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Dangote Refinery To Ship Its First Gasoline Cargo Out of Africa

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The Dangote oil refinery in Nigeria, Africa’s largest crude processing facility, is set to ship its first gasoline cargo out of the African region with a vessel heading for Asia, a source with knowledge of the plans told Reuters on Wednesday. We sell our products…

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U.S. Refining Giant Valero to Shut California Refinery

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Valero Energy plans to idle, restructure, or cease refining operations at its Benicia Refinery in California by the end of April 2026, as one of the biggest U.S. refiners continues to evaluate strategic alternatives for its operations in California. billion for its California operations.

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Libya Fixes Leak on Crude Oil Pipeline Linked to Top Refinery

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Zawiya, which lies 25 miles west of Tripoli, is home to the largest operational refinery in the country with a capacity to process 120,000 barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil. The Zawiya refinery is connected to the 300,000-bpd Sharara oilfield, Libya’s…

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Phillips 66 to Lay Off Most Workers at Los Angeles Refinery

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refining giant Phillips 66, which will close its LA refinery later this year, will lay off in December most of the workers at the plant, Reuters reports, citing sources with knowledge of the plans. Last October, Phillips 66 said it would shut down its refinery in the Los Angeles area in the fourth quarter of 2025, due to market dynamics.

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Scotland’s Sole Oil Refinery Shuts Down for Good

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The only refinery in Scotland has stopped processing crude oil after 100 years of operation, as planned by its owners who announced the decision in the autumn of 2024.

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Motiva Restarts Unit at Port Arthur Refinery after Lengthy Overhaul

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Motiva Enterprises has finally restarted a gasoline-producing unit at its huge Port Arthur refinery in Texas, following several attempts at a restart in recent weeks after an overhaul. The refinerys FCC, which typically converts gas oil into unfinished gasoline, has a capacity of 81,000

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Mexico’s New Refinery Ships First Cargo of Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel

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Mexicos new refinery, Olmeca, exported in early April the first cargo of ultra-low sulfur diesel (ULSD) as the refinery is slowly starting up processing of fuels, a source with knowledge of Olmecas operations has told Reuters.

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