Port Harcourt Refinery in Nigeria to Shut Down for Maintenance
Wedoany.com Report-May 31, Nigeria National Petroleum Co. Ltd. (NNPC) has temporarily halted operations at the Port Harcourt refinery in Rivers State for planned maintenance and a sustainability asses...
North Atlantic in Talks With Exxonmobil to Buy French Refinery Complex
Wedoany.com Report-May 30, Exxon Mobil Corp. has entered exclusive negotiations with North Atlantic for the potential acquisition of a refining and petrochemical complex in Gravenchon, Normandy, Franc...
White House Considers Plan to Clear Record Backlog of Small Refinery Biofuel Waivers
Wedoany.com Report-May 30, The White House is reviewing a strategy to address a backlog of over 160 exemption requests from small U.S. refineries under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), according to ...
Petroecuador Declares Emergency at Ecuador’s Biggest Refinery After Fire Damages
Wedoany.com Report-May 30, Petroecuador, Ecuador’s state-owned oil company, announced a 60-day emergency at the Esmeraldas refinery, the country’s largest, on Thursday, following a fire th...
UPM Cancels Second Rotterdam Biomass-To-Fuels Refinery
Wedoany.com Report-May 29, UPM, a leading biofuels company, has decided to discontinue the development of its planned second biomass-to-fuels refinery at the Port of Rotterdam following thorough techn...
Ecuador’s Biggest Oil Refinery Stops Operating as Precaution Due to Fire
Wedoany.com Report-May 27, On Monday, a fire broke out in a fuel oil tank at Ecuador’s largest oil refinery, the Esmeraldas refinery, operated by state-owned Petroecuador. The blaze has been bro...
Phillips 66’s Los Angeles Refinery Layoffs to Begin in December, Sources Say
Wedoany.com Report-May 23, Phillips 66 is expected to begin workforce reductions at its Los Angeles-area refinery in December, according to sources familiar with the matter. The refinery, which has a ...
US EPA to Rule on Backlog of Small Refinery Biofuel Exemption Requests, Zeldin Says
Wedoany.com Report-May 16, On Thursday, May 15, 2025, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin informed lawmakers that the Trump administration intends to promptly address 1...
Ionikylation Unit at Petrochina’s Dagang Refinery Reaches 1,000 Days of Continuous Operation
Wedoany.com Report-May 13, PetroChina Dagang Petrochemical Company has achieved 1,000 consecutive days of operation for its 150,000-tonne-per-year Ionikylation unit at its Dagang refinery. The alkylat...
Mexico’s Olmeca Refinery Will Restart and Halt Was ‘Nothing Serious,’ President Says
Wedoany.com Report-Apr. 30, Mexico’s Olmeca refinery, located at the port of Dos Bocas, is prepared to resume production following a temporary outage, President Claudia Sheinbaum announced durin...