U.S. refineries can process shale oil, but economics—not capability—drive imports and exports. Here’s why the system works ...

Light US crude requires a different configuration at refineries Changing refinery setup can be a lengthy and expensive process Running different crude types impacts refinery yields, margin April 9 - U ...

California officials are stepping into the fray to urgently find a buyer for Valero’s Benicia refinery before its scheduled closure in April 2026, a rare move that underscores the state’s growing ...

Crude oil fractionation is the primary separation step in a refinery, physically splitting crude into boiling-range cuts for downstream upgrading. It sits at the front of the refining value chain and ...

Because of an archaic refining infrastructure, America’s oil industry is in the curious position of shipping much of what it extracts to foreign refineries for processing, while importing what it can ...

HANOI/SINGAPORE, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Vietnam's Binh Son oil refinery is set to receive 1 million barrels of West Texas Intermediate crude in January, its second purchase in three months as it steps up ...

The Valero refinery in Benicia, California, set to close in 2026. In other recent refinery closures in California, few of the laid-off workers have found jobs at anywhere near their refinery wages.