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Abu Dhabi to build 417,000 b/d refinery at Ruwais

Feb 26, 2008 Abu Dhabi will build a 417,000 b/d refinery, further boosting the emirate's existing 485,000 b/d refining capacity, reported the Emirates News Agency.

BreitBurn sets operations in three divisions

Feb 26, 2008 BreitBurn Energy Partners reorganized its operations group into Western, Central, and Eastern divisions and set up an operations management team led by COO Mark L. Pease.

CERA: Refiners face change in liquids supply composition

Feb 25, 2008 The refining industry faces new reconfiguration and investment challenges to avoid shortages of diesel, heating oil, and jet fuel while minimizing the risk of a decline in refining capacity utilization, said officials of the Cambridge Energy Research Associates in Houston.

UFIP: France's refining industry facing major changes

Feb 22, 2008 France's refining industry stands at a crossroads this year as new operators replace long-established Shell Francaise and refiners comply with tighter refining restrictions, said UFIP.

GDF, Total coordinate gas capacity sale in France

Feb 19, 2008 GDF's transmission subsidiary GRTgaz and Total SA's TIGF have agreed on their first coordinated sale of gas transmission capacity between GRTgaz' southern zone gas transmission system and TIGF's southwestern zone in France.

China’s refining expansions to reshape global oil trade

Feb 18, 2008 Global oil refining capacity is set to expand by more than 10 million b/d over the next 7 years, with new refinery projects in Asia accounting for roughly 40% of this total.

CERA: Refiners face change in liquids supply composition

Feb 14, 2008 The refining industry faces new reconfiguration and investment challenges to avoid shortages of diesel, heating oil, and jet fuel while minimizing the risk of a decline in refining capacity utilization, said officials of the Cambridge Energy Research Associates in Houston Feb. 13.

Study theorizes use of geothermal sources for energy in refineries

Feb 11, 2008 Geothermal sources for direct heating can theoretically serve as an alternative source of high-temperature (>130° C.) heat in processing plants.

Asset-performance management helps US refiners comply with Baker Report

Jan 28, 2008 To be successful, refiners must be profitable while maintaining safety performance that is more than just acceptable.

Crude futures price closes at 5-week low

Jan 28, 2008 The February crude contract fell 71¢ to $90.13/bbl Jan. 17 on the New York Mercantile Exchange—its lowest closing in 5 weeks—after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told the US House Budget Committee downside risks to US economic growth in 2008 were “more pronounced” than ever.

MARKET WATCH: New front-month crude contract at 3-month low

Jan 24, 2008 The front-month crude futures price tumbled to a 3-month low below $87/bbl Jan. 23 as recession fears continued to flail the market.

Crude futures price closes at 5-week low

Jan 21, 2008 The February crude contract fell 71¢ to $90.13/bbl Jan. 17 on the New York Mercantile Exchange—its lowest closing in 5 weeks.

MARKET WATCH: Rising oil stocks push down prices

Jan 17, 2008 Energy prices continued to fall Jan. 16 after the Energy Information Administration reported a bigger-than-expected build in US crude inventories—the first gain in 9 weeks.

Continental Resources buying Williston basin properties

Jan 15, 2008 Continental Resources plans to acquire producing oil properties in North Dakota and Montana from an affiliate of Chesapeake Energy Corp. for $60 million.

SPECIAL REPORT: Association executives expect more energy legislative battles

Jan 14, 2008 When US President George W. Bush signed HR 6, the Energy Independence and Security Act, into law on Dec. 19, 2007, he called it an example of what can be accomplished when Congress and his administration worked together.
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