International Business News - Refinery http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Chevron Corp posted a 51 percent drop in quarterly profit on Friday, the latest oil giant to be hit by the steep decline in oil and natural gas prices and the anemic margins for refineries. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/223264-motorists-are-shown-at-gas-pumps-atchevron.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091030/chevron-q3-profit-hit-by-oil-refinery-weakness.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091030/chevron-q3-profit-hit-by-oil-refinery-weakness.htm Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:24:02 EDT Valero Energy Corp said a small fire was quickly extinguished on Monday morning at its 100,000 barrel per day (bpd) Three Rivers, Texas, refinery, which is currently shut for a planned overhaul. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/220876-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090921/valero-small-fire-three-rivers-texas-refinery.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090921/valero-small-fire-three-rivers-texas-refinery.htm Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:52:33 EDT Marathon Oil Corp began restarting its Robinson, Illinois oil refinery following a power outage Sunday afternoon after a small plane hit a power line feeding the refinery, a spokeswoman said on Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090915/marathon-restarting-robinson-refinery-after-power.htm Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:52:30 EDT Exxon Mobil Corp said a mechanical breakdown in a processing unit at its 150,000 barrel per day (bpd) Los Angeles-area refinery in Torrance, California, was repaired on Monday and the unit was operating normally. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/220387-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090914/exxon-says-breakdown-repaired-california-refinery.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090914/exxon-says-breakdown-repaired-california-refinery.htm Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:26:17 EDT Suncor Energy plans to begin restarting several units this week at its 135,000 barrel-per-day Edmonton, Alberta refinery after planned work, an official said in a message Sunday on a community information line. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090914/suncor-says-restart-edmonton-refinery-units.htm Mon, 14 Sep 2009 09:22:02 EDT Valero Energy Corporation said on Friday that a leak in the kerosene product cooler of its hydrotreating unit at its 325,000-barrel-per-day Port Arthur, Texas refinery did not have any impact on production. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/220202-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090911/valero-says-no-impact-from-port-arthur-refinery-leak.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090911/valero-says-no-impact-from-port-arthur-refinery-leak.htm Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:04:27 EDT Marathon Oil Corp said it was returning its 226,000-barrel-per-day Catlettsburg, Kentucky refinery back to normal operations on Thursday after it lost power as thunderstorms swept through the region. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090910/marathon-says-kentucky-refinery-restarting-after-power-loss.htm Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:21:44 EDT Frontier Oil's 130,000-barrel-per-day El Dorado, Kansas refinery will run below capacity in August and will continue to do so through September, the company said on its website Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/219973-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090908/frontier-kansas-refinery-run-lower-rates.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090908/frontier-kansas-refinery-run-lower-rates.htm Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:21:13 EDT Royal Dutch Shell is carrying out maintenance at its Scotford refinery in Canada, according to a company message on the Alberta Community Update Hotline, a service where firms can give the operational status of their plants. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090907/shell-carries-out-maintenance-canadian-refinery.htm Mon, 07 Sep 2009 11:50:29 EDT Valero Energy Corp (VLO.N) said on Wednesday it would keep its 235,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) Aruba refinery shut indefinitely as economic conditions have not improved to the point where the plant can operate profitably. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090826/valero-says-aruba-refinery-shut-indefinitely.htm Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:19:05 EDT