Tag: refinery

MOGAS wins severe service isolation valve contracts

MOGAS Industries, Inc. (MOGAS) recently received four orders to manufacture severe service isolation valves with actuation from Sinopec Zhenhai Refining & Chemical Company (ZRCC).

Petrobras in talks with CNPC to build refinery

Petroleo Brasileiro is in talks with China National Petroleum Corp. to complete construction of a refinery in Rio de Janeiro state, said Pedro Parente, CEO of Brazil's state-controlled oil company.

Integrated biorefinery projects announced by DOE

US Secretary of Energy, Rick Perry, has announced that the Department of Energy (DOE) has selected eight projects to negotiate for up to USD $15 million in total DOE funding to optimize integrated biorefineries.

Husky Energy to buy refinery in Wisconsin

Husky Energy have announced their intention to buy a refinery in Wisconsin which will allow the company to match processing capacity with its growing heavy oil output, while postponing a planned asphalt plant expansion in Alberta.

New refinery regulations in California

US state agencies have recently announced final approval of new regulations to strengthen workplace and environmental safety at oil refineries across California.

Multiple orders for Rotork actuators

Rotork, a market leading actuator manufacturer and flow control company, with multiple locations globally and in the US, recently announced that its fluid power valve actuators have been ordered for multiple applications at a new grassroots refinery under construction in the Middle East.

Chevron sells Canadian downstream fuel business

Chevron Corp., a large US-based oil company, recently sold its Canadian gasoline stations and refinery in British Columbia to Parkland Fuel Corp.

New refineries in Texas to supply Mexican market

The newest oil refineries in Texas are looking to join two plays in the North American oil industry. Raven Petroleum LLC and MMEX Resources Inc.

First US refineries to be built in 40 years

MMEX Resources Corp., a global energy company focusing on the acquisition, development and financing of oil, gas, refining and infrastructure projects in Texas and South America, recently announced that it plans to build a USD $450 million crude oil refinery in the West Texas Permian Basin, subject to the receipt of required governmental permits and completion of required debt and equity financing.

Refinery planned for Saskatchewan

Arizona-based Quantum Energy Inc., a development stage publicly traded diversified holding company, recently announced that it has set up a Canadian subsidiary, Dominion Energy Processing Group Inc.