Neither these nor other industries could match
oil refining in terms of investment size, value - add, export earnings or value of manufacturing output,» Ng said.
The legacy of
oil refining in India, one of the world's largest economies, shows the industry can develop with little risk to the climate, OPEC's leader said.
It adds that «approval or denial of the proposed project is unlikely to have a substantial impact on the rate of development in the oil sands, or on the amount of heavy crude
oil refined in the Gulf Coast area.»
Based on information and analysis about the North American crude transport infrastructure (particularly the proven ability of rail to transport substantial quantities of crude oil profitably under current market conditions, and to add capacity relatively rapidly) and the global crude oil market, the draft Supplemental EIS concludes that approval or denial of the proposed Project is unlikely to have a substantial impact on the rate of development in the oil sands, or on the amount of heavy crude
oil refined in the Gulf Coast area.
Not exact matches
With the ability to
refine and upgrade crude
in Canada and 75,000 barrels per day of committed capacity on the existing Keystone pipeline, Husky says it can grow its heavy
oil production without exposure to the WCS - WTI discounts until at least 2021.
CEO Rob Peabody said Husky cut back heavy
oil production by about 5,000 barrels per day
in the first quarter and substituted mainly blended bitumen bought from other Alberta oilsands companies to send to its U.S. refineries
in Ohio and Wisconsin or to the
refining complex on the U.S. Gulf Coast.
Fourth - quarter profits
in Exxon's downstream sector, which is focused on
refining crude
oil into fuels like gasoline, also rose $ 323 million from a year earlier.
Weakness
in the company's fuel
refining and chemicals businesses dragged on an upbeat quarter for Exxon's unit that focuses on producing
oil and natural gas.
Later, on the sidelines of Suncor's annual general meeting, Williams said he hopes that «good sense and reason prevail» but added Suncor has a contingency plan
in case Alberta follows through with its plan to restrict
oil or
refined fuel exports through the existing Trans Mountain pipeline to B.C.
In 1986, while in charge of crude oil supply and strategic planning in the refining and marketing division at Petro - Canada, Thompson saw the worst downturn of her caree
In 1986, while
in charge of crude oil supply and strategic planning in the refining and marketing division at Petro - Canada, Thompson saw the worst downturn of her caree
in charge of crude
oil supply and strategic planning
in the refining and marketing division at Petro - Canada, Thompson saw the worst downturn of her caree
in the
refining and marketing division at Petro - Canada, Thompson saw the worst downturn of her career.
But if it's longer than that — which does look possible — we're going to see a significant rise
in the price of crude
oil, and
in the price of
refined products, especially
in Western Canada.»
Other rivals, including Exxon Mobil (xom) and Chevron (cvx), reported sharply lower
in quarterly results last week due to lower
oil prices and weaker
refining margins.
Formerly an integrated
oil company with interests
in transportation and
refining, Hess
in 2013 spun off many of its businesses
in order to focus on E&P.
Lewenza recommends buying stocks
in integrated companies — those that both produce and
refine oil, so that one part of the business is essentially benefiting from the misfortune of the other — as well as
in oil transportation, such as pipeline companies.
Potential U.S. sanctions on sales of light crude to Venezuela's
oil company PDVSA would hamper its already weak
refining network while leaving at least one tanker
in limbo, according to a source from the state - run firm and Thomson Reuters data.
The world's top
oil and gas companies, including Exxon and Chevron, reported sharp drops
in quarterly results last week due to lower
oil prices and weaker
refining margins.
The upshot: For now investors should avoid pure - play downstream companies like Marathon Petroleum (mpc), which has focused on
refining, retail gas sales, and transport since being spun off from Marathon
Oil (mro)
in 2011.
Weeks later, a FirstEnergy Capital report still clung to the idea that ramped - up rail transportation, new heavy -
oil refining capacity
in the U.S. Midwest and the easing of the storage glut
in Cushing, Okla., would keep this monster on a leash.
In early March, as rebels fought for control of the country's east coast ports, where much of the country's
oil is
refined or shipped abroad, the price of the American crude contract (West Texas Intermediate, or WTI) broke US$ 100 for the first time since 2008.
Department of Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz told reporters
in Seoul, South Korea that the government was reviewing the issue of crude
oil exports, given the mismatch between rising supplies of crude and the U.S.
refining capacity, The Wall Street Journal reported.
As it is currently planned the twin pipeline will carry 525,000 barrels of bitumen a day from the
oil sands west to a terminal
in Kitimat on the B.C. coast, where it could be shipped to Asian refineries, as well as
refined oil products used to dilute the bitumen flowing east.
Shell led the charge, more than tripling profits
in the second quarter from a year ago, boosted by its
refining and chemicals business and a 16 percent rise
in oil prices.
The positions involved at Koch Supply & Trading were primarily
in refined products and fuel
oil trading and operations, according to the sources.
