Unplanned outages at several large Midwest refineries are supporting higher diesel and gasoline prices, market sources said. Group 3 suboctane gasoline was assessed at prompt NYMEX RBOB minus 1.15 cent/gal Continue Reading
In 1982 there were over 250 operating crude oil refineries in the United States; that number declined to 132 by 2019, according to data from the US Department of Energy Continue Reading
After a short-lived, half-hearted rally, oil prices are down again with a vengeance, retracing levels last seen before the assassination of General Soleimani by the American government. WTI prices surged Continue Reading
Royal Dutch Shell Plc ( RDSa.L ) is looking to sell its oil refinery in Anacortes, Washington, according to three people familiar with the matter. If completed, this and other Continue Reading
PARIS — French unions blockaded several oil refineries on Tuesday, aiming to cause shortages at petrol stations after a month-long public transport strike failed to force the government to withdraw Continue Reading
Exxon’s refinery at Fos-sur-Mer in France was blocked by a strike of union workers on Tuesday as part of a massive French strike against a proposed pension reform, and shipments Continue Reading
It does not have the glamour of wildcatting in distant frontiers, nor the customer visibility of petrol stations, but oil refining is a critical part of the industry. It turns Continue Reading
Staff at Petroineos’ Lavera refinery in France started halting units this weekend due to a strike, according toCGT sources and local media reports. The company declined to comment. There have Continue Reading
In the continuing efforts to revive the nation’s four refineries in Port Harcourt, Warri and Kaduna, the Federal government signed Memoranda of Understanding [MoUs] with China, India, Saudi Arabia and Continue Reading
Authorities issued a second evacuation order in a week for thousands of residents of a Texas city after air monitors discovered cancer-causing chemicals following an explosion and fire at a Continue Reading
