refinery

Rare Earth Metal Refinery Nears Approval in Malaysia

NYT > Business  Tue, 01/31/2012 - 12:57

The plant in Malaysia met protests over radiation fears, regulatory challenges and loss of a supplier, but its licensing appears imminent.


 

Shell Singapore fire 'contained'

Topix - Business News  Thu, 09/29/2011 - 18:59

Royal Dutch Shell said a fire that broke out at a refinery in Singapore - its biggest globally - has been contained.


 

Pump Prices continue as a drag on the economy

Newsvine - business  Sat, 09/03/2011 - 08:12

The national average has moved up 7¢ the past week and will most likely move up another 3¢ by the end of the Labor Day Holiday.

I do expect some easing, but can't even bank on that, as the potential for refinery disruptions in the Gulf Coast area, due to Tropical Storm …


 

The Fear of a Toxic Rerun

NYT > Business  Wed, 06/29/2011 - 22:53

A company is being accused of cutting corners as it builds a refinery for rare earths in Malaysia, where the last such effort became one of Asia’s largest radioactive waste sites.


 

Saudi PetroraRabigh says outage halts refinery ops

Newsvine - business  Sun, 10/24/2010 - 03:13

Saudi petrochemical giant PetroRabigh says an electrical outage has halted operations at its plant.


 

4 workers hurt, 3 missing in explosion, fire at Wash. refinery

Topix - Business News  Fri, 04/02/2010 - 19:52

Officials say four workers are injured and three are missing in an explosion and fire at the Tesoro Refinery in Anacortes.


 

Refinery struggles bruise NJ communities

Topix - Business News  Sun, 12/27/2009 - 19:52

Harry Schaeffer was a toddler when his family moved in 1955 to National Park, where nearby Eagle Point Refinery had been turning crude to gasoline, heating oil and other products for years.


 

Western Refining shutters 1 New Mexico refinery

Newsvine - business  Mon, 11/09/2009 - 13:48

Western Refining Inc. is shuttering its Bloomfield refinery and consolidating the operations of its two northwestern New Mexico plants at its Gallup refinery in a move the company says will save $25 million per year.


 

Valero Energy to close part of Delaware refinery

Newsvine - business  Tue, 09/08/2009 - 09:39

Valero Energy Corp. says it's closing a portion of a Delaware refinery and laying off 150 employees and 100 contract workers until economic conditions improve.