The Wire · Thursday, 22 October 2026
What is happening at the world's refineries
The last 3 days, in 6 lines
- Kenya's Principal Secretary for Industry Juma Mukhwana defended the proposed Dangote East Africa Petroleum Refinery in Lamu during a media briefing in Nairobi. Lamu Refinery
- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Ambassador Sergio Gor visited Reliance Industries' Jamnagar refinery complex, where company executives presented energy investments and discussed opportunities for commercial partnerships. Jamnagar SEZ Refinery
- On October 20, Phillips 66 locked out approximately 385 union employees at the Bayway Refinery and supporting Linden Terminal facilities in Linden, New Jersey. Bayway Refinery
- Venezuela's Amuay refinery began restarting processing units after a power outage forced the facility to shut down on June 29. Amuay Refinery
- PetroChina Dalian Petrochemical delayed the shutdown of its old refinery plant and planned to resume production in mid-December. PetroChina Dalian
- Valero-Three Rivers Refinery awarded $300,000 in grants to 10 area charities on Oct. 20. Three Rivers Refinery
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The shutdown of PetroChina Dalian Petrochemical's 10-million-ton-level old plant has been delayed, and it is planned to resume production in mid-December.
PetroChina Dalian Petrochemical delayed the shutdown of its old refinery plant and planned to resume production in mid-December.
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Viva Energy’s Geelong Refinery Kept Profits Flowing After April Fire2 publishersFinimize · Quantum Commodity Intelligence
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PS Mukhwana backs Lamu refinery at IPG forum, says investment could spur industrial growth
Kenya's Principal Secretary for Industry Juma Mukhwana defended the proposed Dangote East Africa Petroleum Refinery in Lamu during a media briefing in Nairobi.
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Jamnagar Refinery Visit Opens New India-US Energy Dialogue
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Ambassador Sergio Gor visited Reliance Industries' Jamnagar refinery complex, where company executives presented energy investments and discussed opportunities for commercial partnerships.
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Kenya • William Ruto's plan to secure Aliko Dangote's mega-refinery in Lamu
Threats of attacks by Al-Shabaab prompted the formation of a security task force for Dangote Industries' future oil refinery at the port of Lamu.
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Negotiations collapsed! Phillips 66 has blocked Bayway, the largest refinery on the US East Coast, and the unit remains operational for now.
On October 20, Phillips 66 locked out approximately 385 union employees at the Bayway Refinery and supporting Linden Terminal facilities in Linden, New Jersey.
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Bayway refinery lockout puts 400 teamsters on picket lines along routes 1 and 9
Phillips 66 locked out 400 Teamsters Local 877 members at the Bayway refinery in Linden, New Jersey, after they rejected a contract offer.
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Amuay Refinery Restart Begins After Venezuela Power Outage
Venezuela's Amuay refinery began restarting processing units after a power outage forced the facility to shut down on June 29.
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Rubio at Jamnagar complex: Sergio Gor flags Reliance's investment in first new US refinery in 50 years
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited Reliance Industries' oil refining complex at Jamnagar in Gujarat.
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Kwinana refinery JV hits lithium hydroxide milestoneAustralian Resources & Investment
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Phillips 66 locks out unionized workers at its Bayway refinery in New Jersey
Phillips 66 locked out unionized workers at the Bayway refinery and Linden terminal in New Jersey on Monday, October 19, 2026.
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Valero-Three Rivers Refinery awards $300,000 to 10 local charities
Valero-Three Rivers Refinery awarded $300,000 in grants to 10 area charities on Oct. 20.
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St. Croix refinery peninsula could host 6 MW of vertical wind turbines, paired with 6 MW of solar and batteries
Wind Harvest and Port Hamilton Refining & Transportation signed a letter of intent for a wind, solar, and battery project at the St. Croix refinery's Coke Dock Peninsula.
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Second shipment of heavy machinery arrives in Lamu for Sh2.2 trillion Dangote refinery4 publishersThe Eastleigh Voice · Daily Nation · Nairobi Leo +1
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Why Marco Rubio is heading to Reliance’s Jamnagar refinery, and what’s on the table
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio was scheduled to visit Reliance Industry Ltd’s twin refineries in Jamnagar, Gujarat.
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Gas Prices To Skyrocket Amid Linden Refinery Lockout, Largest In Northeast: Report3 publishersDaily Voice · Hoodline · GuruFocus
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HPCL secures Mumbai refinery upgrade: what it means for HPCL stock
HPCL secured a modernization project for its Mumbai refinery covering an integrated hydrocracker, catalytic dewaxing unit, and a solvent deasphalting unit.
