Valero Eyes Refinery Investment
(Thursday, May 23, 2013) Texas-based Valero Energy Corp. will invest as much as C$200 million in its Quebec refinery if Enbridge Inc. proceeds with its plan to reverse its Line 9 pipeline.

CRRM to Settle CAA Violations at Kansas Refinery
(Wednesday, May 22, 2013) Coffeyville Resources Refining & Marketing (CRRM) has agreed to pay a $300,000 civil penalty to settle alleged violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA) at its oil refinery in Coffeyville, Kan., the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reported.

Total Sanctions Antwerp Modernization Project
(Wednesday, May 22, 2013) Total announced Wednesday that it will proceed with plans at its Antwerp, Belgium facility to add a new refinery upgrading complex and to install a new plant to convert low-value refinery fuel gases into low-cost petrochemical feedstock.

ConocoPhillips Pulls Back on Plans to Sell Oil-Sands Assets
(Tuesday, May 21, 2013) ConocoPhillips is pulling back on plans to sell its Canadian oil sands assets after it exceeded its target for raising capital by divesting energy properties elsewhere.

Flood of Russian Diesel Puts Pressure on European Refiners
(Tuesday, May 21, 2013) Russia's slowing economy is leading to a flood of Russian diesel flowing to Europe, which could force a new round of European refinery closures.

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Total: SE Texas Steam Cracker Is Processing Ethane from Shale Gas
(Thursday, May 23, 2013) To capitalize on the shale gas revolution in the U.S., the BASF TOTAL Petrochemicals LLC (BTP) joint venture (40% Total, 60% BASF) revamped the Port Arthur steam cracker in Texas to process ethane, found in abundance in U.S. shale gas.

Petronas Exec: Decision on $20 Bln Petrochemical Project Delayed to 1Q 2014
(Wednesday, May 22, 2013) Malaysia's Petroliam Nasional Bhd. has deferred for another three quarters a decision to proceed with what the government describes as one of the country's most important oil-and-gas projects.

Total Sanctions Antwerp Modernization Project
(Wednesday, May 22, 2013) Total announced Wednesday that it will proceed with plans at its Antwerp, Belgium facility to add a new refinery upgrading complex and to install a new plant to convert low-value refinery fuel gases into low-cost petrochemical feedstock.

Shake Up Among Kuwaiti Oil Executives
(Monday, May 20, 2013) Kuwait Petroleum stated that the reshuffle wasn't linked to the crisis over the controversial payment of a $2.2 billion penalty to Dow Chemical for scrapping a joint venture in December 2008.

Sumitomo Chemical in the Red on Sharp Fall in Demand
(Friday, May 17, 2013) A sharp drop in Asian demand and in other overseas markets has resulted in a 51 billion yen loss (S$620 million) in FY2012 by Sumitomo Chemical - the largest Japanese investor on Jurong Island.

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House Passes Bill to Speed Keystone Approval
(Thursday, May 23, 2013) The bill, which won votes from 19 Democrats, eliminates the need for a special permit from Obama and declares a 2011 environmental review of Keystone sufficient.

Pipelines' Struggles Drive Trend to Oil by Rail
(Thursday, May 23, 2013) Canadian and Asian energy companies have begun looking to move oil to the West Coast by rail as new pipeline projects struggle against broad opposition.

Iraq's Trade Bank to Participate in Building $12B Jordan Pipeline
(Wednesday, May 22, 2013) State-run Trade Bank of Iraq will participate in building the country's first oil export pipeline in decades, which will make the country less dependent on Persian Gulf export terminals, its president and chairman said Wednesday.

PAA to Extend Western Oklahoma Oil Pipeline
(Monday, May 20, 2013) Plains All American Pipeline announced it is constructing a 95-mile extension of its existing Oklahoma crude oil pipeline system to service increasing production from the Granite Wash, Hogshooter and Cleveland Sands producing areas.

Canadian PM Harper Takes Keystone Lobbying Campaign to U.S.
(Friday, May 17, 2013) Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper took his case for approval of the Keystone XL pipeline to the U.S., burnishing Canada's environmental credentials and saying the arguments for the project are "overwhelmingly on the side of approval."

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New U.S. Energy Chief Is Cautious on Gas Exports
(Wednesday, May 22, 2013) The new U.S. energy secretary raised the possibility of delaying further approvals for U.S. companies seeking to export natural gas.

Technip Reports Canada LNG Contract Award
(Wednesday, May 22, 2013) A consortium of Technip, Samsung Engineering and China Huanqiu Contracting & Engineering was awarded by Pacific NorthWest LNG Limited Partnership a contract for the FEED and early detailed engineering services of a grassroots LNG project.

Jordan Cove Files FERC Applications for LNG Export Project
(Wednesday, May 22, 2013) The Jordan Cove Energy Project has filed applications to FERC to construct and operate an LNG export project on the North Spit of the International Port of Coos Bay, Ore.

EQT Honors Vet Taxi Drivers for Memorial Day with Free CNG
(Tuesday, May 21, 2013) When EQT opened its CNG station in downtown Pittsburgh in July 2011, one of the first local companies to become a regular customer was a transportation service that employs military veterans as drivers and uses vehicles that run on natural gas.

Pacific NorthWest LNG Awards FEED Contract to KBR
(Tuesday, May 21, 2013) KBR Tuesday announced it was awarded a contract to execute FEED and early detailed engineering work for a world-scale LNG export facility at Lelu Island near Prince Rupert, British Columbia.

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