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Refined product demand outrunning U.S. capacity
… C. Meeting U.S. gasoline demand at the beginning of the next millennium will be a challenge. With current refining operations at maximum levels and traditional import levels somewhat flat, growth in demand must be met by nontraditional …
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Prudential Securities: European heat wave could reduce market supplies of chemicals, refined products
By OGJ editors HOUSTON, Aug. 18 -- A European heat wave has began to restrain chemical and refining operations , and one analyst says that if the heat wave continues and more plants reduce operating rates then market supplies possibly could …
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Shell, Mobil to form Australian refining JV
… Ltd. and Mobil Oil Australia Ltd. have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to combine their Australian refining operations into a new 50-50 joint venture. If approved, the move will create a firm with 400,000 b/d of refining capacity …
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KUWAIT AIMS FOR UPSTREAM, DOWNSTREAM GROWTH
… million b/d beyond 2000. At the same time, its intends to add refining capacity at home and in Europe and begin refining operations in Asia. Nader Sultan, deputy chairman and managing director of Kuwait Petroleum Corp. (KPC), told a conference …
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TOSCO TO PURCHASE WASHINGTON STATE REFINERY FROM BP
Tosco Corp., Stamford, Conn., is expanding its refining operations on the U.S. West Coast. The Stamford, Conn., company agreed to buy BP Oil Co.'s 85,000 b/d Ferndale, Wash., refinery …
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ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION VISE SQUEEZING U.S. REFINERS
Patrick Crow Washington Editor Environmental regulations are dogging nearly every aspect of U.S. refining operations , threatening the existence of small plants and the future profitability of larger ones. The industry is beset by government requirements …
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CALIFORNIA REFINERY CALLS A HALL TO PROCESSING
California's tough refining operations have claimed another victim. Pacific Refining Co., Long Beach, will halt processing at its 50,000 b/d Hercules, Calif …
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First-quarter earnings decline with lower oil prices, liquids realization
… recorded a strong operating income improvement in the first quarter. The company began the process of halting refining operations in Hawaii. The company is near the completion of the first phase of the Salt Lake City conversion project. HollyFrontier …
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OGJ150 firms post improved 2010 results with stronger prices, production, reserves
… into a master limited partnership also contributed to the net loss for 2010, Williams reported. Companies with refining operations benefitted from slightly improved cash refining margins in most areas of the US during 2010 vs. 2009. Cash margins …
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Revamp of HF alkylation unit employs solid-acid catalyst
… of HF alkylation at Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. Warri Refining & Petrochemicals Co. He has 25 years of refining operations experience. He holds a Higher Diploma in chemical engineering in petroleum refining, and an MBA in project management …
