Keyword: refineries

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Operational Excellence

03.06.2013 - Shifts In Global Competition - The European refining and petrochemicals industry faces significant structural challenges. A declining demand for many refinery products and...

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PetroChina Dalian Refinery Blasts Injure Two

02.06.2013 - Explosions at a PetroChina refinery in northeastern China has left two people injured and another two missing, the official Xinhua news agency said on Sunday. The blasts occurred...

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At Least Five European Refineries Cut Runs

10.05.2013 - At least five refineries in Northwest Europe and the Mediterranean have been reducing output since the second half of April due to weak margins, particularly for gasoline and...

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Protests in Chinese City Over Planned Chemical Plant

04.05.2013 - Hundreds of people took to the streets of the Chinese city of Kunming on Saturday to protest against the planned production of a chemical at a refinery, in the latest show of...

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Cheaper Crude Helps Phillips 66 Double Quarterly Profit

01.05.2013 - U.S. refiner Phillips 66 said on Wednesday that first-quarter earnings more than doubled as it used cheaper American- and Canadian-produced crude oil to make gasoline and other...

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Texas Oil Sails to Canada, Refiners Fume Over Tanker Law

01.05.2013 - Oil traders including commodities giant Trafigura and Australian bank Macquarie have quietly begun shipping U.S. crude oil from Texas to Canada, raising the ire of U.S. East Coast...

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Total Profit Falls on Lower Oil Prices, Output

26.04.2013 - French oil firm Total posted a fall in first-quarter profit due to lower oil prices and a drop in oil and gas output, partly offset by a rise in its refining and chemicals business...

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Czech Minister Says Shell Offering Refinery Stake

16.04.2013 - Royal Dutch/Shell has offered to sell its minority stake in a Czech oil refining firm to the state, a minister said on Tuesday, which could help a proposal for the government to...