Diamondback, Verde Plan Converting Permian Natgas to Gasoline
Diamondback Energy subsidiary Cottonmouth Venture LLC has entered into a joint development agreement with Verde Clean Fuels to build a natural gas-to-gasoline facility in the Permian Basin.
Hart Energy Staff
Exxon Starts Up $2B Chemical Production Expansion in Baytown
Exxon Mobil Corp. started up a $2 billion chemical production expansion at the U.S. supermajor’s manufacturing complex near Houston.
Hart Energy Staff
Enterprise Products Partners Updates Permian Projects, Reports Earnings Slide
Lower commodity prices are blamed for the slide in Enterprise Product Partners’ second quarter results.
Keefe Borden, Contributing Editor
Venezuela, Iran Ink 25 Deals During State Visit
Venezuela and the Islamic Republic of Iran signed 25 deals across different development areas, including petrochemicals, during an official visit by Iranian President Seyed Ebrahim Raisi to Caracas.
Hart Energy Staff
LyondellBasell Pushes Back Houston Oil Refinery Closure
Petrochemical company LyondellBasell is delaying its exit from the refining sector and evaluating future options for its 700-acre site on the Houston Ship Channel.
Hart Energy Staff
Vertex Completes Startup Procedures for Renewable Diesel Project
Following two weeks of downtime for repairs, Vertex Energy has achieved initial production of renewable diesel.
Hart Energy Staff
One Worker Dies After Fire at Marathon’s Texas Refinery
The fire, which broke out at about 9:30 a.m., was extinguished and is currently under investigation.
Arpan Varghese, Deep Vakil, Brijesh Patel, and Erwin Seba, Reuters
Trinidad’s Energy Minister Young Talks Gas Production, Venezuela and Atlantic LNG [WATCH]
Trinidad and Tobago’s Minister of Energy and Energy Industries Stuart Young spoke with Hart Energy at CERAWeek by S&P Global on gas production and bid rounds, flared gas and Atlantic LNG.
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Exxon Boosts Permian Crude Refining Capacity with $2 Billion Beaumont Expansion
The 250,000-bbl/d crude distillation unit at Exxon’s Beaumont complex will boost refining capacity for light crude oil from its upstream Permian Basin operations.
Hart Energy Staff
Q&A: Trinidad’s Energy Minister Young Talks Gas Production, Venezuela and Atlantic LNG
Trinidad and Tobago’s Minister of Energy and Energy Industries Stuart Young spoke with Hart Energy at CERAWeek by S&P Global to discuss gas production and bid rounds, as well as capturing flared gas and the restructuring of Atlantic LNG.
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Hart Energy