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Press ReleaseBecht, July 15, 2020Becht announced the official incorporation of its legal entity Becht Europe B.V. in The Netherlands with its office in The Hague. This will enable better service for Becht's clients in Europe, Middle East and Africa.
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NewsReuters, July 14, 2020Venezuelan state-owned oil company Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) has restarted gasoline output at its 310,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) Cardon refinery, two people familiar with the matter said, as the OPEC nation suffers from fuel shortages.
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NewsIrving Oil, July 13, 2020Refiner Irving Oil announced on Wednesday that it will lay off 250 employees, or roughly 6% of its global workforce, due to economic challenges presented by the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsInspectioneering, LLC, July 13, 2020Inspectioneering, LLC has launched a specialized recruiting and staffing firm offering workforce solutions to help companies find and secure the top Mechanical Integrity and Reliability talent needed to successfully operate their business.
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NewsAmerican Petroleum Institute, July 13, 2020API is currently seeking presentations abstracts for the 2021 Inspection and Mechanical Integrity Summit, scheduled for June 7-10, 2021 in San Antonio, TX. The deadline to submit your abstract for consideration is September 15, 2020.
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NewsReuters, July 9, 2020Marathon Petroleum Corp plans to finish a multi-unit overhaul in late July at its 585,000-barrel-per-day (bpd) Galveston Bay Refinery in Texas City, Texas, said sources familiar with plant operations.
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NewsReuters, July 9, 2020U.S. refiner Marathon Petroleum Corp is delaying all maintenance projects at its 102,000 barrel-per-day St. Paul Park, Minnesota, refinery for 2020, a source familiar with the matter said, amid concerns related to the spread of the novel coronavirus.
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NewsReuters, July 8, 2020Royal Dutch Shell Plc is weighing the sale of its 211,146 barrel-per-day (bpd) Convent, Louisiana, refinery, the company said on Tuesday.
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Press ReleaseOlympus, July 7, 2020Using Olympus’ new AxSEAM scanner, inspectors can now more easily set up and inspect long seam welds, enabling them to work more independently in the field.
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NewsReuters, July 2, 2020CVR Energy and HollyFrontier Corp have cut their workforces in recent weeks, according to three sources, as demand falls due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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Partner ContentThe Vanta handheld XRF is Olympus’ first full spectrum PMI analyzer that is IP65 rated and drop tested. The analyzer provides accurate, repeatable material chemistry and alloy grade matching in as little as 1–2 seconds. Operation is simple with...
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NewsReuters, July 2, 2020Citgo Petroleum Corp restarted the large gasoline-producing fluidic catalytic cracker on Wednesday at its 167,500-barrel-per-day (bpd) Corpus Christi, Texas, refinery on Wednesday following a pump outage.
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NewsReuters, July 2, 2020Two people were killed on Thursday in an explosion at Astron Energy’s 100,000 barrel per day refinery in Cape Town.
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NewsReuters, July 1, 2020Royal Dutch Shell Plc plans to restart the 40,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) reformer over the weekend at its 227,400 bpd Norco, Louisiana, refinery, sources familiar with plant operations said on Tuesday.
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NewsHilco Redevelopment Partners, June 29, 2020Hilco Redevelopment Partners (HRP) has announced that it has completed its acquisition of the 1300-acre former Philadelphia Energy Solutions (PES) refinery in Southwest Philadelphia.
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NewsBP Plc., June 29, 2020BP has agreed to sell its global petrochemicals business (aromatics and acetyls) to INEOS for a total consideration of $5 billion, subject to customary adjustments.
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