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Pemex Readying Texas Refinery for ‘Big Block’ Overhaul, Sources Say

(Reuters) – Pemex, Mexico’s national oil company, is preparing for the “Big Block” overhaul at its 312,500 barrel-per-day (bpd) Deer Park, Texas refinery to begin in early October, said people familiar with plant operations on Friday. The refinery’s 270,000 DU-2 crude distillation unit (CDU), the larger of two at the refinery, will be shut for …

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Phillips 66 Reduces Gasoline Output at Bayway Refinery After Fire, Sources Say

NEW YORK, Aug 14 (Reuters) – Phillips 66 (PSX.N) has reduced gasoline output at its 258,000 barrels-per-day Bayway refinery in Linden, New Jersey, after a fire near the plant’s gasoline producing unit, two people familiar with the matter said on Thursday. An ancillary piece of equipment of the refinery’s fluid catalytic cracking unit caught fire …

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US Refiners Expected to Run Over 90% in Q3

U.S. refiners are expected to continue operating above 90% of their combined production capacity of 18.2 million barrels per day (bpd) in the third quarter, said analysts contacted by Reuters. High refining margins are driving the continuing high levels of production from the second quarter into the third, but tropical storms could drive down production …

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US Gulf Refiners Seek MidEast, S.American Oil to Offset Venezuela, Mexico Losses

(Reuters) – U.S. Gulf Coast refiners are snapping up higher volumes of Middle Eastern and South American crudes to offset the loss of Venezuelan and Mexican barrels, according to ship tracking data, a workaround solution that might be short-lived if the U.S. allows some sanctioned Venezuelan crude to return to the market. The shake-up in …

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US Refiners May See Q2 Profit Recover on Stronger Diesel Margins 

Investors are expecting top U.S. refiners to report higher second-quarter profits, bouncing back from losses during the first three months of the year as unseasonably strong diesel margins boost earnings. Fuelmakers have reaped unexpected profits from producing key products in recent months, a respite after earnings slipped from record levels in 2022, when a recovery …

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In Rare Move, California Steps in to Find Buyer for Valero Refinery to Avoid Closure, Sources Say

(Reuters) – California government officials are trying to find a buyer for Valero Energy’s Benicia refinery near San Francisco, three sources familiar with the matter said, an unusual effort as the clock ticks down on the company’s planned closure of the facility in April. The rare attempt by a state government to broker the sale …

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US Refinery Utilization Hits to Highest in Over Two Years, EIA Says

(Reuters) – U.S. utilization of refinery operable capacity rose to 95.5% last week, the highest since June 2023, data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration showed on Wednesday. Refinery utilization in the U.S. Gulf Coast region rose in the week ended July 18 to 96.1%, a one-year high, the data showed. Reporting by Shariq Khan …

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Four Injured After Fire at Chevron Pascagoula, Mississippi Refinery

July 15 (Reuters) – Four contract workers were injured after a fire at Chevron’s (CVX.N) 356,440 barrels-per-day (bpd) Pascagoula, Mississippi refinery on Monday, the company said in an email statement. An incident at the refinery’s wastewater treatment area led to the fire, a Chevron spokesperson said. The spokesperson added that the fire was extinguished quickly …

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California Should Support Fuel Imports, Find Ways to Retain Refiners, Regulator Says

NEW YORK, June 27 (Reuters) – California’s energy regulator on Friday issued recommendations to Governor Gavin Newsom to support timely fuel imports and explore ways to retain operations at existing refineries in the state. Newsom had earlier this year asked the California Energy Commission to recommend changes to the state’s energy transition efforts, as it …

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Damaged Unit of Iran’s South Pars Refinery Back Operating, Nour News Says

(Reuters) – A damaged unit of the South Pars refinery’s Phase 14, which was hit by Israel in its first strike on Iran’s oil and gas sector, has returned to operation, the Iranian state-run agency Nour News reported on Thursday. South Pars, the world’s biggest gas field, is located offshore in Iran’s southern Bushehr province …

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