In Greece, 6 workers were injured at a fire in the Aspropyrgos Refinery.
In Brief
Sunday, 17 May 2015
Refining Week, May 15th 2015
Nigeria's richest man, plans to build Africa's biggest refinery. The Dangote Refinery at Lekki near Lagos will have capacity of 400,000 barrels per day. The latest news is that it is to use UOP technology for many of its process units.
In Greece, 6 workers were injured at a fire in the Aspropyrgos Refinery.
In Brief
Baiji Refinery continues to be in the news, with claims that it may be damaged beyond repair
Workers at Marathon's Texas Refinery are planning to vote on ending strike action
Delta Airlines Trainer Refinery is no longer importing oil, but using 100 % domestic
A fire in the hydrocracker at Numaligarh Refinery was put out.
In Greece, 6 workers were injured at a fire in the Aspropyrgos Refinery.
In Brief
Sunday, 10 May 2015
Refining Week, May 8th 2015
It may not be a very big project, but Dakota Prairie Refinery is the first completely new facility to open in decades in the USA
In Russia, the modernisation of the sector continues. Syzran Refinery is the latest to reach the EURO V milestone.
A fire at Hellenic Petroleum's Aspropyrgos Refinery, injured six workers
In Brief
In Russia, the modernisation of the sector continues. Syzran Refinery is the latest to reach the EURO V milestone.
A fire at Hellenic Petroleum's Aspropyrgos Refinery, injured six workers
In Brief
- Baiji Refinery is once again in the hands of ISIS
- Striking workers at Lyondell Basell's Houston refinery struck a deal to start work
- There was a fire at Tacoma Refinery, but noone was injured
- A report from EIA, showed that refineries in the Eastern US were getting more than half their oil by rail
Sunday, 3 May 2015
Refining Week, May 1st 2015
News that we have been waiting for for a long time, came from India: IndianOil's Paradip Refinery starts crude processing
The new Paradip Refinery, at 300,000 bpd and 12.2 Nelson Complexity is a great example of what a modern refinery should be.
In Iraq, the Basrah Refinery Upgrading Project which has also been delayed for years, finally has a PMC contractor. Technip which has previously been awarded similar work in Iraq, has won PMC contract for the Basra Refinery Upgrading project
In Short
The new Paradip Refinery, at 300,000 bpd and 12.2 Nelson Complexity is a great example of what a modern refinery should be.
In Iraq, the Basrah Refinery Upgrading Project which has also been delayed for years, finally has a PMC contractor. Technip which has previously been awarded similar work in Iraq, has won PMC contract for the Basra Refinery Upgrading project
In Short
- The Delaware City Refinery suffered a leak of toxic sulfur dioxide thanks to a boiler problem
- There are reports of an agreement at the Whiting Refinery to end the strike
- There was a tank fire at the Superior Refinery
- A gas leak at Iran's Arak refinery injures seven workers
Wednesday, 29 April 2015
Refining Week, April 24th 2015
The combination of sanctions and low oil prices is making life difficult for those Russian companies that want to upgrade their refineries.
Contrary to popular belief however, the projects are continuing, as the news flow shows. Afipisky is the latest example. CB&I Awarded Contract for Afipsky Oil Refinery Project.
I suspect that progress will be slower than expected overall, but there has been no news of cancellations yet.
Contrary to popular belief however, the projects are continuing, as the news flow shows. Afipisky is the latest example. CB&I Awarded Contract for Afipsky Oil Refinery Project.
I suspect that progress will be slower than expected overall, but there has been no news of cancellations yet.
Friday, 17 April 2015
Refining Week, April 17th 2015
The most important news of the week, comes from Total. They plan to convert their Provence Refinery to a biofuel plant by the end of next year, and to upgrade their Donges Refinery.
It is interesting that despite high refinery margins, restructuring continues.
In Iraq, ISIS once again attacked the country's largest refinery.
SOCAR announced that part of its Eurobonds' proceeds, an amount of $500 million has been used for Star Refinery Project in Turkey. Like many such projects this one has been delayed a number of times
The strike has still not been resolved in the USA, with workers at Marathon's Texas City Refinery and at Lyondell Basell's Houston Refinery, rejecting offers from their employers
It is interesting that despite high refinery margins, restructuring continues.
In Iraq, ISIS once again attacked the country's largest refinery.
SOCAR announced that part of its Eurobonds' proceeds, an amount of $500 million has been used for Star Refinery Project in Turkey. Like many such projects this one has been delayed a number of times
The strike has still not been resolved in the USA, with workers at Marathon's Texas City Refinery and at Lyondell Basell's Houston Refinery, rejecting offers from their employers
Thursday, 9 April 2015
Refining Week, April 10th 2015
Here is the main news from the sector this week:
There are reports that YASREF, the new refinery in Saudi Arabia, has started exports of Petrocoke.
The Tema Refinery in Ghana has been shut due to mechanical fault at its and it will be closed for around a month.
The USW strike has come to an end at the Catlettsburg Refinery
In Indonesia, Pertamina announced that Plaju Refinery would only run local crudes, meaning that it will run at half capacity.
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