Motiva shutters Port Arthur refinery

Motiva Enterprises LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Saudi Aramco’s Saudi Refining Inc. (SRI), has suspended processing operations at its 600,000-b/d Port Arthur, Tex., refinery, the largest in the US, amid inclement weather conditions caused by Tropical Storm Harvey. Source: News


Kufpec to add another 15% interest Gina Krog field off Norway

Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Co. KSC wholly owned subsidiary Kufpec Norway AS has reached agreement to acquire 15% interest in Gina Krog field from Total E&P Norge AS for $317 million. Source: News


Bapco refinery implements seawater desalination system

Bahrain Petroleum Co. (Bapco), a division of the country’s National Oil & Gas Authority (NOGA), has commissioned a series of General Electric International Inc.’s advanced mobile water units as part of an on-site desalination to convert seawater into high-purity boiler feedwater water at Bapco’s 267,000-b/d Awali refinery at Sitra on Bahrain’s eastern coast. Source: […]