Higher crack spreads led to better refining margins for Integrated Oils, but can’t offset their upstream loses Integrated oil and gas companies saw much higher profits from their refining operations in the first quarter of this year than in Q1 2014, but it is not enough to offset the effects of the precipitous fall of crude oil prices on the
Lower crude prices and higher demand for gasoline driving higher margins Gasoline crack spreads in the United States, especially on the U.S. East Coast, have reached several-year highs in recent months. A recent note from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), looked at crack spreads in order to get an idea of refiner profitability. In April 2015, wholesale conventional gasoline in
Dakota Prairie Refinery Commences Startup Operations MDU Resources Group, Inc. (MDU) and Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P. (CLMT) today announced that the Dickinson, North Dakota-based Dakota Prairie refinery, the first greenfield fuels refinery built in the U.S. in nearly 40 years, has commenced operations. The facility has begun producing diesel fuel and is expected to begin sales of diesel as
Expects to Significantly Expand its Midstream Business Long Term Valero Energy (ticker: VLO), the largest refiner in the United States with throughput capacity of 2.90 MMBOPD, reported net income of $964 million, or $1.87 per share, in its Q1’15 results on April 28, 2015. The results are a record for VLO’s first quarter operations and are 16% higher than Q1’14
Russia buys 49% stake in Vietnamese refinery Gazprom Neft (ticker: GZPFY), the oil arm of Russian state-owned Gazprom (ticker: OGZPY), and Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) have signed a series of agreements to strengthen ties between the oil and gas industries in the two nations. As part of the agreement, Gazprom Neft will acquire a 49% stake in the
U.S. refiners using most domestic oil in 29 years Refineries in the United States are relying on domestically produced crude oil now more than any other time since 1986. Domestic production and imports from Canada and Mexico made up 85% of crude processed at U.S. plants in January, the most since March 1986, reports Bloomberg. Crude output in the U.S.
Gasoline Prices Continue Edging Up As if the dwindling rig counts, record inventories and falling temperatures weren’t enough for the oil and gas industry, another complication is arising at the tail-end of the system. Strikes spearheaded by the United Steelworkers Union (USW) increased on February 23, 2015, and now consists of a total of 15 facilities, including 12 refineries. The
Avoiding Downtime During Winter Freeze is the Goal Access to infrastructure is a vital asset for oil and gas producers. Despite infrastructure investments as high as $40 billion per year, production from E&Ps continue to outpace the takeaway capacity in booming areas like the Marcellus and the Permian. Spot prices in Midland, Texas are trading at a $17 discount to
Pengerang, Malaysia is the designated site for RAPID—Refinery and Petrochemicals Integrated Project—a mega-sized refinery and energy-focused industrial and petrochemical complex. RAPID was launched to boost Malaysia’s future energy needs, economic growth and to establish Petronas’ position as a key player in the Asian chemicals market. The 2,526-hectare site in Pengerang, Johor, is part of the Johor State’s Pengerang Integrated Petroleum
United States refineries have processed as much as 16.8 MMBOPD in each of the past two weeks, according to a report released by the Energy Information Administration (EIA) on July 24, 2014. The historic mark, based on EIA data beginning in 1989, is the highest refinery rate in U.S. history. Capacity rates also set a record, breaking the previous mark
North Dakota crude will arrive at Delta’s in-house refinery by rail Delta Airlines (ticker: DAL), through its refining subsidiary Monroe Energy LLC, has inked a deal with midstream supplier Bridger LLC to supply 65,000 BOPD of Bakken crude oil to its Trainer, Pa., refinery, which Delta will use to power a portion of its 700+ passenger jets. Delta flies passengers
The Energy Information Administration reported a draw of 7.525 million barrels in crude oil inventories in its Weekly Petroleum Status Report for the period ended July 11, 2014. The drop is the largest since a January 11, 2014 draw of 7.628 million barrels and far exceeded the estimates of ten economists polled by Bloomberg. The current reduction is more than
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