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Amber Energy Plans to Hold on to Citgo Refineries After Takeover

By Marianna Parraga Sale, expected to close in 2026, needs OFAC approval Citgo’s refineries provide stable earnings throughout the year Amber expected to shake up Citgo’s board Some contractors might become permanent employees after deal HOUSTON, Dec 1 (Reuters) – Elliott Investment Management’s affiliate Amber Energy plans to keep Citgo Petroleum’s refineries, terminals and other …

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BP’s Whiting Refinery Returns to Normal Operations After October Fire

(Reuters) – BP’s 440,000-barrel-per-day oil refinery in Whiting, Indiana, has returned to normal operations following a planned maintenance turnaround in September and a fire in October, two sources said. The largest refinery in the U.S. Midwest returned to normal operations early this week, the sources said. A BP spokesperson declined on Wednesday to comment on …

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Global Oil Refining Profits Surge and May Stay Strong

(Reuters) – Global refining margins have hit multi-year highs in November due to sanctions on Russia, refinery outages and maintenance, according to LSEG data and analysts, and some see little respite without more plants being built in the Western world. The strength in margins contrasts with crude oil markets coming under pressure from an expected …

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BP Says Fire Extinguished at Whiting, Indiana Refinery

(Reuters) – A fire broke out at BP’s 440,000 barrel-per-day Whiting refinery in Indiana and was extinguished as of Friday morning, the company said. The fire resulted from an operational incident and there were no injuries, the company said in an emailed statement. It did not elaborate on the incident. Reuters earlier reported multiple units …

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IEA Sees Drone Hits Weighing on Russia Refinery Runs to Mid-2026

Ukrainian long-range drones at an undisclosed location in February. Photographer: Evgeniy Maloletka/AP Photo The impact from Ukrainian drone strikes will suppress Russia’s refinery processing rates until at least mid-2026, the International Energy Agency says in its latest monthly oil-market report. Kyiv has been intensifying attacks on its foe’s energy infrastructure — including oil refineries, pipelines …

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Exxon Restarts FCCU at Beaumont, Texas, Refinery, Sources Say

By Erwin Seba HOUSTON, Oct 10 (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil restarted the gasoline-producing fluidic catalytic cracking unit on Thursday at its 612,000-barrel-per-day Beaumont, Texas, refinery, people familiar with plant operations said. The 120,000-bpd FCCU was shut on Tuesday night by a malfunction, according to a notice the company filed with the Texas Commission on Environmental …

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US Imposes Sanctions on China Refinery, Others for Iran Oil Purchases

By Timothy Gardner Fourth round of US Iran sanctions that target a China refinery US also sanctions first Chinese petrochemical terminal Trump says would like Iran to be able to rebuild WASHINGTON, Oct 9 (Reuters) – The U.S. imposed sanctions on about 100 individuals, entities and vessels, including a Chinese independent refinery and terminal, that …

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Chevron Working to Restart Units at El Segundo Refinery After Fire

(Reuters) – Chevron  said on Tuesday it was working to restart some of the processing units that were shut down due to a fire at its El Segundo refinery last week. “The refinery continues to operate and create transportation fuels, although at diminished rates,” the company said. Last week, Chevron’s El Segundo refinery took multiple units offline after …

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Chevron to Make Adjustments to Los Angeles Refinery Following Large fire

  (Reuters) – Chevron  said on Saturday that it will be making operational adjustments to its 285,000 barrel-per-day El Segundo refinery to meet Southern California’s fuel demands after a large fire erupted on Thursday night at the refinery. The El Segundo refinery is the second-largest in California and Chevron’s second-biggest refinery in the United States. The facility supplies …

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Ukrainian Drones Target Russian Petrochemical Complex and Oil Refinery

Drones hit major oil sites in Bashkortostan and Volgograd Salavat complex working as usual – TASS Some Russia’s regions face fuel shortages KYIV/MOSCOW, Sept 18 (Reuters) – Ukraine said on Thursday that its drones had struck a major oil processing and petrochemical complex and an oil refinery in Russia, part of an intensifying campaign to …

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