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Angola invites Namibia to invest in $6.6bn Lobito oil refinery project
Angola invited Namibia to acquire an equity stake in its planned 200,000 barrels per day Lobito oil refinery.
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Workers Locked Out At Bayway Refinery As Contract Dispute Sparks Overnight Picketing
Workers picketed at the Phillips 66 Bayway Refinery in Linden after being locked out when a contract extension expired on Monday afternoon.
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BPCL Kochi Refinery Organises Mega Driver Vision Screening Programme
BPCL Kochi Refinery, in association with DP World and VisionSpring Foundation, organized a driver vision screening program.
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Connecticut | Union Represented Employees Of Linden Refinery Locked Out As Contracts Expire
Nearly 400 union workers were locked out of Phillips 66’s Bayway Refinery and Linden Terminal on Monday after a contract extension expired.
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Dangote’s $16bn Lamu Refinery: Six strategic tensions that could reshape East Africa’s industrial future
Kenyan leaders and Nigerian industrialist Aliko Dangote broke ground on a $16 billion petroleum refinery in Lamu, Kenya, on September 30, 2026.
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Why Marsden Point refinery became an import terminal
Shareholders voted to close the Marsden Point fuel refinery after years of weak refining margins.
BusinessDesk | NZ
The record, day by day 285 more stories from the last 30 days, beyond the edition above
Monday, 19 October 2026
3 stories · 3 corroborated- 1 Rubio India trip: Mumbai talks with Jaishankar, Jamnagar refinery visit on agenda 22 Oct 2026, 10:03 UTC
- 2 United Capital Ethiopia to lead local distribution of Dangote Refinery shares 19 Oct 2026, 06:57 UTC
- 3 Weekly Recap: Taranto refinery protests and ADR rise on buyback update 19 Oct 2026, 05:34 UTC
Sunday, 18 October 2026
4 stories · 3 corroborated- 1 Australia's Ampol third-quarter Lytton refining margin more than doubles 19 Oct 2026, 01:18 UTC
- 2 Jamnagar Refinery Ships Six of Seven Russian Crude-Linked Cargoes to EU 18 Oct 2026, 12:44 UTC
- 3 Cobalt Blue Holdings Signs Cobalt Metal Offtake Term Sheet with STG Metals GmbH for Kwinana Refinery 19 Oct 2026, 01:21 UTC
- 4 Dividends, bonus issues, stock splits this week: HDB Financial, IRFC, ICICI Prudential AMC, Angel One, Mangalore Refinery, others in focus 19 Oct 2026, 02:58 UTC
Saturday, 17 October 2026
4 stories · 2 corroborated- 1 Bamburi Cement Targets 1 Million-Tonne Supply Deal for Dangote Lamu Refinery in Kenya 17 Oct 2026, 13:29 UTC
- 2 Dung Quat oil refinery operator BSR expects state divestment to be completed by March 2027 17 Oct 2026, 07:00 UTC
- 3 Essar Oil to Shut Vadinar Refinery for Maintenance: Report 17 Oct 2026, 08:39 UTC
- 4 Ukraine Strikes Russian Ryazan Oil Refinery With 69 Drones, 4 Flamingo Missiles 17 Oct 2026, 07:56 UTC
Friday, 16 October 2026
11 stories · 4 corroborated- 1 Ryazan oil refinery has shut down one of its units following drone attack, 17 Oct 2026, 05:07 UTC
- 2 PetroChina to restart part of shuttered Dalian refinery in November, sources say 18 Oct 2026, 16:14 UTC
- 3 Drone attack paralyzes Moscow airports, 'betrayed' Zelensky goes rogue; Hits Russian refinery 16 Oct 2026, 22:45 UTC
- 4 KDF Intensifies Security Operations in Lamu as Dangote Refinery Advances 16 Oct 2026, 19:34 UTC
- 5 Chinese Jet-Fuel Refinery to Bypass Sanctions, Myanmar’s Blood Timber Flows to China, and More 16 Oct 2026, 11:47 UTC
