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Enhance predictive maintenance with generative AI agents on AWS

AWS: Energy (Oil & Gas)

McKinsey estimates mid-size refineries lose $20–50 million annually due to reliability issues. Traditional anomaly detection methods are labor-intensive and time-consuming, often leaving critical equipment vulnerabilities unaddressed for hours or days—leading to significant unplanned downtime and financial impact.

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One Hundred Octopi and Counting: Lessons in Online Solids Management

Permian Basin Oil and Gas Magazine

How the development, validation, and large-scale deployment of online solids management systems is saving operators money by releasing flowback equipment sooner, minimizing equipment damage due to solids carry-over, and reducing the need for shutdowns and confined space entry cleanout operations. paraffins, waxes, and asphaltenes.)

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Israel’s Oil Refineries says pipelines, transmission lines in Haifa damaged in strikes by Iran

BOE Report

Israel’s Oil Refineries said its pipelines and transmission lines in Haifa had been damaged by missile strikes by Iran, according to a regulatory filing to the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.

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Crude Processing At One of Europe’s Top Refineries Goes Offline

OilPrice

BPs refinery in Rotterdam had both its crude units offline on Tuesday morning, Reuters reports, citing energy consultancy Wood Mackenzie. This follows the shutdown of the other 200,000 bpd crude unit in early May for planned maintenance. A crude unit with a capacity of 200,000 barrels per day (bpd) went offline early on Tuesday.

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Weak refinery, export demand weakens prices for Midland crude along Texas coast

Oil & Gas 360º

(Investing) –HOUSTON – The price spread between WTI Midland crude in West Texas and Houston has narrowed this year as cold weather hurt Permian production, driving up prices, but weaker refinery and export demand on the U.S. refinery utilization stood at 85.6% Gulf Coast pressured that market lower. million, 4.2%

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Valero Mulls Shutdown of California Refinery, Books $1.1B Impairment

Rigzone

Valery said it may end fuel production at its Benicia refinery next year and is evaluating 'strategic alternatives' for its assets in California.

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Lyondell Houston refinery ceased operations in February, company says

BOE Report

Lyondell Basell Industries permanently shut its 263,776 barrel-per-day (bpd) Houston refinery in February, said Peter Vanacker, the company’s chief executive during a Friday conference call. 7 the company completed the shutdown of the refinery. Reuters reported on Feb.