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NewsU.S. Chemical Safety Board, June 26, 2019The CSB has released its final investigation report into the 2014 methyl mercaptan release at the DuPont Plant in La Porte, TX, that killed four workers. The report includes key lessons learned from the incident.
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NewsReuters, June 26, 2019Philadelphia Energy Solutions (PES) is expected to seek to permanently shut its oil refinery in the city after a massive fire caused substantial damage to the complex, two sources familiar with the plans said on Tuesday.
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NewsLinde, June 25, 2019Linde announced today it has signed a long-term agreement with ExxonMobil to support the latest multi-billion dollar expansion of the company's integrated manufacturing complex in Singapore.
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NewsChevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC, June 24, 2019Chevron Phillips Chemical Company and Qatar Petroleum (QP) recently signed an agreement to pursue the development, construction and operation of a petrochemicals complex in Qatar to produce ethylene and high-density polyethylene (HDPE).
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NewsReuters, June 24, 2019
Massive explosions that engulfed a Philadelphia refinery in flames on Friday have renewed concerns about the oil industry’s use of hydrofluoric acid to make high-octane gasoline at plants in densely populated areas.
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NewsReuters, June 24, 2019Vitol, the world’s largest independent oil trader, has started building a small oil refinery at its storage terminal in Malaysia that will provide low-sulphur fuel for ships, a senior company official said on Monday.
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NewsReuters, June 21, 2019Firefighters are battling a massive fire at Philadelphia Energy Solutions’ refinery in Philadelphia that has resulted in several explosions but caused no significant injuries, the company said on Friday.
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NewsReuters, June 21, 2019Chevron Phillips Chemical Company, a joint venture between Chevron Corp and Phillips 66, has offered to acquire Nova Chemicals Corp for more than $15 billion including debt, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
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NewsArgus Media, June 20, 2019Over the next 18 months, Phillips 66 plans to modify units at its Wood River and Bayway refineries to reduce high-sulfur fuel oil production in accordance with certain changes to marine fuel rules.
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NewsReuters, June 19, 2019India’s Maharashtra state has identified a new site for the planned $44 billion oil refinery that state-run firms are building with Saudi Aramco and Abu Dhabi National Oil Co (ADNOC), Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Wednesday.
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NewsReuters, June 18, 2019Canada, as expected on Tuesday, approved a hotly contested proposal to expand the Trans Mountain oil pipeline it bought last year.
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NewsReuters, June 18, 2019Anadarko Petroleum Corp gave the go-ahead on Tuesday for the construction of a $20 billion gas liquefaction and export terminal in Mozambique.
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NewsExxonMobil, June 14, 2019ExxonMobil and SABIC have decided to proceed with the construction of a chemical facility and a 1.8 million metric ton ethane steam cracker in San Patricio County, Texas.
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NewsRueters, June 13, 2019Attacks on Thursday in the Gulf of Oman left two oil tankers damaged, shipping firms said, driving oil prices up due to concerns about Middle East supplies.
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NewsExxonMobil, June 13, 2019ExxonMobil today said that it has completed an expansion at its Singapore refinery to upgrade its production of EHC™ Group II base stocks.
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