- 6 NGX Group, Partners Advance Cross-Border Investment Collaboration Through Dangote Refinery Offer in Egypt, Ethiopia 16 Oct 2026, 12:47 UTC
- 7 Taiwan's FPCC cuts Mailiao refinery runs amid maintenance 16 Oct 2026, 13:30 UTC
- 8 BPCL to produce SAF at Mumbai refinery using Danish firm Topsoe’s technology 16 Oct 2026, 13:02 UTC
- 9 Sewer Rejects St. Croix Refinery Reopening as Government Projects 400 Jobs and $45 Million in Revenue 16 Oct 2026, 10:41 UTC
- 10 $3.5bn deal signed in Port Harcourt for petrochemical company in Bonny 16 Oct 2026, 06:31 UTC
- 11 BSR accelerates upgrades at Dung Quat Refinery, aiming for green energy. 16 Oct 2026, 10:37 UTC
Thursday, 15 October 2026
18 stories · 7 corroborated- 1 Oil refinery on fire in Ryazan after drone attack 16 Oct 2026, 04:30 UTC
- 2 Ukraine to restart strikes on Russian oil refineries, Zelensky says 15 Oct 2026, 08:11 UTC
- 3 Mangalore Refinery And Petrochemicals - JSW Energy among 4 stocks showing White Marubozu pattern 15 Oct 2026, 14:53 UTC
- 4 Idemitsu says Toa Oil's 60,000-bpd Keihin CDU restarted after maintenance 15 Oct 2026, 10:46 UTC
- 5 Energy Sector: President attends Thanlyin Refinery opening 15 Oct 2026, 17:36 UTC
- 6 Court Clears Way For Dangote Refinery In Lamu 15 Oct 2026, 08:55 UTC
- 7 Kenya, Rwanda Move For Stakes As Dangote Offers 30% Of $16bn Lamu Refinery To East Africans 15 Oct 2026, 11:45 UTC
- 8 Four Hurt in Fresh Blast at Corinth Refinery 15 Oct 2026, 21:47 UTC
- 9 Flaring at Flint Hill's Corpus Christi refinery 15 Oct 2026, 14:17 UTC
- 10 Valero reports McKee refinery flaring days after FCC restart 15 Oct 2026, 14:58 UTC
- 11 East Chicago council urges BP to end Whiting refinery worker lockout, compensate employees 15 Oct 2026, 22:30 UTC
- 12 Port Harcourt refinery workers’ strike 15 Oct 2026, 04:20 UTC
- 13 Hold Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals Ltd For Target Rs.180 Prabhudas Liladhar Capital Ltd 16 Oct 2026, 04:42 UTC
- 14 What the Defense Production Act Push at Delek’s Tyler Refinery Means for Your Fuel Bill 15 Oct 2026, 13:22 UTC
- 15 Rubio to visit Reliance Jamnagar refinery as US diesel prices surge 15 Oct 2026, 18:18 UTC
- 16 ‘We’re done’, says Zelenskyy as Kyiv hits Moscow refinery 15 Oct 2026, 19:59 UTC
- 17 Paradip Haldia Pipeline By June 15 Oct 2026, 01:23 UTC
- 18 Ethiopia sets 10 million birr net worth requirement for Dangote refinery share purchases 15 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC
Wednesday, 14 October 2026
19 stories · 7 corroborated- 1 Trump said Russia and Ukraine agreed to stop attacking oil refineries. Three days later, Moscow alleges two Ukrainian strikes — neither reported by regional authorities. 14 Oct 2026, 15:52 UTC
- 2 Court orders Lamu residents to serve Dangote in refinery dispute 14 Oct 2026, 14:39 UTC
- 3 Phillips 66 Reports Piping Leak At Wood River, Illinois Refinery 14 Oct 2026, 08:11 UTC
- 4 Mangalore Refinery And Petrochemicals Sept-Quarter Consol Net Profit 19.01 Billion Rupees 14 Oct 2026, 18:02 UTC
- 5 Marco Rubio's India visit: Energy cooperation, Jamnagar refinery visit on cards during 5-day trip 15 Oct 2026, 12:06 UTC
- 6 Dangote’s Lamu Refinery: Beyond Political Praise, Where Is The Business Case? 14 Oct 2026, 11:18 UTC
- 7 Tyler Refinery To Increase Production 14 Oct 2026, 12:02 UTC
- 8 Petrochemical News - Shandong Yulong halts operations at No.1 HDPE unit 14 Oct 2026, 09:46 UTC
- 9 PDVSA restarts 300kbpd Cardon refinery after fire 14 Oct 2026, 15:37 UTC
- 10 VaroPreem's Lysekil refinery starts planned maintenance 14 Oct 2026, 12:38 UTC
