Small refiner exemptions that the US Environmental Protection Agency issued to help the refiners meet renewable fuel quotas are only the latest sign that the federal Renewable Fuels Standard program is badly broken and needs to be repealed or dramatically reformed, an American Petroleum Institute official said as the agency sought comments while it prepares […]

Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL) has undertaken a temporary shutdown of a fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) unit at its integrated 60 million-tonne/year refining and petrochemical complex at Jamnagar in Gujarat, India. Source: News

Saudi Aramco Total Refinery & Petrochemicals Co. (Satorp) has renewed a contract with a subsidiary of Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., Dallas, for delivery of general engineering services on a series of projects at its 440,000 b/d full-conversion refinery complex at Jubail, Saudi Arabia. Source: News

Medallion Pipeline Co. LLC, Irving, Tex., has begun a supplemental open season soliciting additional binding long-term commitments for expanded capacity of its existing crude oil pipeline system in the Midland basin after successfully closing the recent open season. Source: News

Tallgrass Energy LP is holding an open season soliciting binding shipper commitments for crude oil transportation service on its proposed 30-in. OD, 700-mile Seahorse pipeline. The pipeline would carry as much as 800,000 b/d from the Cushing, Okla., oil hub to St. James, La., operating as a multigrade common batch system. Source: News

The light, sweet crude oil price for September fell more than $2/bbl on Aug. 15 while the Brent crude oil contract for October fell by $1.70/bbl, which analysts attributed to concerns about lower world oil demand if emerging market economies continue to slow. Source: News