Keyword: oil refining

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Four US East Coast Refiners Shuts Sandy Nears

29.10.2012 - The second-largest refinery on the U.S. East Coast was shutting down on Sunday and three other plants cut output as Hurricane Sandy threatened widespread power outages and a...

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Rafinerija Nafte Brod Selects Technology from Honeywell's UOP and ExxonMobil

29.10.2012 - UOP, a Honeywell company, and ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company (EMRE) announced today that Rafinerija Nafte Brod, Bosnia and Herzegovina's sole oil refinery, has...

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Union Calls on Total Refining Workers to Join Nov. 5 Strike

27.10.2012 - Total refinery workers will join a sector strike next month against the possible liquidation of the former Petroplus refinery in northern France, the French major's union...

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LyondellBasell to Pay Special Dividend Despite Decline in Profit

27.10.2012 - Chemical maker and refiner LyondellBasell Industries posted a lower-than-expected quarterly profit on Friday, due in part to high costs for crude oil-derived chemicals in European...

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India's BPCL to Spend More than $3 Billion on Expansion of Refineries

11.10.2012 - India's second largest refiner, Bharat Petroleum (BPCL), will complete expansion projects costing more than $3 billion at two refineries by 2015, as it moves to boost output and...

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China's Sinopec to Build Big Oil Storage in Indonesia

09.10.2012 - China's Sinopec has started work to build Southeast Asia's largest oil storage terminal at Indonesia's Batam Free Trade Zone, industry sources said on Tuesday. The first phase of...

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Kazakhstan Plans to Start Refining Crude in China

04.10.2012 - Kazakhstan plans to begin processing some of its crude oil in China this year to make up for a shortfall in domestic refining capacity, a senior government official said on...

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U.S. Shale Boom a Boon for Asian Crude Importers

03.10.2012 - Asian oil importers will pay lower premiums for their shipments as a shale oil boom diverts more barrels from the United States to the world's biggest net oil buying region over...