- 11 Lagos Life turns virtual Lagos into gateway for Dangote Refinery IPO 14 Oct 2026, 14:49 UTC
- 12 Vadinar Refinery By June 14 Oct 2026, 14:27 UTC
- 13 Why Wisconsin’s Gas Prices Stay High: The Joliet Refinery, Global Shocks, and a State Markup Law 14 Oct 2026, 18:41 UTC
- 14 Valero McKee refinery in Texas reports emissions 14 Oct 2026, 18:10 UTC
- 15 BPCL Kochi Refinery Supports Inauguration of Arike Palliative Care Project in Kochi 14 Oct 2026, 09:48 UTC
- 16 HPCL taps Technip Energies for EPC on new Mumbai refinery unit 14 Oct 2026, 15:00 UTC
- 17 IOCL Haldia Refinery Apprentice DV Schedule 2026 14 Oct 2026, 11:53 UTC
- 18 NNPC Waits for Chinese Firms' Technical Assessment on Port Harcourt and Warri Refineries 14 Oct 2026, 01:15 UTC
- 19 Thanlyin Refinery Phase I Commissioned 14 Oct 2026, 20:06 UTC
Tuesday, 13 October 2026
17 stories · 5 corroborated- 1 JD Vance backs Ken Paxton, announces Tyler refinery expansion at East Texas rally 14 Oct 2026, 17:01 UTC
- 2 Ethiopia shuts public out of Dangote refinery share offer, limiting participation to 100 qualified investors unless regulator approves more 15 Oct 2026, 07:05 UTC
- 3 U.S. and NATO commander vows to thwart Moscow, warns Kyiv over refinery strikes 13 Oct 2026, 11:39 UTC
- 4 Kenyan parliamentary leaders back Dangote’s Lamu refinery, pledge support for IPO 13 Oct 2026, 17:49 UTC
- 5 Ethiopia joins Dangote IPO as refinery widens African investor access 13 Oct 2026, 12:27 UTC
- 6 Will Phillips 66 (PSX) Face A Bayway Refinery Strike? 13 Oct 2026, 15:14 UTC
- 7 Phillips 66 Sweeny Refinery And Petrochemical Complex Reports Process Upset On Monday 13 Oct 2026, 18:12 UTC
- 8 Ichung’wah, Junet Lead MPs on Tour of Dangote Refinery in Nigeria Ahead of Lamu Investment 13 Oct 2026, 07:19 UTC
- 9 Kuwaitisation plan at Al-Zour refinery to prioritise local talent in key operations 13 Oct 2026, 09:38 UTC
- 10 Phillips 66 Wood River refinery catalytic cracker unit down, sources say 13 Oct 2026, 19:42 UTC
- 11 P66 resumes normal operations at Sweeny refinery after brief upset 13 Oct 2026, 19:24 UTC
- 12 Iran's Isfahan refinery overhauls units amid blockade squeeze 13 Oct 2026, 08:03 UTC
- 13 Sonangol’s Lobito Refinery Reaches 27% Completion 13 Oct 2026, 19:41 UTC
- 14 “Now it’s your turn”: US envoys planned to show Moscow a refinery pause and a diesel deal, then ask for something back, a source tells Reuters 13 Oct 2026, 11:55 UTC
- 15 Siemens and Galp to Deploy Digital Twin and Analytics at 100 MW Sines Green Hydrogen Plant 13 Oct 2026, 07:00 UTC
- 16 Cosmo Energy Group and Iwatani to Jointly Advance Hydrogen Business at Chiba Refinery Establishing a Supply Chain Utilizing an Existing Hydrogen Production Plant and a New Liquefied Hydrogen Plant 13 Oct 2026, 09:52 UTC
- 17 Kaduna Refinery begins petrol production of 3.2m litres daily 13 Oct 2026, 06:03 UTC
Monday, 12 October 2026
13 stories · 2 corroborated- 1 Technip Energies awarded large EPC contract by HPCL for Mumbai refinery modernization project in India 13 Oct 2026, 05:00 UTC
- 2 Lamu refinery, Museveni and valuable update of African social class analysis 12 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC
- 3 Venezuela Cardón refinery shuts after fire caused by natural gas line rupture 12 Oct 2026, 15:20 UTC
- 4 Sonatrach's Augusta refinery shuts crude unit on electrical fault 12 Oct 2026, 10:49 UTC
- 5 Zelenskyy: If Russia wants us to stop hitting refineries, it must stop strikes on our energy system 12 Oct 2026, 08:56 UTC
- 6 JGC yet to return evacuated workers to Basra refinery 12 Oct 2026, 06:02 UTC
