Kazakhstan's energy ministry has unveiled a plan to more than double its oil refining capacity to 40 million tons annually by ...

Crude oil fractionation is the primary separation step in a refinery, physically splitting crude into boiling-range cuts for downstream upgrading. It sits at the front of the refining value chain and ...

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Light US crude requires a different configuration at refineries Changing refinery setup can be a lengthy and expensive process Running different crude types impacts refinery yields, margin April 9 - U ...

A large petrochemical producer deploys an asset performance management solution with AI-driven diagnostics. The largest oil ...

Shell has restarted the process to sell its 37.5% minority stake in the Schwedt refinery, whose majority shareholder is ...

Among the improvements will be upgrades to processing of bottoms - heavy, gunky residual crude oil that is usually sent to the coker or used in asphalt.

Refining margins in the U.S, northwest Europe, and Asia have jumped to two-year highs as diesel and gasoline markets tighten with no sign of immediate relief. Refinery closures in recent years, ...

HOUSTON, July 7 (Reuters) - Fuel oil imports into the refinery hub on the U.S. Gulf Coast hit a record low in June as tighter global supplies prompted refiners to run more heavy, sour crude. When ...