Tag: refinery
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Indonesia’s Pertamina secures financing to develop a refinery that produces environmentally friendly fuel
Indonesia’s Pertamina has secured financing for the development of the Balikpapan refinery, with the aim of increasing its production and carrying out upgrades that will expand the production of environmentally friendly fuel that respects emissions standards. The company continues to implement a plan it announced in 2015, which aims to double processing capacity, by an…
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Jordan Petroleum Refinery shares rise with the support of the “Fourth Expansion” project
The Jordan Petroleum Refinery rose by more than 1% during trading today, Wednesday, June 21 (2023), supported by progress in the fourth expansion project, which will raise the refinery’s capacity to 120,000 barrels per day. The fourth expansion project – in addition to raising the refinery’s capacity – aims to improve air quality in Jordan,…
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South Sudan refinery fuel flows to East Africa in August
It is expected that the export of fuel from the South Sudan (Benito) refinery of the “SNB” group to East African countries will begin in August 2023. The head of the group, David Gala, said that the export of fuel to East African countries comes after overcoming many problems, according to the “Energy Capital and…
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OQ Oman announces the date of exporting its first shipments from Duqm Refinery
The Global Integrated Energy Group (OQO Oman) revealed developments in the time plans for the date of exporting the first refined shipments from the Duqm Refinery, following the expected start-up by the end of this year (2023), as the group continues to highlight the “Ras Markaz” station project to store oil and supply the refinery.…
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Japanese refinery failures cause a loss of 31% of refining capacity
Japanese refineries play an important role in refining oil, most of which is imported from abroad, in light of the increasing domestic demand for oil, which is the main source of the energy sector in the country. However, the refinery stations face many problems related to the aging of their equipment, which leads to their…
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Operation of the Iranian oil refinery on this date.. Will the fuel crisis be solved?
Tehran announced its intention to operate the new Iranian oil refinery by next year (2024), in light of a severe crisis hitting the country due to its inability to meet the growing demand for gasoline. The company responsible for building the “Mehre Al-Khaleej” refinery stated that it is scheduled to be launched with about 120,000…
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Nigeria’s Port Harcourt refinery is being let down by an Italian company and delaying operation
The Nigerian Port Harcourt refinery is about to postpone the date of restarting the first phase for a period of months, due to the delay in the Italian company in charge of the rehabilitation project. The first phase of the Nigerian oil refinery rehabilitation project was scheduled to open in April 2023, but the Italian…
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An expected decrease in the exports of the Kuwaiti Al-Zour Refinery after the closure of one of the units
It seems that the exports of the Kuwaiti Al-Zour refinery will witness a decline during the coming period, despite expectations of an increase in supplies to Europe and Asia to compensate for Russian fuel. The crude distillation unit at the refinery of the state-owned Kuwait Petroleum Corporation was closed due to a technical problem, according…
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Duqm Refinery begins trial operation to increase oil refining capabilities in the Sultanate of Oman (photos)
The Sultanate of Oman has started the trial operation of the crude oil distillation unit at the Duqm Refinery, in preparation for the operation of all units of the refinery, which will increase the oil refining capacity by about 230,000 barrels before the end of this year. The design of the refinery depends on the…
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The second largest US refinery is authorized to import Venezuelan oil
US refineries are preparing to resume importing Venezuelan oil after many years of sanctions imposed on the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Valero Energy, America’s second-largest oil refiner, is seeking permission from the US Treasury Department to resume importing Venezuelan oil, according to Reuters. US refineries hope to obtain permission similar to what Chevron…