- 7 Drapatyi and Palisa received US threats over Ukraine’s attacks on Russian refineries – Kyiv Independent 12 Oct 2026, 14:40 UTC
- 8 Gov't defends Lamu refinery land acquisition, warns against politicising Ebola 12 Oct 2026, 12:42 UTC
- 9 Kuwaitization priority at Al-Zour refinery project 12 Oct 2026, 19:19 UTC
- 10 Lobito refinery stakes: who joins Zambia in Angola’s 200,000-barrel plant? 12 Oct 2026, 21:35 UTC
- 11 SK Incheon Petrochem misses $105 mn bond call, faces higher coupon 12 Oct 2026, 09:41 UTC
- 12 A Mumbai refinery will modernize production of ingredients for engine oils and industrial lubricants. 12 Oct 2026, 10:31 UTC
- 13 Trump’s ‘Refinery for Refinery’ Plan Draws Scrutiny as 2 US Envoys Put Moscow Trip on Hold 12 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC
Sunday, 11 October 2026
4 stories · none yet corroborated- 1 Ukraine says ready to halt refinery strikes if Moscow stops energy attacks 11 Oct 2026, 10:21 UTC
- 2 Two schools cancel classes after toxic fumes detected near Haifa oil refinery 11 Oct 2026, 23:19 UTC
- 3 Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals - 9 stocks zoom up to 37% in 3 months; MFs raise stakes in September quarter 11 Oct 2026, 08:34 UTC
- 4 Dangote commits to Kenya refinery and Ethiopia-Djibouti pipeline 11 Oct 2026, 17:10 UTC
Saturday, 10 October 2026
5 stories · none yet corroborated- 1 Major fire reported at oil terminal linked to Russia's Novoshakhtinsk refinery after suspected drone strike 10 Oct 2026, 03:22 UTC
- 2 Aramco, Total Expect New Jubail Refinery by 2012 10 Oct 2026, 13:17 UTC
- 3 Debate over Dangote Lamu refinery exposes a society trapped in small things that personify mediocrity 10 Oct 2026, 12:40 UTC
- 4 Ethiopia launches first gold refinery to boost precious metals exports 10 Oct 2026, 10:11 UTC
- 5 EPFO Unveils Key Social Security Initiatives at Bongaigaon Refinery Meeting 10 Oct 2026, 10:26 UTC
Friday, 9 October 2026
2 stories · 2 corroboratedWhere it happened
The same stories, grouped by where the plant is. A region is silent here when no publisher named a plant in it, which is a fact about coverage and not about the region.
North America
- Bayway refinery lockout puts 400 teamsters on picket lines along routes 1 and 9Bayway Refinery ·
- Exxon shuts catalytic reformer at 275,000-bpd Joliet refinery, Wood Mackenzie saysJoliet Refinery ·
- Negotiations collapsed! Phillips 66 has blocked Bayway, the largest refinery on the US East Coast, and the unit remains operational for now.Bayway Refinery ·
- Gas Prices To Skyrocket Amid Linden Refinery Lockout, Largest In Northeast: ReportBayway Refinery ·
Middle East
Asia Pacific
- Viva Energy’s Geelong Refinery Kept Profits Flowing After April FireGeelong Refinery ·
- Why Marco Rubio is heading to Reliance’s Jamnagar refinery, and what’s on the tableJamnagar SEZ Refinery ·
- Jamnagar Refinery Visit Opens New India-US Energy DialogueJamnagar SEZ Refinery ·
- The shutdown of PetroChina Dalian Petrochemical's 10-million-ton-level old plant has been delayed, and it is planned to resume production in mid-December.PetroChina Dalian ·
Africa
- Second shipment of heavy machinery arrives in Lamu for Sh2.2 trillion Dangote refineryLamu Refinery ·
- PS Mukhwana backs Lamu refinery at IPG forum, says investment could spur industrial growthLamu Refinery ·
- Kenya • William Ruto's plan to secure Aliko Dangote's mega-refinery in LamuLamu Refinery ·
- Angola invites Namibia to invest in $6.6bn Lobito oil refinery projectLobito Refinery ·
Latin America
- Amuay Refinery Restart Begins After Venezuela Power OutageAmuay Refinery ·
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