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ExxonMobil starts up $2B Beaumont refinery expansion, adding 250k barrels per day capacity

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Supported by the company’s growing crude production in the Permian Basin, the project is the largest refinery expansion since 2012. This expansion is the equivalent of a medium-sized refinery and is a key part of our plans to provide society with reliable, affordable energy products. Earlier post.)

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Nikola turns to Delaware legislation to backup finance hydrogen pivot

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6 billion from 800 million is important to its pivot to generating hydrogen gasoline mobile vehicles and development out HYLA, its hydrogen manufacturing and distribution community. “They need a lot of money to be able to get into production of this kind of new technology.”

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PBF considering $550M investment to convert idled refinery unit to renewable diesel production

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Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards and PBF Chalmette Refinery Manager Steven Krynski announced that the company is studying the possible conversion of an idled refinery unit into a renewable diesel production complex. The Chalmette refinery predominantly produces gasoline, distillates and specialty chemicals.

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Valero to Permanently Close 210,000 bpd Delaware City Refinery

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Valero Energy Corporation intends to permanently shut down its Delaware City, Delaware refinery due to financial losses caused by very poor economic conditions, significant capital spending requirements and high operating costs. Valero Delaware City Refinery. Click to enlarge.

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Delta Air Lines subsidiary buying refinery for $150M; 80% of Delta’s US jet fuel needs via direct production and exchange

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Located on the Delaware River in Trainer, Pa., The refinery facilities include fluid catalytic cracking, hydrodesulfurization units, a reformer and a hydrocracker that enable it to produce a high percentage of transportation fuels, such as gasoline, diesel fuel and jet fuel.

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Fisker Automotive signs supply agreement with BMW for Project Nina extended range electric vehicles

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BMW will supply a four-cylinder turbocharged engine for the next generation of Fisker cars, code-named ‘Project Nina’, which are scheduled to go into production in the re-commissioned former GM plant in Wilmington, Delaware at the end of 2012 and be on sale globally in 2013. We are very pleased to have signed this agreement with BMW.

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Researchers find new high-yield route for producing key plastic ingredient from biomass

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Renewable process for production of p-Xylene from glucose. Xylene chemicals are used to produce a plastic called PET (or polyethylene terephthalate), which is currently used in many products including soda bottles, food packaging, synthetic fibers for clothing and automotive parts. Credit: ACS, Williams et al. Click to enlarge.

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