Refining, petrochemicals and fuels — the last stretch between the barrel and the customer.
The initial stages of the development of pipeline systems typically occur when the demand on the available facilities reaches an inflection point. At that time, decisions…
Major scale energy ventures are rarely developed overnight. Instead, they follow a progression of various engineering milestones. While these individual milestones have no single or dramatic…
Market pressures tend to go unremarked until they do. Early on in March, increasing concern about fuel prices and increasing concerns regarding the potential for global…
Although earnings announcements may attract little or no interest individually, they can serve as indicators of the overall trend in strategy and performance. Therefore, Marathon Petroleum’s…
Refining is generally viewed from the perspective of how much production is occurring; the true measure typically resides outside of this. According to Imperial Oil’s (IO)…
In addition to the quality of its assets, a company’s ability to successfully link those assets to the marketplace will increasingly influence its downstream performance. Phillips…
Deferred Prosecution Agreements (DPA’s) are being employed by prosecutors across the country to obtain corrective actions from corporations that have allegedly violated laws associated with complex…
Once large-scale energy integration is initiated, energy delivery and movement appear to be an almost continuous process. Pipelines operate as designed, fractionation occurs at full capacity,…
Management conference calls normally do not surprise based on the speed of the event, but rather the delivery of new data, and the way in which…
Large-scale interstate pipeline projects typically go through the federal review process incrementally, rather than as a single approval. Entry into the FAST-41 permitting framework, however, is…
Regulatory requirements in California refining operations are increasingly influencing planning decisions — a new framework is emerging for how refineries plan their long-term viability. For decades,…
A number of factors suggest that significant and enduring increases in refinery performance are unlikely to occur rapidly. The majority of the productivity enhancements and increases…
The “invisible” nature of energy efficiency in the refining business means that these benefits are usually not noticed by the general public. Rather, this type of…
A quiet partnership between the Marathon Petroleum refinery in St. Paul Park and area schools has started to gain attention. On the surface, it is just…
The size of a refining network is generally difficult to visualize when you look at a single plant. However, when you see all of the separate…
Refining operations usually don’t receive much fanfare. Instead, you see a series of smaller improvements (i.e., equipment replacements, schedule changes, etc.) that, over time, show why…
Workplace corporate citizenship is typically a silent and unpublicized function — an ongoing part of daily routine instead of a public announcement. Many times, it is…
Renewable diesel expansions are generally quiet in the energy space; however, Valero’s ongoing expansions to its Diamond Green Diesel (DGD) joint venture with Darling Ingredients are…
Increased dividends from major refiners are often seen as signs of steady performance; however, Valero’s recent dividend announcement has caught many people off guard. The dividend…
Valero’s plans for the idling of their Benicia facility have sparked a small amount of interest in Northern California regarding a change in how fuels are…
The majority of investors view the dividend announcements from energy companies as simply another piece of information to add to the overall narrative of the company’s…
While many renewable fuel updates go unnoticed, the recent activity from Marathon Petroleum may indicate a different story. Marathon Petroleum continues to develop and grow its…
There have been a few times when a large refiner’s earnings results have deviated from the norm; however, Marathon Petroleum’s recent announcement has garnered relatively quiet…
Phillips 66’s latest capital budget is generating a lot of interest among stakeholders. On the surface, there seems to be nothing especially interesting or controversial about…
Investors generally believe energy companies’ earnings follow some consistent trends, similar to those that decline into quiet quarterly statements. However, from time to time, a very…
Marathon Petroleum’s recent decision to partner with Baker Hughes as the preferred supplier of hydrocarbon treatment products and downstream chemical technologies to the company’s refineries marks…
At times, an unremarkable dividend declaration creates a ripple of curiosity among investors who are compelled to question whether there is more to the headline than…
Sometimes, the biggest changes begin before anything has been decided. Not when a company completes a big deal, but when news of a deal-in-the-making breaks. It’s…
There have been some times in the midstream logistics space that a “routine” operational update will send a ripple of unease; something so unobtrusive that you…
A late-life gas operations expert explains how mature plants stay inside the liquids recovery window as inlet pressure declines through process flexibility first and staged compression…
Some quarterly earnings announcements don’t attract much attention, passing quickly into the background of the news cycle. Others, however, cause a little bit of friction or…
Some European energy transitions happen gradually and quietly, yet when public policy begins to influence industrial decision-making, these changes occur rapidly. An example of this type…
Although most of European energy policy takes place slowly over time, at times one approval can foreshadow larger future changes. The recent authorization of the €400…
Investors annually look to a single moment each year, which seems as though it can’t help but feel almost routine. Companies choose their time and manner…
A significant investment by a company into the midstream segment of the energy industry could indicate an intention for expansion by that company. When Targa Resources…
Energy partnerships typically do not evolve at once with both short and long-term characteristics; however, this appears to be occurring in Abu Dhabi. A new set…
As the end of Q1 approaches, a new milestone has been targeted by the INA Group in the Republic of Croatia. Europe overall has seen the…
Argentina has been hungry for an elevated presence in the world of energy production; the momentum was not previously there, but now they are coming in…
Annual filings do not typically alter a Company’s direction. However, filings can provide insight into how companies intend to operate within a changing environment. Targa Resources’…
Energy markets tend to follow non-linear paths; however, many companies are able to successfully navigate this volatility and maintain relative stability in their respective operating environments.…
In the modern energy industry, bridging prosperity with sustainability has become a necessity. The undeniable and widely accepted reality of the world at the moment is…
As the new year progresses, several energy companies have outlined their significant expansion plans for the year ahead. India has seen Numaligarh Refinery Limited recently announce…
In a world that prioritizes diversified energy projects, the petrochemicals and renewable fuel sector has been gaining momentum. To further advance the standing of the petrochemical…
The European energy industry has been leading the global energy transition from fossil fuel-based refining towards a cleaner process through the use of electrolyzers at refineries…
The European energy sector is currently embroiled in high demand outpacing supply. To facilitate a new era of reduced import reliance, INA has begun hot commissioning…
As the international energy market expands, new partnerships have emerged that promise to play a vital role in advancing new energy projects. In that vein, China…
Moeve has become a major player in the European renewable fuels sector and has recently provided an update on its progress at the fuel complex in…
What could be better than developing a clean energy ecosystem that relies on the hydrogen sector and has no interest in the fossil fuel-based energy developments…
Nigeria has, over the years, become the undisputed king of the African energy sector, and has recently seen Edo State and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation…
The current expansion of the United States refineries has led the nation to become the undisputed king of the international energy market. To ensure the US…
