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NewsReuters, September 25, 2020U.S. oil producer ConocoPhillips sees global demand returning to 100 million barrels per day and growing from there, with oil an "important part of the energy mix in any scenario" going forward, a senior executive said on Thursday.
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NewsTotal, September 25, 2020Total is investing more than €500 million to convert its Grandpuits Refinery into a zero-crude platform for biofuels and bioplastics.
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NewsReuters, September 25, 2020Swedish refiner Preem said on Monday it had scrapped plans for the expansion of Sweden’s biggest oil refinery. Preem said the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic had contributed to the project no longer being commercially viable.
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NewsReuters Events, September 23, 2020Reuters Events is connecting more than 30 downstream leaders and 5,000 industry representatives this November to investigate how the sector can deliver value through uncertainty.
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NewsReuters, September 21, 2020Global oil refiners reeling from months of lackluster demand and an abundance of inventories are cutting fuel production into the autumn because the recovery in demand from the impact of coronavirus has stalled.
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NewsReuters, September 21, 2020Royal Dutch Shell is looking to slash up to 40% off the cost of producing oil and gas in a major drive to save cash so it can overhaul its business and focus more on renewable energy and power markets, sources told Reuters.
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NewsReuters, September 21, 2020Brazilian oil company Petrobras said on Monday it will open another round of bidding for its Repar refinery in the state of Parana after receiving binding offers that were too similar in value.
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NewsReuters, September 18, 2020Storm-tossed U.S. offshore energy producers and exporters began clearing debris on Thursday from Hurricane Sally and booting up idle Gulf of Mexico operations after hunkering down for five days.
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NewsReuters, September 18, 2020Sempra Energy said it expects the Cameron liquefied natural gas (LNG) export plant in Louisiana to return to full service in six weeks after lingering power outages from Hurricane Laura have kept it shut since late August.
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NewsAmerican Petroleum Institute, September 18, 2020The U.S. returned to being a net energy exporter in August despite disruptions from Hurricane Laura and ongoing uncertainty over the pandemic, according to data recently released by the American Petroleum Institute.
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Partner ContentAuto-refrigeration can impose low temperatures onto process vessels and piping causing them to be at risk of brittle fracture, the sudden break-before leak phenomena that can result in catastrophic rupture of the equipment.
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NewsYokogawa Electric Corporation, September 17, 2020Yokogawa recently revealed the results of a global end-user survey on the outlook for industrial autonomy, which shows that 64% of respondents from companies in process industries are anticipating fully autonomous operations by 2030.
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NewsReuters, September 14, 2020
Offshore platforms and one refinery along the U.S. Gulf Coast shut down on Sunday as they prepared for a second hurricane strike in less than a month.
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NewsCitgo Petroleum Corporation, September 11, 2020Citgo recently released an update on the status of its Lake Charles Refinery following Hurricane Laura, stating that the company expected all refinery units to be operational by mid to late October.
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NewsU.S. Chemical Safety Board, September 10, 2020Today the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) released a new contractor report stemming from the 2017 fatal dust explosion at the Didion Milling facility in Cambria, Wisconsin.
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NewsSchlumberger Limited, September 9, 2020Schlumberger, IBM and Red Hat, have teamed up to accelerate digital transformation across the oil and gas industry. The joint initiative will provide global access to Schlumberger’s leading cloud-based environment and cognitive applications.
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