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 Delek US Holdings Inc. said Friday that most critical areas of its refinery in Tyler, Texas, were spared from damage in a fire. Production at the 60,000-barrel-a-day plant was stopped after Thursday's fire. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081121/delek-says-key-areas-of-refinery-spared-in-fire.htm Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:40:37 EST A man has died a day after an oil refinery explosion and fire in Texas. The mother of 49-year-old James Dale Sharman says he died Friday of injuries from an explosion at the Delek Refining plant in Tyler. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081121/1-dies-of-injuries-from-texas-refinery-blast-fire.htm Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:14:53 EST An explosion at an east Texas oil refinery Thursday started a fire and injured four workers, two of them seriously, authorities said. Two men from the Delek Refining Ltd. refinery were being treated for burns at a hospital, and two others were in good condition, officials said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081120/blast-fire-produces-injuries-at-texas-refinery.htm Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:51:26 EST The chief executive of Imperial Sugar defended Sen. Saxby Chambliss on Wednesday and denied the company ever asked the senator, who faces a heated runoff election, to help it avoid blame in the deadly explosion at its Georgia refinery. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081119/imperial-sugar-ceo-defends-chambliss-over-subpoena.htm Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:49:06 EST Imperial Sugar's coastal Georgia plant is operating again for the first time since a February explosion killed 14 people and injured dozens more. Company CEO John Sheptor said Wednesday the refinery in Port Wentworth resumed producing liquid sugar earlier this month and on Thursday will receive its first shipment of raw sugar since the explosion nearly 10 months ago. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081119/imperial-sugar-resumes-refining-sugar-after-blast.htm Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:12:11 EST Iraq has opened a new oil refinery in the southern province of Qadisiyah to meet increasing demand. The refinery's senior engineer, Hussam Ali Jalmod, says the refinery opened Friday and will start producing in the next few days. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081114/iraq-opens-new-oil-refinery-to-meet-growing-demand.htm Fri, 14 Nov 2008 08:52:05 EST ConocoPhillips and the state-run Saudi Arabian Oil Co. said Thursday they've postponed construction of a multibillion-dollar refinery in Saudi Arabia, the latest energy project to be put on hold as the price of gasoline and other fuel tumbles. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081106/conocophillips-and-saudis-delay-mideast-refinery.htm Thu, 06 Nov 2008 18:41:55 EST The South Dakota Supreme Court is the likely next step for a legal challenge to the rezoning of Union County land for an oil refinery. Circuit Judge Steven Jensen ruled Tuesday that Ed Cable, an opponent of the proposed $10 billion Hyperion Resources refinery, does not have legal standing in his lawsuit against the county commission for its vote to rezone 3,882 acres. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081021/opponent-to-south-dakota-refinery-to-appeal-ruling.htm Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:50:23 EDT One of the world's 10 largest oil refineries is back online in the U.S. Virgin Islands after being shut down in anticipation of Hurricane Omar. But Hovensa LLC spokesman Alex Moorhead says it will take several days for the refinery on St. Croix to reach pre-hurricane production levels. Hovensa refines about 500,000 barrels of crude oil daily. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081017/hovensa-oil-refinery-reopens-in-us-virgin-islands.htm Fri, 17 Oct 2008 20:12:24 EDT The second-largest oil refinery in the Western Hemisphere is shutting down as Hurricane Omar approaches the U.S. Virgin Islands. Hovensa LLC refinery spokesman Alex Moorehead says all operations will be halted while Omar passes over the island of St. Croix. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081015/refinery-shuts-down-as-omar-nears-virgin-islands.htm Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:16:02 EDT The South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources says a hearing will be held on a draft air quality permit for Hyperion Resources proposed Union County oil refinery. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081010/hyperions-draft-air-permit-will-go-to-sd-hearing.htm Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:39:33 EDT The nation's second-largest sugar refinery is being rebuilt in Georgia after a deadly dust explosion in February killed 14 workers. Texas-based Imperial Sugar broke ground Wednesday on three storage silos near Savannah. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081008/imperial-sugar-begins-rebuilding-after-explosion.htm Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:17:11 EDT A study suggests a proposed Williston oil refinery in North Dakota should produce mostly diesel and jet fuel instead of gasoline. North Dakota's Oil and Gas Research Council is reviewing a preliminary engineering study for the Northwest Refining project. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081003/nd-refinery-study-favors-diesel-jet-fuel.htm Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:17:01 EDT Expansion plans for a San Joaquin Valley refinery are a step closer to reality after the Kern County, Calif., planning commission approved a compromise plan to reduce pollution. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080926/calif-county-agency-oks-oil-refinery-expansion.htm Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:48:25 EDT It's celebration time for backers of a long-delayed, $2 billion refinery expansion in the Metro East. Ebullient community leaders on Thursday heralded a decision by federal environmental regulators this week to sign off on a final permit for the project at the ConocoPhillips refinery in Roxana, saying the economic benefits could be enormous. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080911/2-billion-ill-refinery-expansion-approved.htm Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:39:20 EDT Environmentalists are challenging the Richmond City Council's decision to approve Chevron Corp.'s plans to upgrade its Bay Area oil refinery. In a lawsuit filed Thursday, three environmental groups claim the city's environmental review concealed that the project would lead to more air pollution and higher risks for major accidents and oil spills. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080904/calif-city-sued-over-chevron-refinery-plans.htm Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:14:30 EDT Suncor Energy Products Inc. said Friday that planned maintenance of parts of its Sarnia, Ontario, refinery will begin next week. Suncor Energy Products is a subsidiary of the Canadian oil and gas company Suncor Energy Inc. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080829/suncor-to-begin-maintenance-on-sarnia-refinery.htm Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:46:09 EDT A Lake Charles oil refinery agrees to reduce pollution and to pay $612,500 in fines for alleged Clean Air Act violations. Under a legal settlement, Calcasieu Refining Co. will install equipment to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions. It also must monitor benzene waste and try to reduce the number of flaring events. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080827/louisiana-refinery-settles-clean-air-lawsuit.htm Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:52:53 EDT Malcolm Frazier fought for more than six months to heal the burns covering 85 percent of his body, while his father sang hymns beside his hospital bed. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080823/burned-ga-plant-worker-dies-6-months-after-blast.htm Sat, 23 Aug 2008 02:59:17 EDT A lawsuit filed against Valero Energy Corp. claims a Manchester family suffered eye problems, breathing ailments and skin troubles as a result of the release of a toxic chemical after an Aug. 4 blast. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080820/valero-energy-sued-after-sulfur-tank-fire.htm Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:31:58 EDT