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    Mongstad refinery on the west coast of Norway near Bergen.
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    Equinor lets EPCI contract for Mongstad refinery upgrades

    April 29, 2024
    Equinor Energy AS has let a contract to Aker Solutions to upgrade the wastewater treatment plant infrastructure and lower the environmental impact of the Mongstad refinery on ...

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    Petrobras' REPLAN refinery.
    Photo from Petróleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras).
    Refinaria de Capuava (RECAP) in Mauá, São Paulo, Brazil.
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    Petrobras' LUBNOR refinery in Brazil.
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    ExxonMobil's Baton Rouge operations.
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    Orlen Unipetrol Kralupy refinery.

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    Vertex Energy's Mobile refinery.
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    Vertex increases Q1 capex for renewable diesel conversion project

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    Burnaby refinery.
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    Parkland Burnaby refinery begins 2023 turnaround

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    Saudi Aramco Riyadh refinery.
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    Aramco lets contract for Riyadh refinery modernization

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    ExxonMobil Singapore Integrated Manufacturing Complex.
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    ExxonMobil advances upgrading works at Singapore integrated complex

    June 22, 2022
    ExxonMobil is targeting startup of its upgrading project to convert fuel oil and other bottom-of-the-barrel crude products into higher-value lube base stocks and distillates at...
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    Ecuador seeks strategic partner for Esmeraldas refinery upgrade

    June 14, 2022
    Ecuador’s state-owned Petroecuador is seeking proposals from companies interested in becoming a strategic partner in the rehabilitation, modernization, and integral operation ...