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BPNA settles environmental charges at Whiting, Ind., refinery

May 24, 2012 BP North America Inc. (BPNA) agreed to pay an $8 million fine and spend more than $400 million to install state-of-the-art air pollution controls at its Whiting, Ind., refinery to settle charges th...

Russian refinery due desulfurization boost

May 23, 2012

Lukoil will use Axens technology for a cracked-gasoline desulfurization unit at its 337,000 b/d Kstovo refinery in the Nizhny Novgorod region of Russia.

Cuba drilling continues as US groups press spill response need

May 21, 2012 Repsol SA continues drilling Cuba's first offshore oil well as some US government agencies, oil and gas organizations, and environmental groups press to ease restrictions that would keep US compani...

Imperial eyes alternatives for Dartmouth, NS, refinery

May 17, 2012 Imperial Oil Ltd. said it will offer its 88,000 b/d Dartmouth refinery near Halifax, NS, for sale while it studies alternatives for the facility that is not meeting its financial expectations.  

CRC tests reveal valve seat damage in some vehicles from E15

May 16, 2012 Engine durability tests by the Coordinating Research Council, which studies the interaction of engines and petroleum products, found leaks from uneven valve seat wear and pittage in two of eight 20...

Mongstad carbon dioxide test center opens

May 7, 2012

The Technology Center Mongstad, built to test technologies for capturing carbon dioxide from post-combustion gases, has been inaugurated near Bergan, Norway (OGJ Online, Nov. 10, 2011).

Delta Air Lines to buy Trainer refinery from Phillips 66

May 7, 2012

A Delta Air Lines Inc. subsidiary has agreed to buy the 185,000-b/d Trainer, Pa., refinery near Philadelphia from Phillips 66 Co. for $180 million, the companies reported Apr. 30.

Biofuel mandates could close more refineries, officials warn

May 7, 2012 Philadelphia area refinery closures will be only the beginning of shutdowns nationwide if the federal government does not change several key regulations, two oil industry officials warned on Apr. 26.

RIL taps Fluor for petcoke, petrochem work

May 3, 2012 Reliance Industries Ltd., Mumbai, has let a contract to Fluor Corp. covering project management services for a new petcoke gasification plant and expansion of petrochemical facilities at its comple...

Shell trims cellulosic ethanol venture

May 2, 2012

Royal Dutch Shell PLC is withdrawing from plans to build a cellulosic ethanol plant in Canada through Iogen Energy, which it jointly owns with Iogen Corp. of Ottawa.

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