Strike called off after Exxon makes safety changes
Exxon Mobil Corp. has averted a strike at its Baytown refinery, one of the world’s largest sources of gasoline and diesel fuels, after a union there ratified a new agreement with the oil giant. More »
Exxon Mobil makes deal to avert refinery strike
Exxon Mobil Corp. appears to have averted a strike at one of the nation’s largest sources of gasoline and other petroleum products after reaching a tentative agreement with a union there. More »
Steelworkers threaten strike at massive Exxon refinery
Workers are threatening to strike over safety concerns at an Exxon Mobil Corp. refinery in Baytown, one of the world’s largest sources of gasoline and other petroleum products. More »
Worker injured in Beaumont refinery fire dies
An official with the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston on Sunday confirmed the death of Dustin Creekmore. More »
Victims remain in critical condition after Exxon refinery flash fire
Molly Danninmaeir, a spokeswoman for the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, said Thursday that four patients injured in a flash fire at the Exxon Mobil refinery in Beaumont are in critical condition. More »
Board calls for tougher rules on refineries
Federal investigators on Monday called on California to strengthen oversight of refineries after a probe into the cause of an intense fire at Chevron Corp.’s Richmond refinery found numerous company and regulatory lapses that, if reversed, could have averted the accident. More »
Motiva Port Arthur refinery shuts down after power outage
The Port Arthur, Texas refinery lost power Sunday and there isn’t a timeline for restarting the plant, a person familiar with operations said. More »
Refineries expanded, but not constructed
It’s a frequently repeated factoid about the energy industry: No new major refinery has been built in this country in decades. But several small refineries have opened and significant capacity has been added at the nation’s refineries. More »
Oil companies are wasting resources, tech pioneers say
Oil companies waste a lot of resources that could easily be saved through developing technologies, executives of pioneering start-ups said during a presentation Wednesday in Houston. More »
Hess exits refining, seeks buyer for terminals
Hess will close its Port Reading, New Jersey, refinery by the end of February and seek a buyer for its 19 storage terminals, the New York-based company said in a statement Monday. More »
Houston firm drops plans for Corpus power plant
Regulatory and economic hurdles have sidetracked a proposed power plant that would have run on byproducts from Corpus Christi-area refineries. More »
Motiva’s Port Arthur refinery had small fire
A small fire and pipe leak occurred at the Motiva Enterprises Port Arthur refinery late Tuesday at its new and under-repair crude distillation unit.
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