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NewsReuters, June 26, 2017The energy infrastructure deficit is preventing the US from achieving energy independence as East Coast and West Coast markets continue to rely on imported oil due to a shortage of pipelines moving oil from US shale fields to refineries.
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NewsCheniere Energy, Inc., June 26, 2017Cheniere Energy Inc. and Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS) recently hailed the commencement of their 20-year Sales and Purchase Agreement (SPA) to supply U.S.-sourced LNG to KOGAS from the Sabine Pass Liquefaction facility in Louisiana.
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NewsReuters, June 25, 2017Pemex said on Thursday that it expects to restart operations on July 30 at its Salina Cruz oil refinery after maintenance and repairs.
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NewsBraskem, June 24, 2017Braskem announced the approval of the final investment decision to proceed with the largest polypropylene (PP) production line in the Americas next to existing La Porte, Texas facilities and a commitment of $675 million.
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NewsU.S. Energy Information Administration, June 21, 2017Gross inputs to U.S. petroleum refineries, also referred to as refinery runs, averaged a record high 17.7 million barrels per day (b/d) for the week ending May 26, before dropping slightly to 17.5 million b/d for the week ending June 2 and 17.6 million b/d for the week ending June 9. Product supplied to the U.S. market as well as inventories and exports are also at relatively high levels.
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NewsReuters, June 21, 2017Italian gas group Snam is in exclusive talks with EDF's Italian unit Edison to buy a stake in a liquefied natural gas terminal in northern Italy as part of plans to develop its LNG business.
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NewsReuters, June 20, 2017BP Energy Partners, an energy investment company backed by oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens, is selling portfolio company Pinnacle Midstream, according to four sources familiar with the matter.
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NewsChevron Phillips Chemical Company LP, June 20, 2017Chevron Phillips Chemical recently announced that the two polyethylene (PE) units of its $6 billion petrochemical investment on the U.S. Gulf Coast successfully achieved the major milestone of mechanical completion.
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NewsBP Plc., June 16, 2017As part of a $200 million program, BP has completed the upgrade of its petrochemical facility near Charleston, S.C., that will significantly reduce the site’s energy use and emissions, and allow it to produce a new line of low-carbon products for the first time in the U.S.
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NewsKMG Chemicals, Inc., June 16, 2017KMG, a global provider of specialty chemicals, today announced it has completed the acquisition of Flowchem, a leading manufacturer of pipeline performance products, from Arsenal Capital Partners.
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NewsLinde North America, Inc., June 16, 2017Linde North America Inc., has announced a new production joint venture with Air Products to build a large-scale air separation unit (ASU) and industrial gas liquefier in Glenmont, NY. The 50/50 joint venture will operate under the name East Coast Nitrogen and will produce liquid oxygen, nitrogen and argon.
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NewsAB Klaipėdos Nafta, June 16, 2017
The management board of KN (AB Klaipėdos Nafta), the operator of oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals, has taken decisions on the conclusion of agreements with contractors to carry out the expansion works of the light oil products’ storage tank park of the Klaipėda oil terminal and build new storage tanks
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NewsReuters, June 16, 2017
DuPont and Dow Chemical Co.have won U.S. antitrust approval to merge on condition that the companies sell certain crop protection products and other assets, according to a court filing on Thursday.
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NewsReuters, June 15, 2017A major fire broke out at Mexican state-owned oil producer Pemex's Salina Cruz refinery on Wednesday after a crude spill, injuring nine people and extending the shutdown of the plant into a second day.
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NewsJune 15, 2017"Unpiggable" pipelines are a thing of the past. With Quest Integrity's suite of in-line inspection tools, you can be confident in the state of your pipeline, no matter what.
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