Those closures, affecting a major U.S.
oil refining hotspot, are pushing up the prices of energy products like gasoline and heating
oil as investors anticipate a drop
in supply.
Those who want to avoid harmful hydrogenated oils, such as
refined vegetable
oil, corn
oil, and peanut
oil, can substitute coconut
oil with success
in most cooking or baking recipes.
The integrated producers — companies that both produce and
refine oil — are trading at 6.4 times cash flow, down from the eight times they were trading at
in June.
The U.N. Security Council has unanimously boosted sanctions on North Korea since 2006
in a bid to choke off funding for Pyongyang's nuclear and ballistic missile programs, banning exports including coal, iron, lead, textiles and seafood, and capping imports of crude
oil and
refined petroleum products.
Soaring
oil prices helped Woertz, who runs
refining and marketing, rack up more than $ 1 billion
in profits and increase margins
in 2003.
In the case of limiting exports of
refined fuel to B.C., he said, the government could argue it is simply pursuing a policy of enhancing value by relieving a glut of unprocessed
oil from the oilsands for the good of its citizens.
But that volatility, as Ghosh likes to note, is the upside of the integrated nature of the company, which gives it a continued hedge against the differential
in world
oil prices through its downstream and midstream assets — on the midstream side, Husky operates a 2,000 - kilometre crude -
oil pipeline system, and its downstream operations include upgrading and
refining crude
oil, and marketing gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, asphalt and ethanol
in Canada and the United States.
The resulting exploration and production company will focus on
oil and gas worldwide while the downstream company will focus on
refining and marketing, primarily
in the US although ConocoPhillips has some downstream operations abroad.
Three - tenths of the nation's crude
oil refining capacity is located
in Texas, with the majority of the refineries «clustered near ports along the Gulf Coast,» according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's website.
A day earlier the American Petroleum Institute had estimated crude
oil inventories had risen for the second week
in a row, by a hefty 6.18 million barrels, which was only to be expected as the market is prepared for the Hurricane Harvey effects on Gulf Coast
refining to linger for another few weeks.
Because
oil and
refined products are traded
in dollars, their import costs rise for countries using other currencies, potentially crimping demand.
The worst storm to hit the U.S. since 2004 and by some estimates the largest rain - storm
in U.S. history, Harvey has had a profound impact on the nation's largest
oil - producing and
oil -
refining region.
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Oil companies will likely beat expectations when they announce earnings over the next two weeks based on the recent strength
in crude prices and
refining margins.
Since then, China's state owned
refining company, Sinopec paid more than $ 4.5 billion for a 9 % stake
in Syncrude, the largest
oil sand producer
in the province.
Refine oil products
in Alberta.
A lot of dirty
oil is going to come out of the tar sands, be
refined in China and create enough Co2 to push the planet into climate disaster.
«Over recent months, several of the world's largest
oil companies have acquired a variety of companies and projects that have nothing to do with extracting,
refining, or distributing hydrocarbons — but that are set to thrive
in the low - carbon transition,» the report states.
Over recent months, several of the world's largest
oil companies have acquired a variety of companies and projects that have nothing to do with extracting,
refining, or distributing hydrocarbons — but that are set to thrive
in the low - carbon transition,» the report
In 2016, of all the countries in the world, the U.S. exported the highest value of refined oil, earning more than US$ 64 billio
In 2016, of all the countries
in the world, the U.S. exported the highest value of refined oil, earning more than US$ 64 billio
in the world, the U.S. exported the highest value of
refined oil, earning more than US$ 64 billion.
Idaho gets most of its
oil from Wyoming, and the
oil is
refined in Salt Lake City, which adds a transport cost that the customer ends up paying.
The refinery will feature state - of - the - art design, specifically for processing Alberta
oil sands heavy crude
oil, and engineered to be the cleanest upgrading and
refining site
in the world.
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters)- Saudi
oil giant Aramco will buy an equity stake
in Malaysian firm Petronas» major
refining and petrochemical project, the companies said on Tuesday, pumping
in $ 7 billion
in its biggest downstream investment outside the kingdom.
Much of the
oil will likely be processed
in California, which
refined 60 % of Ecuador's
oil exports
in 2015.
(c) the maximum quantities of natural gas, crude
oil or
refined fuels that may be exported from Alberta during the interval or intervals set out
in the licence;
As such, it's not at all clear that the Province has the right to enact the powers it is attempting to here over
refined products, although it clearly does have the broad power to restrict exports
in the case of crude
oil, synthetic crude
oil, and bitumen and other resources.
Refining and production are, for the most part, separate activities — they don't benefit much from integration
in the physical sense (
oil sands upgrading from mines is a bit of an exception, since the waste heat from the upgrader can feed the extraction plant).
This isn't a matter of collusion or market power, it's simply a matter of a broad market for
refined products not affected
in the same way by pipeline shortages and transportation bottlenecks which affect crude
oil prices
in one region but not another.