ALBANY, New York: Twelve states, New York City and Washington, D.C., are suing the U.S. environmental agency, claiming the Bush administration has failed to rein in emissions from oil refineries.
New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said Monday the suit is aimed at forcing the Environmental Protection Agency to adopt new regulations to reduce oil industry pollution that contributes to global
Petroleum Refineries to Take Steps to Reduce Air Pollution EPA is requiring petroleum refineries to reduce air pollution emissions from new, modified, or reconstructed process units by using updated performance standards. These standards call for refineries to add technology controls shown to reduce emissions. The standards also include options for controlling emissions through work practices. The agency expects over the next five years, that the final standards for new process units will reduce the combined emissions of particulate matter, sulfur dioxide, volatile organic compounds, and nitrogen oxides from 30 petroleum refineries by nearly 31,000 tons per year. The cost savings from energy recovery associated with these amendments is estimated to be about $7 milli
California startup Amyris engineers microbes to transform them into molecular oil refineries, digesting sugar to produce low-carbon equivalents of gasoline, diesel and jet fuel. Now in a bid to commercialize its technology, Amryis (web site ) has struck a deal to create a joint venture with Brazilian ethanol giant Crystalev to produce biodiesel from sugarcane. Some three-quarters of Brazil's cars run on ethanol made from domestic sugarcane but the country imports diesel. "This is a game changer," Amyris co-founder Jack Newman told Green Wombat this week at Fortune's Brainstorm Green conference in Pasadena. "It gives us the ability to make a difference in terms of scale by tapping into existing agricultural land and Brazil's ethanol infrastructure. It's a great step forward for Amyris,
New refineries will be opening soon in China and some countries in the Middle East. This may force other facilities in the US and Europe out of the business....
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Bharat Oman Refineries (BORL) has filed DRHP with SEBI on March 28, 2008 for its initial public offering (IPO).
About BORL
BORL is promoted by Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL), a fortune Global 500 Company, with interests in downstream oil refining and marketing of petroleum products.
IPO Size
BORL intends to raise approximately Rs 3850 crore as the equity contribution [...]
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The Economy Council has approved over rials 20,000 billion from domestic funds for investment by National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company (NIORDC), it was reported Saturday.The amount has been allocated to increase refining capacity as well as encourage participation of private investors in the sector, said a statement by the secretariat of Government's Information Dissemination Council.It added the NIORDC has been obliged to comply with environmental regulations set by the Department of Environment.The credit is to be invested in 12 maintenance and repair projects nationwide including in Abadan, Tehran, Lavan, Tabriz, Bandar Abbas, Arak, Kermanshah, Shiraz and Isfahan refineries.The funds will also be spent on developing and improving Bandar Abbas and Lavan refineries as well as expanding existing oil installations in Abadan, Mahshahr, Tehran, Tabriz, Maroun, Eslamabad, Isfahan, Kermanshah, Bandar Abbas and Bandar Mahshahr.Meanwhile, based on the decision, Oil Ministry
Rosneft could oust oil firm Yukos from three of its refineries as early as May, before the plants are auctioned by the state, traders said Thursday. Rosneft plans to use the entire processing capacity of the Samara group of refineries from next month, processing its own crude and most likely topping up with crude currently supplied by Yukos, traders said. The Syzran, Novokuibyshevsk and
Given hurricane Katrina's impact on our gasoline supplies, why hasn't the federal government taken action to assure America's oil refinery capacity? Today's New York Times reports that an "invisible hurricane" of mechanical breakdowns at oil refineries around the country has pushed-up gas prices 50 cents, to over $3 a gallon. Analysts reveal that a third of the country’s 150 refineries have reported operational disruptions since the beginning of the year. As this website has pointed out, the U.S. refining industry is hamstrung by a patchwork of state regulations that make shifting supply nearly impossible. The industry says the laws and questions about maintenance schedules put it in a no-win position. “Refiners want to keep running in today’s economic environment,” said Charles T. Drevna of the refiners association. “But when they shut down they are accused of gouging the system. When they don’t, they are criticized for
If you had any doubts that Californians are serious about de-warming the planet, San Francisco regulators are determined to remove your lack of faith. The New York Times reports that "Air quality regulators in the San Francisco Bay Area appear set to begin charging hundreds of businesses in the region for their emissions of heat-trapping gases." Ready, set, appear set! The Old Gray Lady reports that the proposed tax on greenhouse gas "pollution" is a pittance-- just 4.4 cents per ton of carbon dioxide emitted-- and will hit some businesses (e.g. Big Oil) harder than others. "Regulators indicated that the fee could raise $1.1 million annually. Refineries, power plants and cement plants would pay nearly 90 percent of total fees. The largest gas stations might be char
