Refineries

(Reuters) – A lockout at BP’s 440,000-barrel-per-day refinery in Whiting, Indiana, enters its second month as the British oil major and hundreds of union workers remain at odds. BP locked out about 800 workers represented by the United Steelworkers union on March 19, after months of negotiations failed to produce a new labor contract. The …

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HOUSTON, April 8 (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) plans overhauls in the spring and at the end ​of this year at its 612,000 barrel-per-day ‌Beaumont, Texas refinery, said people familiar with plant operations. In May, Exxon plans to shut the 60,000-bpd ​coker for a planned overhaul that ​will continue into June, the sources said. …

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Valero shuts Texas refinery after explosion rocks diesel unit, sources say Reuters Valero Energy Corp has shut its 380,000-barrel-per-day (bpd) oil refinery in Port Arthur, Texas, following an explosion and fire at a diesel hydrotreater unit, people familiar with the plant operations said on Monday. The explosion at the 47,000-bpd 243-diesel hydrotreater unit rocked the …

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  Workers at BP’s Whiting, Indiana, refinery began picketing on Thursday after the British oil major barred more than 800 union members from entering the facility, following months of stalled contract negotiations. The labor dispute at Whiting, the Midwest’s largest refinery, comes at a time of elevated gasoline and diesel prices as the Middle East …

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BP locks out union workers at its Midwest refinery BP on Tuesday said it will lock out approximately 800 United Steelworkers members from its 440,000 barrel-per-day Whiting, Indiana, refinery starting at 12:00 a.m. on March 19, citing a breakdown in negotiations over a new labor agreement. The British oil major ended its 24-hour rolling contract …

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