-CVR Refining will restart its fire-damaged Coffeyville, Kan., refinery in late August, the Oil & Gas Journal reports. State regulators said CVR also decided to proceed with upgrades that were initially scheduled for next year during the shutdown. A fire broke out in the refinery’s isomerization unit July 29, knocking out its distributed control system and injuring four employees.
-SABIC will modify its naphtha cracker in Wilton, UK, to process ethane from U.S. shale plays, the company announced today. Via The Journal, the project is intended to bolster SABIC’s competitive position in the chemicals market, which has been hit by cheaper manufacturing in other countries. Work is expected to be complete in 2016.
-Chevron will not be cited as a result of a Pennsylvania gas well explosion that killed a Cameron International employee. Via Upstream Online, OSHA said its investigation into the February incident yielded no clear cause. Last week Pennsylvania authorities released a report that claimed Chevron may have allowed an untrained contractor to work on the well before it exploded.
-A Rose Rock Midstream subsidiary is considering a new pipeline that would ship crude oil from the DJ Basin to Cushing, Okla. White Cliffs Pipeline today announced an open season for the pipeline, which the company said would have multiple origin points and would handle various grades of crude.
-Pemex CEO Emilio Lozoya on Thursday said his company would likely begin importing light crude from the U.S. in the next few months, Reuters reports. Mexico has largely avoided importing oil over the years, relying on its own supplies of heavy crude. Domestic production has declined, however, and Pemex is seeking to boost output at its six refineries.
