.

More processing, NGL handling on tap for Eagle Ford

Feb 7, 2012

Southcross Energy, Dallas, has started construction of a fractionator and NGL and residue-pipeline outlets in South Texas to expand service to producers in the liquids-rich Eagle Ford shale where NGL infrastructure has been constrained.

Methanex to move methanol plant to Geismar

Feb 7, 2012

Methanex Corp. has let a contract to Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. to provide engineering services in the possible relocation of a methanol plant from Chile to Geismar, La.

Thai refinery awards resid FCCU upgrade contract

Feb 6, 2012

Star Petroleum Refining Co. has awarded a contract to Shaw Group Inc., Baton Rouge, to provide technology license and process design for revamp of a residue fluid catalytic cracking unit at the Map Ta Phut refinery in Thailand.

More processing, fractionation planned for Marcellus, Utica shales

Feb 1, 2012

MarkWest Energy Partners LP, Denver, will add more than 600 MMcfd of processing capacity for the Marcellus and Utica shales, as well as 140,000 b/d of fractionation, the company reported.

Albanian refinery modernization due study

Jan 31, 2012

Albanian Refining & Marketing of Oil (ARMO) has let a contract to the Global Engineering & Construction Group of Foster Wheeler AG to study feasibility of modernizing its two refineries in Albania.

Frost & Sullivan: Europe's refineries face 'further turmoil'

Jan 30, 2012

The pending bankruptcy of refiner Petroplus is only the start of further problems for nearly 40% of the European Union’s 104 refineries now in need of refurbishment, according to a new consultancy report.

ExxonMobil to sell Japan unit for $3.9 billion

Jan 30, 2012

ExxonMobil Corp. and TonenGeneral Sekiyu KK have entered into an agreement valued at $3.9 billion that will result in the restructuring of ExxonMobil’s holdings in Japan.



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