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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).

Asia, Middle East lead modest recovery in global refining

Dec 3, 2012 Growth in world crude oil distillation capacity resumed in 2012, if only slightly, after turning down in 2011 (OGJ, Dec. 5, 2011, p. 30) following slow growth in 2010, according to the latest OGJ R...

Explosion rocks Williams’ Geismar, La., olefins plant

Jun 13, 2013

Williams Cos. Inc., Tulsa, reported an explosion occurred within its Geismar, La., olefins plant in Louisiana at 8:37 a.m. CST June 13.

An industry transition

Jun 10, 2013 "Call me Ishmael." These simple words begin Herman Melville's iconic 1851 novel, Moby Dick. As discussed in high school or lower-level college English classes, this short introduction ope...

Construction due on Vietnamese refinery

Jun 7, 2013 Construction will begin in July on the 200,000-b/d refinery to be built in the Nghi Son Economic Zone in Thanh Hoa Province, about 200 km south of Hanoi, Vietnam, reports Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd. (O...

KMEP to build 900,000-bbl ULSD capacity at Bostco

Jun 6, 2013 Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP is adding 900,000 bbl of ultralow-sulfur diesel (ULSD) storage at its 185-acre Battleground Oil Specialty Terminal Co. LLC (Bostco) site on the Houston Ship Channel.

CNPC, Recope agree on refining JV finance

Jun 6, 2013 China National Petroleum Corp. and Refinadora Costarricense de Petroleo (Recope) have signed a cooperation agreement for financing the refining joint venture they have formed in Costa Rica (OGJ Onl...

Iraq lets contract for Karbala refinery

Jun 4, 2013

Iraq’s Oil Projects Co. has let a contract to Technip for project management consultancy for the engineering, procurement, and construction of the Karbala refinery.

Tesoro closes purchase of Carson refinery

Jun 3, 2013

Tesoro Corp. has closed its purchase of BP PLC’s 266,000-b/d Carson refinery near Los Angeles and related marketing and logistics businesses (OGJ Online, May 17, 2013).

Moscow refinery producing Euro 5 diesel

Jun 3, 2013

Gazprom Neft has begun producing 10 ppm sulfur diesel fuel meeting Euro 5 standards at its 250,000-b/d Moscow refinery.

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