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Brazil's Petrobras Seeks to Expand S-10 Diesel Production

Industrial Info Resources is tracking more than US$78 billion worth of projects from Petrobras, including six renewable diesel and SAF projects

Friday, August 28, 2026

Petrobras busca expandir la producción de diésel S-10 con el proyecto HDT en la refinería de Repar

Petrobras aprobó el inicio del proceso de licitación EPC para la ampliación de su unidad HDT en la refinería de Repar.

Friday, August 28, 2026

Thursday, August 27, 2026

El Niño Shapes North America Fall, Winter Outlook

A potentially historic El Niño will reshape North American temperature, precipitation and energy-demand patterns through fall 2026 and winter 2026-27.

Thursday, August 27, 2026

Could a Full-Blown U.S.-Canada Energy Trade War Erupt?

The U.S.-Canada trade and tariff conflict is either an elaborate game of signaling, the beginning of the end of mutually beneficial trade between the two countries that started before the Revolutionary War or something in between.

Thursday, August 27, 2026

Energy Spared in U.S.-Canadian Trade War

The Canadian government left energy off the table in its response to U.S. tariff threats. But an integrated supply chain has caused concern among labor unions fretting over whether or not the escalation in tensions is even justified.

Mining

Typhoon Saudel Threatens Okinawa, Eastern China

Industrial Info Resources is tracking Typhoon Saudel, with 120-mph winds threatening Okinawa before the storm turns toward eastern China

Tuesday, August 25, 2026

U.S. Drivers Weary as Gas Station Prices at August High

U.S. refinery outages are expected to decrease into next week, but crude oil prices remain stubbornly high nationwide

Monday, August 24, 2026

Thursday, August 20, 2026

U.S. Taking in More than Half of Venezuela's Crude Oil Exports

Venezuela is now No. 2 for oil imports to the U.S.

Wednesday, August 19, 2026

U.S. Refineries Can do More, Energy Secretary Says

With imports of heavier slates of crude oil sparse because of ongoing fighting in the Middle East, the U.S. energy secretary said he was pressing domestic refiners to do more.

Georgia's Only Refinery Ditches Russian Crude Oil

Georgia's only refinery, Kulevi, has pledged that it will stop using Russian crude oil to avoid European Union (EU) sanctions.

Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Venezuela the No. 2 Oil Exporter to U.S. Refiners

Venezuela continues to gain a strong foothold in the amount of oil it's exporting to the U.S.

Monday, August 17, 2026

Thursday, August 13, 2026

Tropical Storm Lala Takes Aim at Hawaii

Tropical Storm Lala could approach hurricane strength near the Big Island, bringing threats from flooding rainfall, damaging winds, dangerous surf and coastal flooding across Hawaii.

Wednesday, August 12, 2026

U.S. West Coast to Get Fuel Pipeline Support Amid Refinery Woes

Phillips 66 and its joint venture partners announced a final investment decision on the Western Gateway refined products pipeline network, which will run to destinations in the U.S. West in response to a spate of West Coast refinery closures.

Pipelines

Terremoto de magnitud 7,4 deja más de 100 muertos en Colombia; principales refinerías y oleoductos continuaron operando

Un terremoto de magnitud 7,4 golpeó Colombia en agosto, dejando más de 100 muertos, cientos de heridos y miles de edificios dañados, con decenas de estructuras colapsadas.

Earthquake Kills More Than 100 in Colombia; Key Refineries, Pipelines Operational

A magnitude 7.4 earthquake hit Colombia on Monday, leaving more than 100 dead, hundreds injured, and damaging thousands of buildings, with dozens collapsing.

India's Essar Commits US$5.8 billion to U.K. Energy Transition

The company behind the U.K.'s first large scale low-carbon hydrogen production plant at Stanlow refinery has committed to spending £4.3 billion (US$5.8 billion) on low-carbon energy transition projects in the U.K..

August Wildfire Outlook Expands Risk Across U.S. Energy Regions

Wildfire risk expands across major U.S. energy regions as heat and dryness increase concerns from ERCOT and the southern Plains to the Pacific Northwest.

Calumet Eyes U.S. SAF Growth Amid Rocky Global Refining Market

Industrial Info Resources is tracking more than $900 million worth of projects from Calumet, about 75% of which is attributed to its Montana SAF refinery