Corker-Manchin bill aims to correct unintended RFS subsidy
May 17, 2013
US Sens. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) introduced legislation on May 16 aimed at correcting what they said was unintentional subsidization of foreign ethanol imports under the federal Renewable Fuels Standard. |
FTC okays Tesoro purchase of BP refinery
May 17, 2013
The US Federal Trade Commission has approved acquisition by Tesoro Corp. of BP PLC’s refining and marketing business in southern California. |
Contract let in PDVSA refinery upgrade
May 13, 2013
The prime contractor for an upgrade of the 180,000-b/d Petroleos de Venezuela SA refinery at Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela, has let a contract for construction of key modularized units to Wison Offshore & Marine Ltd. (OGJ Online, July 29, 2011). |
OGJ Newsletter
May 13, 2013
International news for oil and gas professionals |
BP starts Cherry Point diesel hydrotreater
May 10, 2013
BP PLC has commissioned a diesel hydrotreater and hydrogen plant at its 234,000-b/d Cherry Point refinery at Blaine, Washington. |
Crosstex to invest in Utica shale compression, condensate stabilization
May 9, 2013
Dallas-based Crosstex Energy companies Crosstex Energy LP and Crosstex Energy Inc. have announced that Crosstex Energy Inc. will invest about $25 million in a third natural gas compression and condensate stabilization plant in the Ohio River Valley. |
API to EPA: Tier 3 so controversial it requires rulemaking process
May 8, 2013
The American Petroleum Institute urged the US Environmental Protection Agency to use a full Clean Air Act rulemaking process for its proposed Tier 3 rule instead of a rushed review process API says the agency is contemplating. |
Gazpromneft to upgrade Moscow refinery
May 7, 2013
Gazpromneft has let a front-end engineering and design contract to a Foster Wheeler AG subsidiary for an upgrade of its Moscow refinery. |
OMV boosts butadiene output at refineries
May 7, 2013
OMV is investing €230 million to add a butadiene plant at its 73,000-b/d refinery at Berghausen, Germany, and to upgrade a butadiene plant at its 193,000-b/d refinery at Schwechat, Austria. |
Survey shows increase in refining construction
May 6, 2013
Oil and Gas Journal's semiannual Worldwide Construction Update shows an increase in refining construction activity compared with the previous edition of the update (OGJ, Nov.5, 2012, p. 48). |
FOCUS: UNCONVENTIONAL OIL & GAS: Much of industry awaits more details on new shale coalition
May 6, 2013
Reactions varied widely following formation of the Center for Sustainable Shale Development, which was set up by a coalition of environmental groups, foundations, and some oil companies to strengthen operating standards for natural gas shale formations in Pennsylvania and across the Appalachian basin. |
North American production boom pushes crude blending
May 6, 2013
Rapid growth of US and Canadian crude oil production in recent years is exceeding the capacity of pipeline infrastructure to deliver crudes to refiners, causing some crudes to become "stranded." |
PROCESS SAFETY—1: Gas conditioning failures show need for design scrutiny
May 6, 2013
Review of certain oil and gas operations offers lessons on process safety to designers of gas conditioning. |
KMEP expanding crude lateral to Sweeny refinery
May 3, 2013
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP is expanding its Sweeny Lateral pipeline running between the Kinder Morgan Crude Condensate (KMCC) pipeline and Phillips 66’s Sweeny refinery in Brazoria County, Tex. |
Dow lets contract for Oyster Creek complex expansion, upgrade
May 2, 2013
Dow Chemical Co. let an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract to Fluor Corp. for a propane dehydrogenation unit, an ethane cracker, and associated power, utilities, and infrastructure upgrades at its Oyster Creek complex in Freeport, Tex. |
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