Fire flares at California oil refinery, but no injuries, evacuations reportedSeptember 25th, 2009 No injuries, evacuations from refinery fire in LALOS ANGELES — Los Angeles fire officials say they've choked off a fire at an oil refinery south of downtown, but nearby schools are being urged to keep students indoors until the smoke clears. The fire at the 300-acre Tesoro Corp.
Bathinda refinery carriage capacity to be doubledSeptember 9th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - HPCL-Mittal Energy Ltd (HMEL), a joint venture between the state-owned Hindustan Petroleum Corp and Mittal Energy Investment of Singapore, Wednesday said the carriage capacity of the Sri Guru Gobind Singh oil refinery's Gujarat-Bathinda pipeline is being doubled. This will make the upcoming complex at Bathinda the biggest petrochemical hub in Asia, it said.
Valero Energy to close part of Delaware refinery; employees, contract workers to be laid offSeptember 8th, 2009 Valero Energy to close part of Delaware refinerySAN ANTONIO — Valero Energy Corp., the nation's largest independent refiner, said Tuesday it will close an unprofitable portion of a Delaware refinery, laying off at least 150 employees and 100 contract workers. Valero's subsidiary, the Premcor Refining Group Inc., is closing the coking and gasifier complex at the Delaware City refinery, which process a particular type of heavy crude oil and petroleum coke.
KBR to provide engineering services for proposed Angolan refineryAugust 19th, 2009 KBR to provide services for Angolan refineryHOUSTON — KBR said Wednesday it has been hired to provide engineering services for a proposed refinery in Lobito, Angola. KBR, an international construction and engineering firm, didn't say how much it would earn from the contract with Angola's state-owned oil and gas company, Sonangol, E.P.
Summary Box: Refiner Valero Energy Corp. reports 2Q loss as fuel demand wanesJuly 28th, 2009 Summary Box: Refiner Valero reports 2Q lossWHAT HAPPENED?: Valero Energy Corp., the nation's largest independent refiner, said Tuesday it lost $254 million in the second quarter — usually a robust period for refiners because of strong demand for products such as gasoline and jet fuel. WHAT WENT WRONG?: The recession has simply crushed energy consumption.
Sunoco to close ethylene complex in Delaware after explosion and fire in MayJuly 7th, 2009 Sunoco to close ethylene complex in DelawareCLAYMONT, Del. — Sunoco says it will close the ethylene complex at the Marcus Hook Refinery, weeks after it was shut down because of an explosion and fire.
ConocoPhillips, Aramco relaunch construction bidding process for Yanbu refineryJune 30th, 2009 ConocoPhillips, Aramco relaunch Yanbu biddingHOUSTON — ConocoPhillips and the state-run Saudi Arabian Oil Co. said Tuesday they've revived plans to build a multibillion-dollar refinery in Saudi Arabia, citing improved economic conditions.
Bharat Heavy Electricals bags Rs.170 crore dealJune 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - State-run power equipment manufacturer Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) has bagged an order worth Rs.170 crore from Chennai Petroleum Corp (CPC) to set up a gas turbine at its Manali refinery. BHEL will develop 20 MW co-generation power plant at CPC's Manali refinery.
General Motors offers retirement incentives to cut 4,000 more white-collar jobs by year's endJune 23rd, 2009 GM to cut 4,000 more white-collar jobs by year endDETROIT — About 4,000 more salaried workers at General Motors Corp. will lose their jobs by the end of the year as the automaker continues to downsize.
Imperial Sugar restarts Ga. refinery damaged in 2008 explosion that killed 14June 16th, 2009 Imperial Sugar restarts Ga. refineryPORT WENTWORTH, Ga.
AP NewsBreak: L.L. Bean is laying off more than 200 employees amid lagging salesApril 24th, 2009 L.L. Bean to lay off more than 200 employeesPORTLAND, Maine — Outdoors outfitter L.L. Bean Inc. notified employees Friday that it plans to lay off 200 to 240 workers in Maine because of lagging sales.
Weyerhaeuser suspends company matches to employee, executive 401k retirement plansApril 22nd, 2009 Weyerhaeuser suspends 401k retirement matchesFEDERAL WAY, Wash. — Weyerhaeuser is suspending company matches to employee 401k retirement plans.
Reliance refinery gives up export unit statusApril 18th, 2009 MUMBAI - The Mukesh Ambani-controlled Reliance Industries Ltd has surrendered the export-oriented unit (EOU) status of its refinery in Gujarat's Jamnagar to sell fuel in the domestic market. 'The refinery will now operate as a non-EOU refinery to cater to increasing demand of petroleum products in the country,' the company said in a statement.
Kuwait scraps 15 billion dollars refinery projectMarch 30th, 2009 NICOSIA - The state-run Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) confirmed press reports that it had scrapped plans to built a fourth refinery at Al Zour, at an estimated cost of 15 billion dollars and has informed accordingly the companies involved. This is the second multi-billion project which has been abandoned by a Kuwati state-run company in the past three months.
Bongaigaon Refinery to merge with Indian OilMarch 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The government has approved a proposal for merging Bongaigaon Refinery and Petrochemicals into its parent company, the state-run Indian Oil Corp (IOC). In a regulatory statement Wednesday, IOC said Bongaigaon Refinery stands dissolved and the merger becomes effective March 25 following the filing of the amalgamation order with the Registrar of Companies (ROCs) in Shillong and Mumbai.
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