29 July 2010 PetroChina terminal opens temporary pipeline
Following the 16 July explosion and oil spill PetroChina’s Dalian and Wepec oil refineries are operating fully, and a temporary oil pipeline has been set up at its 300,000 tonnes oil terminal at...
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29 July 2010 Vopak Brazil increases terminal capacity
The Netherlands-based oil and petrochemical storage provider Vopak is increasing storage capacity in South America.
Vopak Brazil is expanding its Alemoa (Santos) and Aratu port...
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28 July 2010 Enbridge pipeline spill under investigation
On 26 July 19,500 barrels of crude oil leaked from Enbridge Energy Partners’ Lakehead System pipeline into the Kalamazoo River in southwestern Michigan, US.
An investigation is...
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28 July 2010 Magellan Midstream expands Texas storage capacity
US-based energy asset owner and operator Magellan Midstream Partners plans to build an additional 1.5 million barrels of refined petroleum products storage at its Galena Park, Texas marine terminal...
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27 July 2010 Hailong deal to expand tank storage
Independent blended marine fuel oil production, storage, distribution, and wholesale purchase company Andatee China Marine Fuel Services has agreed to acquire just over half the equity of Hailong...
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27 July 2010 Formosa Petrochemicals unit razed by fire
In Tawian Formosa Petrochemicals closed a unit at its refinery complex in Mailiao, Yunlin County, after a fire on 25 July at the residue desulfurisation (RDS) unit of the No. 2 refinery.
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26 July 2010 AL Gulf Coast Terminals closes Houston Fuel Oil Terminal financing
AL Gulf Coast Terminals, a majority owned portfolio company of energy investment company ArcLight Capital Partners, has closed a $305 million (€236 million) financing supported by the ownership...
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26 July 2010 A terminal plan: ConocoPhillips’ German refinery
ConocoPhillips’ plans to upgrade its Wilhelmshaven refinery have been cancelled, and the US’ third largest oil company may sell the 260,000-barrel-a-day plant or convert it to a fuel terminal....
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26 July 2010 Iran oil terminal blaze fatal
High pressure in the central boiler of a petrochemical factory led to an explosion, followed by a fire which killed four people and injured several others at Iran's largest oil terminal on Khark...
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23 July 2010 UK oil refinery for sale
US-backed Murphy Oil Corporation’s Murco oil refinery in Milford Haven, Wales, UK, has now joined five out of the nine UK oil refineries currently on sale.
Murphy Oil will exit the...
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23 July 2010 VTTI plans Cyprus terminal
Europe-based oil conglomerate Vitol’s subsidiary Vitol Tank Terminals International (VTTI) is planning to build a €100 million oil import and distribution terminal in the industrial area of...
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22 July 2010 Aegis announces terminal jewels
India-based Aegis Logistics is planning to build a series of terminals, its chairman K. M. Chandaria said on 17 July.
‘The company’s strategy is to build a necklace of port...
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22 July 2010 Saint-Petersburg port pushes oil handling
More news comes from Russia on the performance of its key ports.
At the Big Port of Saint-Petersburg oil handling totalled 6,442,300 tonnes in the first half of 2010, 1.1% more than...
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22 July 2010 Ethanol elevates Kinder Morgan’s Q2
Texas-headquartered pipeline transportation and energy storage company Kinder Morgan Energy Partners (KMEP) has experienced strong financial growth at its terminals and pipelines in Q2, namely due to...
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21 July 2010 NSL OilChem Services fined for fatality
Singapore-based integrated waste management company NSL OilChem Services (NSL) and its general manager have been fined for failing to provide a safe workplace, which led to a fatality.
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21 July 2010 A deadly pattern: Artesia oil refinery report
US refineries have come under increasing scrutiny following a series of deadly explosions due to poor accident prevention methods.
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation...
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21 July 2010 Dalian port restarts terminal
Parts of Dalian port in northeast China have reopened, as clean-up operations continue following an explosion on 16 July, which was caused after a catalyst was added to a crude oil storage tank while...
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20 July 2010 KenolKobil incurs off-loading penalties
African oil and petroleum manufacturer KenolKobil has incurred penalties of over $3 million (€2.32 million) for delays in off-loading imported fuel at the Kipevu Oil Storage Facility in Mombasa,...
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20 July 2010 Primorsk Port oil handling tumbles
In the Leningrad Region of Russia Primorsk Port oil handling totalled 35,776,500 tonnes in the first half of 2010, 3% less than in the same period of 2009.
