Shell commissions unit at Pernis refinery

Royal Dutch Shell PLC has commissioned an aromatics unit and started construction on another at subsidiary Shell Nederland Raffinaderij BV’s 404,000-b/d Pernis refinery and integrated petrochemical production site in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Source: News


Moniz: US should review energy security policy to address changes

It is time for the US to take a fresh, comprehensive look at its energy security policies so they reflect 21st century energy market changes, challenges, and needs, US Energy Sec. Ernest G. Moniz told a US House Energy and Commerce subcommittee. Source: News


ONGC Videsh to add 11% in Vankorneft in East Siberia

India’s ONGC Videsh Ltd. has signed definitive agreements with OJSC Rosneft to acquire an additional 11% interest in CJSC Vankorneft and therefore interest in Vankor oil and gas condensate field in East Siberia. The acquisition is expected to close by yearend. Source: News


Shell inks deal to shed Danish refinery, downstream assets

Royal Dutch Shell PLC has agreed to an $80-million sale of its Danish subsidiary AS Dansk Shell to Dansk Olieselskab ApS in a deal that will end Shell’s downstream presence in Denmark. Source: News