Industry News
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NewsReuters, August 16, 2019A fire broke out Thursday at Pertamina's 260,000 bpd Balikpapan refinery in the Indonesian province of East Kalimantan. No casualties were reported.
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NewsKinder Morgan, Inc., August 15, 2019Kinder Morgan, Inc. recently announced a series of projects, totaling over $170 million of capital investment, that will increase efficiency, add product liquidity, and enhance blending capabilities at its Pasadena and Galena Park terminals.
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Press ReleaseNACE International, August 15, 2019NACE International’s annual CORROSION conference and exhibition will take place on March 15–19 in Houston, Texas. This event enables attendees to learn something new, meet and network with fellow professionals, or buy or sell products.
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NewsAmerican Petroleum Institute, August 14, 2019The American Petroleum Institute has published a new technical report offering guidance to O&G companies on selecting the right materials for bolting, a key to safe and reliable operations.
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NewsReuters, August 14, 2019President Donald Trump told workers on Tuesday at a $6 billion petrochemicals plant being built in western Pennsylvania that more big U.S. energy projects were coming as his administration rolls back environmental regulations.
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NewsReuters, August 13, 2019Royal Dutch Shell Plc will begin restarting units at its Norco, Louisiana chemical and refining facilities this week following overhauls.
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NewsReuters, August 13, 2019Motiva Enterprises returned two crude distillation units (CDUs) back to normal operations at its 607,000 barrel per day (bpd) Port Arthur, Texas, refinery over the weekend.
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NewsReuters, August 13, 2019The environmental regulator for Mexico’s oil industry said on Monday it had approved the construction of a refinery for state oil company Pemex, but imposed conditions to mitigate the environmental impact of the $8 billion project.
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NewsInternational Pressure Equipment Integrity Association (IPEIA), August 13, 2019
IPEIA is currently accepting technical presentation abstracts for the 2020 IPEIA Conference and Tradeshow. Abstracts are being accepted up until September 6, 2019.
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NewsReuters, August 12, 2019Phillips 66 restarted the gasoline-producing fluidic catalytic cracking unit (FCCU) at its 253,600-barrel-per-day (bpd) Alliance, Louisiana, refinery following a month-long shutdown
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NewsReuters, August 9, 2019
Motiva Enterprises plans to shut the big crude distillation unit (CDU) at its 607,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) Port Arthur, Texas, refinery, the nation’s largest, by Sept. 5 for a 60-day overhaul, said sources familiar with plant operations.
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NewsReuters, August 8, 2019Chemical products manufacturer Huntsman Corp said it has entered a deal to sell its chemical intermediates and surfactants businesses to Thailand-based Indorama Ventures PCL for about $2.08 billion.
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NewsOccidental Petroleum Corporation, August 8, 2019Occidental Petroleum Corporation has announced the successful completion of its acquisition of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation in a transaction valued at $55 billion, including the assumption of Anadarko’s debt.
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NewsReuters, August 7, 2019Marathon Petroleum Corp may restart a reformer at its 585,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) Galveston Bay Refinery in Texas City, Texas, by the end of the week.
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NewsReuters, August 7, 2019India’s state-run Hindustan Petroleum Corp plans to shut some secondary units at its Mumbai and Vizag refineries in the current fiscal year in order to be able sell Euro-VI compliant fuel from April, according to its chairman M. K. Surana.
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