Diesel oil, however,...
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20 July 2010 NCSP bulk liquid cargo handling down
In south-west Russia Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port Group (NCSP) experienced less handling of bulk liquid cargo in the first half of 2010 compared to the same period in 2009.
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20 July 2010 Blackwater Georgia acquires Brunswick terminal
US-based Blackwater Georgia, a wholly owned subsidiary of Blackwater Midstream, has finalised the acquisition of a storage terminal facility in Brunswick, Georgia for $1.8 million (€1.39 million)....
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20 July 2010 Brightoil to lease bunker fuel storage
China-based fuel supplier Brightoil Petroleum (Holdings) will lease 10,000 tonnes of additional bunker fuel storage from Haineng terminal, located within Ningbo city in China's Zhejiang...
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16 July 2010 Companies will pay £9.5m for Buncefield disaster
Following the Buncefield oil depot explosion in 2005, five companies must pay a total of $9.5 million (€11.3 million) after 43 people were injured in the blast.
France-based energy...
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15 July 2010 OCI acquires Rotterdam ammonia terminal
Egypt-based cement producer and construction contractor Orascom Construction Industries’ subsidiary OCI Fertilizer International has agreed to acquire 100% of the shares in Micro Chemie, an ammonia...
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14 July 2010 Greenergy to construct Cardiff terminal
UK fuel distributor Greenergy Fuels is to build new fuel tankage and distribution facilities in Cardiff.
This marks the next step in its UK expansion strategy, following its recent...
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14 July 2010 Iraq Navy steps up storage protection
Iraq’s Navy and allies are making headway to protect the country’s two primary oil terminals in the northern Arabian Gulf, as a ramp up in oil exports from the terminals is planned.
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14 July 2010 Hengyang begins petrochemical storage operations
Singapore-based petrochemicals logistics services provider Hengyang has completed construction of 42 storage tanks and a petrochemical jetty at its Deqiao facility in the Jingjiang Petrochemical...
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14 July 2010 Magellan moves in on BP storage assets
US energy asset owner Magellan Midstream Partners has bought Cushing, Oklahoma, US, storage space from BP, the third largest holder at the hub.
UK oil major BP sold its oil tanks as...
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13 July 2010 Botlek to build next Rotterdam storage stage
New storage space provider Botlek Tank Terminal’s current 11,000m³ of storage capacity is set to grow further following an agreement with the Port of Rotterdam.
Botlek (BTT) has...
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13 July 2010 ITC to expand Houston terminal
Deer Park, Texas-based Intercontinental Terminals Company (ITC) has acquired a tract of land in the Houston Ship Channel for the future expansion of its petrochemical and petroleum bulk liquid...
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13 July 2010 China: storage base agreement signed
Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area (Nangang Industrial Zone) and the Petrochemical Storage and Logistics Base Project of Tianjin Tai’ao Petrochemical Logistics have signed an...
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13 July 2010 A safe Horizon: 1 million man hours uninterrupted
Horizon Terminals subsidiary Horizon Singapore Terminals has achieved one million man hours without a Lost Time Incident/Injury (LTI) at the terminal on Jurong Island in Singapore.
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13 July 2010 El Maniel buys Pennsylvania terminal
A petroleum products terminal in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, US, has changed hands with the new owners considering future biodiesel production.
El Maniel Energy, a subsidiary of El...
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12 July 2010 Utah-Nevada pipeline enters final stages
US pipeline operator Sinclair Transportation and Texas-based independent petroleum refiner Holly Corporation have begun the final construction phase on their refined products pipeline between Utah...
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12 July 2010 Chevron plugs pipe on Philippine bunker spill
BP has not been the only energy major battling a spill – US-based Chevron has permanently plugged a fuel pipeline which issued bunker fuel at its Bacolod terminal in the Philippines.
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12 July 2010 Mississippi oil tank explodes
On 9 July an explosion rocked an oil storage facility owned by independent oil and gas company Denbury Resources at the West Nancy Oil Field in Mississippi, injuring one man.
About 150...
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9 July 2010 New refinery starts up in India
A new player is starting up a 120,000 bpd grassroots refinery in central India.
Backed by Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) and with equity participation from Oman Oil...
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9 July 2010 BP traders quit
At least 18 members of BP’s international fuel oil trading team have resigned between May and June, prompting the British oil and gas major to begin an investigation.
