Refinery

Husky Energy approves new heavy oil thermal project, expands Ohio refinery

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Husky Energy expanding Lima, Ohio refinery for up to 40,000 b/d of heavy crude feedstock from Western Canada CALGARY, AB – Husky Energy has announced the sanctioning of Rush Lake 2, a new 10,000 b/d heavy oil thermal development in Saskatchewan, as it continues to advance its portfolio of low sustaining capital projects. The Husky Energy heavy oil thermal production is […]

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Shell $1.35 billion Quest carbon capture and storage facility officially opens

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Quest will capture one-third of emissions from Shell’s Scotford Upgrader, which turns oil sands bitumen into synthetic crude Shell is celebrating the official opening of the $1.35 bilion Quest carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in Alberta, Canada, and the start of commercial operations there. Quest is designed to capture and safely store more than one

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California imports gasoline from India, Russia, UK after refinery explosion

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ExxonMobil refinery in Torrance made up 22% of California refining capacity Over a five-month period following an explosion at a California oil refinery, imports of gasoline into the state increased to more than 10 times their typical level, drawing from sources that include India, the United Kingdom, and Russia. Imported gasoline has been arriving from all

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EPA refinery rule is much improved but remains costly – API

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American Petroleum Institute says refineries voluntarily reducing emissions for decades under existing regulations The Environmental Protection Agency has made substantial improvements in the final refinery sector rule, but new regulations could still cost up to $1 billion, according to API Downstream Group Director Bob Greco. “EPA analyses, supported by extensive industry monitoring data, show that air

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American refining capacity hits 18 million b/d

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Higher American refining capacity includes Texas 42,000 b/d condensate splitter in Galena Park Increases in both capacity and utilization have raised American refining capacity to 18 million b/d, an 0.2 per cent increase over 2014, according to the US Energy Information Administration. The United States’ capacity to refine crude oil into petroleum products—measured as operable atmospheric

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GOTAC Terminal back on stream, will serve Permian, Eagle Ford customers

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If sufficient demand, GOTAC Terminal will be upgraded to 100,000 bbl/day A family dispute over a small Corpus Christ ashphalt refinery – renamed the GOTAC Terminal – has been resolved and Gravity Midstream, LLC says the facility will begin processing Permian and Eagle Ford light crude by mid-2016. Gravity Midstream Corpus ChrisJ, LLC acquired the transacJon facility

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Ending American crude oil export ban good for refineries – study

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“Under current policy, where U.S. crude oil exports are restricted, a significant amount of new refining capacity is built.” A new study from the US Energy Information Administration concludes that stopping the 1970s-era ban on crude oil exports would be very good for American refineries. In response to multiple requests over the past years, EIA

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