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    • Photo from Petróleo Brasileiro SA.
    Petrobras’ 434,000-b/d Refinaria de Paulínia refinery in Paulínia, São Paulo.
    Operations

    Petrobras’ refineries ramp up utilization in third-quarter 2023

    Oct. 10, 2023
    Petrobras boosted utilization of its refineries during third-quarter 2023 to achieve the best performance of its refining business since 2014.
    Helge Hansen/© Equinor.
    Mongstad refinery.
    Operations

    Fire hits Equinor’s Mongstad refinery

    July 5, 2022
    Equinor AS has put out a fire that broke out over the weekend at its 9.3-million tonne/year refinery in Mongstad, Norway, near Bergen.
    Photo from Seibu Oil Co. Ltd.
    Seibu Oil Co. Ltd. Yamaguchi refinery.
    Operations

    Japan’s Idemitsu Kosan to shut down Yamaguchi refinery

    June 14, 2022
    Idemitsu Kosan will shutter majority-owned Seibu Oil Co. Ltd.’s Yamaguchi refining complex in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, as part of the operator’s broader corporate decarbonization...
    Operations

    ExxonMobil Fawley refinery fire “safely contained”

    June 6, 2022
    Esso Petroleum Co. Ltd. suffered a fire June 6, 2022, at its 270,000-b/d Fawley oil refinery near Southamption, Hampshire, UK.
    Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend refinery.
    Operations

    Flint Hills adding solar at Pine Bend refinery

    May 16, 2022
    Flint Hills Resources approved a project that will involve construction of a solar installation to help power operations, lower energy costs, improve energy efficiency, and reduce...
    Photo from Petróleo Brasileiro SA.
    Petróleo Brasileiro SA's Refinaria de Paulinia.
    Operations

    Petrobras lets EPC contract for new unit at Replan refinery

    May 11, 2022
    Petrobras has let a contract to a consortium of Toyo Setal Empreendimentos and Toyo Engineering for construction of a new diesel hydrotreater at the operator’s 434,000-b/d Replan...