Tesoro Says FTC Clears Deal for BP Refinery
(Friday, May 17, 2013) The U.S. Federal Trade Commission will allow Tesoro Corp. to go through with its plans to buy a BP Plc. owned refinery in southern California, bringing the two companies one step closer to sealing the deal sometime this quarter.

USW Members Ratify ExxonMobil Baytown Contracts
(Thursday, May 16, 2013) United Steelworkers (USW) local 13-2001 members Wednesday night ratified three separate agreements with ExxonMobil Baytown for the operations, maintenance and laboratory groups.

Venezuela Became Net Gasoline Importer in 2012
(Thursday, May 16, 2013) Venezuela in 2012 became a net importer of gasoline as a result of escalating problems at its refineries and increasing demand for fuel in its internal market.

Oman Forced to Import Fuels after Refinery Shutdown
(Thursday, May 16, 2013) Oman, a crude oil exporter, started importing refined fuels earlier this year, the head of Oman Oil Refineries and Petroleum Industries Company (ORPIC) said, after a two-month shutdown of its biggest refinery.

Interfax: Gunvor Paid $158MM for Two Petroplus Refineries
(Thursday, May 16, 2013) Gunvor shelled out $158 million for two oil refineries with capacity of 10 million tonnes a year that were on the verge of bankruptcy from Swiss company Petroplus, according to a Gunvor prospectus that has been made available to Interfax.

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Kunming Residents Protest PetroChina Paraxylene Project
(Thursday, May 16, 2013) Residents of the southwestern Chinese city of Kunming took to the streets Thursday for a protest against the construction of a state-run chemical and petroleum refinery.

Sasol Awards Toyo FEED for La. LLDPE Project
(Thursday, May 16, 2013) Toyo Engineering was awarded a contract from Sasol North America, Inc. to provide FEED services for a 450,000 t/y LLDPE plant in Lake Charles, La.

ENI Unit Versalis Eyes Gas Imports from US
(Wednesday, May 15, 2013) The chemicals business of ENI has outlined a major transformation program that aims to shift the company's portfolio from domination by commodities toward differentiated and green chemicals, internationalize the business, and make it profitable.

Muntajat: A New Gateway to Qatar's Chemicals
(Wednesday, May 15, 2013) Qatar Chemical and Petrochemical Marketing and Distribution Co. (Muntajat; Doha) will, by mid-2013, take over the marketing and distribution of all chemicals and petrochemicals produced in Qatar.

Sipchem Starts Up Ethyl Acetate Plant
(Monday, May 13, 2013) Saudi International Petrochemical Company (Sipchem) announced the start-up of ethyl acetate (EA) & butyl acetate (BA) plant owned by Sipchem Chemicals Company (fully owned by Sipchem) at its complex in Jubail Industrial City on Friday.

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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."

Pemex Official: New Pipeline to Triple Gas Imports from U.S.
(Thursday, May 16, 2013) The construction of a natural gas pipeline from southern Texas to central Mexico for state-owned oil company Pemex will allow gas imports from the U.S. to triple, to around 3 billion cubic feet per day by 2015, a Pemex official said Wednesday.

Kurdish Govt to Convert Gas Pipeline for Oil Transport
(Thursday, May 16, 2013) Exports of natural gas from the Kurdish Region of Iraq to Turkey may start from 2015.

Oil-Price Discounts Will Persist Unless Oil-Sands Pipelines Are Built, IAE
(Wednesday, May 15, 2013) Failure to build needed oil sands pipelines--particularly Keystone XL--could result in persistent price discounts and slow expansion of the sector, even as North American production booms, the International Energy Agency warned Tuesday.

W.Va. Governor Celebrates New Gas Pipeline Law
(Wednesday, May 15, 2013) Saturday marked five months since an explosion in a Columbia Transmission Corp. gas pipeline in Sissonville destroyed four homes and melted part of Interstate 77.

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Energy Department Approves Freeport Natural-Gas Export Permit
(Friday, May 17, 2013) The Obama administration on Friday cleared the way for broader natural gas exports by approving a $10 billion facility in Texas, a milestone in the U.S. transition into a major supplier of energy for world markets.

Texas Firm to Roll Out Mobile LNG, CNG Conversion Tech
(Thursday, May 16, 2013) AmericaCNG will begin rolling out in September mobile plants that will allow producers to monetize their NGL and convert methane production to LNG or CNG.

Pemex Official: New Pipeline to Triple Gas Imports from U.S.
(Thursday, May 16, 2013) The construction of a natural gas pipeline from southern Texas to central Mexico for state-owned oil company Pemex will allow gas imports from the U.S. to triple, to around 3 billion cubic feet per day by 2015, a Pemex official said Wednesday.

Shell Declares Force Majeure on Gas Supplies to NLNG
(Thursday, May 16, 2013) Shell Petroleum Development Company Limited has declared force majeure on gas supplies to Nigeria LNG, effective 09:00 hrs (Nigerian time) on Wednesday, May 15 2013.

Andhra Pradesh Gas to Sell 24% in LNG Project to Private Power Producers
(Thursday, May 16, 2013) Independent power producers, GMR, GVK and Lanco, have shown interest to buy stake in Andhra Pradesh government promoted re-gasified liquefied natural gas project.

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