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Libya Fixes Leak on Crude Oil Pipeline Linked to Top Refinery

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Arabian Gulf Oil Company (AGOCO), wholly owned by the National Oil Corporation of Libya, has completed repairs on a crude oil pipeline where a leak was detected at the end of May. AGOCO completed the repairs on the Hamada-Zawiya crude oil pipeline, the company said on Thursday, as carried by Reuters.

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Diwaniya Refinery to get 70,000 bpd Boost

Iraq Business News: Oil & Gas

Iraq's Ministry of Oil has started work to expand the Diwaniya Refinery by adding a new 70,000-barrel-per-day (bpd) processing unit, bringing the refinery's total capacity to 90,000 bpd. The project is scheduled for completion within five years. Minister of Oil, Eng.

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Iraq Launches Najaf Refinery Expansion Project

Iraq Business News: Oil & Gas

Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani has laid the foundation stone for the expansion of the Najaf [Al-Ashraf] refinery, a strategic project that will increase refining capacity by 70,000 barrels per day. Work is to be completed within eight months.

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Dangote Plans to List Africa's Biggest Oil Refinery by Next Year

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Image by Kreativorks via iStock Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest person, plans a stock listing for his Nigerian crude oil refinery by the end of next year to widen the company’s investor base. The oil facility can processes 650,000 barrels of crude a day, making it the continent’s biggest refinery.

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Croatia's INA Produces SAF for First Time

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said its Rijeka refinery in the country has produced sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for the first time. “Processing biogenic feedstock within existing infrastructure is one of the most efficient ways to decarbonize refinery operations and increase the share of renewables in the transport sector.

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The First Oil Well in the World – Bibi Heybat

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The 1846 Breakthrough: Bibi Heybat Well In 1846, long before the American oil boom, the world’s first mechanically drilled oil well was completed at Bibi Heybat, just south of Baku. Pipelines, refineries, and export terminals followed, creating a full-scale oil ecosystem.

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Logistics Management in the oil and gas industry

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Given the sector’s complexity and geographical spread—from remote drilling rigs to refineries and distribution terminals—logistics is a key driver of efficiency and profitability.