Keyword: oil refineries

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Israel Corp to Split Into Two Companies

28.06.2013 - Israel Corp, one of Israel's biggest holding firms, plans to spin off some of its less-profitable assets into a new, listed company in a bid to boost the value of its core...

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Venezuela 2012 Oil and Fuel Exports Rise, Crude Output Slips

04.05.2013 - Venezuela's oil and fuel exports rose slightly in 2012 over the previous year even as crude production and refinery output slipped, the oil minister said on Friday, as the OPEC...

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China's Sinopec Says No Impact On Gas Field From Quake

20.04.2013 - Sinopec Group, Asia's largest oil refiner, said its huge Puguang gas field in southwest China's Sichuan province had not been affected by a strong earthquake that struck the region...

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Sinopec to Sell $3.1 Billion in New Stock

05.02.2013 - China Petroleum & Chemical Corp (Sinopec), Asia's largest refiner, said it plans to raise about $3.1 billion in a share offering to fund its business development, sending its...

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Tamar Group Signs $4 Billion Israel Corp Natgas Deals

26.11.2012 - The U.S.-Israeli consortium developing the Tamar natural gas field off Israel's Mediterranean coast said on Monday it had signed gas supply deals worth about $4 billion with units...

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Sinopec Petrochemicals Unit to Boost Capacity, Tackles Pollution

13.11.2012 - Asia's largest refiner, China's Sinopec, will boost refining capacity at its Yangzi Petrochemical unit by more than half to 250,000 barrels per day (bpd) in mid-2014, and may...

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U.S. Shale Gas Boom Brings Bad News for Europe's Oil Refiners

26.07.2012 - European oil refiners are set to lose a vital export market because the U.S. petrochemical industry is shifting away from reliance on oil products, notably naphtha, and using cheap...

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Caustic Vapors Wreaked Quiet Ruin on Biggest US Refinery

25.06.2012 - In the end, all it took was a small chemical spill -- perhaps less than a barrelful -- to bring down the newest, mightiest oil refinery in the United States. Three weeks ago, while...