Reports say a...
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8 July 2010 Klaipedos Nafta terminal lifts loadings
Lithuanian oil terminal Klaipedos Nafta has got off to a good start this year with a 400,000 tonne rise over for the first six months of the year over 2009 H1 loadings.
Loadings...
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8 July 2010 Vysotsk Terminal exports down
In Russia at the Lukoil-II Vysotsk marine terminal (the Leningrad region, the Gulf of Finland) petroleum products export for the first six months of the year fell almost 10% on 2009’s number.
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8 July 2010 SK Energy takes 10% in VTTI Rotterdam terminal
Vitol Tank Terminals International (VTTI) has sold 10% of its equity in its Rotterdam, Europoort terminal, Euro Tank Terminal (ETT), in the Netherlands, to SK Energy International, a 100% subsidiary...
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7 July 2010 BP oil spill response tops $3 billion
It has been leaking since 20 April and recovery operations for oil and gas ejected from BP’s well in the Gulf of Mexico mean time is certainly money – with a cost to date of $3.12 billion...
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7 July 2010 LyondellBasell restarts Houston crude unit
LyondellBasell, one of the world’s largest plastics, chemical, and refining companies, has reported normal operations at its Houston refinery following a fire.
Business is back to...
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6 July 2010 Borco signs on Freeport terminal expansion
Oil storage operator Bahamas Oil Refining Company International (Borco) has signed engineering companies to facilitate the greenfield expansion programme at its 21.4 million barrel terminal in Grand...
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6 July 2010 Diesel spill in Virginia
On Sunday 4 July in Bluefield, Virginia, US, 50 gallons of diesel spilled into Beaver Creek from a 4,000 gallon storage tank belonging to retail company Ammar’s, Inc.
Booms have been...
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6 July 2010 Canadian oil storage tanks ablaze
A fire at an oil storage depot owned by Crescent Point Resources in Saskatchewan, Canada, may have been caused by lightning following a severe storm.
When firefighters arrived on...
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5 July 2010 FCL to build tanks in Alberta
Canada-based procurement and distribution company Federated Co-operatives is building aboveground fuel storage tanks for its new terminal near Carseland, Alberta, Canada.
US-based...
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5 July 2010 Human error: IOC oil depot fire
A fire which broke out at Indian Oil Corporation’s oil depot in Sitapura on 29 October 2009 was caused by human error, a report finds.
Twelve people were killed and many injured in...
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5 July 2010 220 die in oil tanker explosion
A village in the Democratic Republic of Congo in the heart of Africa has been razed by a fuel tanker explosion, with at least 330 victims dead or wounded.
The accident happened on...
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2 July 2010 Sinopec begins work on storage base
Asia’s largest oil refiner China Petrochemical (Sinopec) has begun construction on an oil stockpile base, one of eight planned.
The base at Shandong will have a capacity of 3.2...
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2 July 2010 Stolthaven Terminals profits dip
Stolthaven Terminals, a subsidiary of the Netherlands-headquartered maritime player Stolt-Nielsen, has experienced a Q2 $1.9 million (€1.52 million) loss in profit over Q1.
The...
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1 July 2010 Gadot names ADPO as chemical storage terminal acquisition
More details come in since the 15 June report on energy and chemicals asset owner Ampal-American Israel Corporation subsidiary Gadot’s acquisition of a hitherto undisclosed terminal in Europe.
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1 July 2010 Montreal refinery/terminal buyers pull out
Three of the last bidders for Shell Canada’s refinery in east Montreal have withdrawn their interest.
Shell Canada has been trying to find a buyer for the 135,000 barrels a day oil...
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1 July 2010 Oklahoma fuel tank blast injures two
In Oklahoma, US, two workers were using cutting torches while repairing a fuel storage tank when it suddenly blew up on Wednesday 30 June.
One of the men suffered burns over 80% of his...
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30 June 2010 Total UK oil refinery explosion proves fatal
A crude oil distillation unit at the Total-operated Lindsey Oil Refinery in North East Lincolnshire, UK, exploded killing a worker on Tuesday 29 June.
More than 50 firefighters were...
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30 June 2010 Enbridge expands pipeline
Canadian energy major Enbridge is embarking on a CA$400 million (€311.8 million) expansion project on its Waupisoo pipeline system.
This will entail a growth of 255,000 barrels a day...
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