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Lengthening legislative shadow Valero’s proposal for the Benicia refinery follows Phillips 66 Co.’s October 2024 confirmation that it will permanently cease conventional crude oil processing operations its 138,700-b/d dual-sited refinery in Los Angeles by yearend 2025 amid the operator’s determination that market conditions will prevent the long-term viability and competitiveness of the manufacturing site (OGJ Online, Oct. 17, 2024). Announcement of the Los Angeles refinery closure came on the heels of California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Oct. 14, 2024, signing of legislation aimed at making the state’s oil refiners manage California’s gasoline supplies more responsibly to prevent price spikes at the…
Freedom of speech, gatherings, and protests are some commonly shared values of democratic polity around the globe. The Nepali public has been habituated to a political culture of street protests for more than three decades since 1990, for dissenting and expressing dissatisfaction against the incumbent government. The focus here is neither on the types of protests nor their modus operandi, rather on the lack of credible and factual ground reporting of any given incident by the mainstream, private, and social media, which appear to function for their own vested interests these days in the South Asian region – shunning all…
ICYMI: Trump Administration Adds Two DOE Critical Minerals Projects to Federal Permitting Dashboard
ICYMI— The Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council (Permitting Council) today announced increased transparency and accountability for the federal permitting of two Department of Energy (DOE) critical minerals projects.The projects — Michigan Potash and the South West Arkansas Project — are part of the first wave of critical minerals projects added to the Permitting Dashboard in response to President Trump’s Executive Order, Immediate Measures to Increase American Mineral Production. Once completed, both DOE-supported projects will help meet President Trump’s commitment to bolster domestic production of America’s vast mineral resources, support more American jobs and reduce reliance on foreign supply chains.The Michigan…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A U.S. airstrike on an important oil port held by Yemen’s Houthi rebels killed more than 70 people and wounded many others, the Iranian-backed rebel group said Friday, marking a major escalation in the military campaign President Donald Trump launched against the faction last month. The overnight strike on the Ras Isa port sent massive fireballs billowing skyward and turned tanker trucks into burning wrecks. It was the first American attack on a Houthi-controlled oil facility in the new U.S. bombing campaign. It also came just before the resumption of negotiations in Rome between…
Nine years ago, during the debate for the Philippine national elections held by the Commission on Elections, presidential candidates were asked a serious question about what they could do for the fishermen so they could peacefully fish in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) without being driven away by the Chinese Coast Guard. One of the candidates, named Rodrigo Duterte, confidently answered the question: I will go to China. Now, if they don’t want, then I will ask the Navy to bring me to the nearest boundary in the Spratlys, in the Scarborough. I will go down, ride a jet ski,…
By Julianne Geiger – Apr 17, 2025, 1:37 PM CDT The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States rose this week following the recent price slide, according to new data that Baker Hughes published on Thursday, following a large 7-rig dip in the prior week.The total rig count in the US rose by 2 to 585 rigs, according to Baker Hughes, down 34 from this same time last year.The number of oil rigs rose by 1 to 481—down by 30 compared to this time last year. The number of gas rigs also rose…
Corridors of Contest: Is Bangladesh’s Turn to China Redrawing South Asia’s Geopolitical Map?
When Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus touched down in Beijing in March 2025, few could have predicted the diplomatic quavers that would follow. Within days, his remarks caused a lot of discomfort in South Asia’s already fragile strategic milieu. His statement that India’s northeastern states were ‘landlocked’ and dependent on Bangladesh for access to the sea was widely interpreted as a geopolitical pointer: Dhaka was no longer merely leaning east—it was playing the China card with calculated intent. And all this while Sheikh Hasina, ousted from power in August 2024, remains in quiet exile in New Delhi. The episode comes…
The continued churn of the Trump tariffs and the unraveling of long-established global supply chains mark a definitive rupture in the post-Cold War economic consensus. For India, this is not merely a challenge—it is an inflection point. The once-dominant paradigm of lowest-cost wins is rapidly giving way to a renewed appreciation for strategic autonomy. What once seemed unthinkable—the decoupling of the U.S. and Chinese economies—is now materializing with disquieting certainty. While one must remain cautious of the potential for renewed trade détente, the underlying shift in global sentiment is undeniable: systemic uncertainty has become the new normal. And uncertainty is the archenemy of…
Softeon News & Resources Page 1 of 5 pages. Tightening up on your inventories October 1, 2024 The “just-in-case” era is over, with operations looking to right-size inventory levels while avoiding stock outs. That may call for layers of technology, starting but not ending with WMS and effective data capture. 3PLs: Increase Speed, Increase Revenue June 6, 2024 Join our webinar to discover how 3PLs can leverage cutting-edge technology and innovative processes to boost speed, efficiency, and financial success in a fast-paced market. Parcel handling on the move May 6, 2024 Between the variety of packages and heavy volumes, parcel…
Jet Zero Australia Pty. Ltd. (Jet Zero) has moved into the front-end engineering and design (FEED) phase for its planned Project Ulysses, a grassroots development involving construction of a renewable fuels plant in the Townsville State Development Area of North Queensland, Australia (OGJ Online, Dec. 23, 2024). Following preliminary agreements in December 2024, Jet Zero in April finalized award of a contract to Technip Energies (T.EN) for delivery of FEED services on the project that, if completed, will be equipped to produce 102 million l./year of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and 11 million l./year of renewable diesel from a feedstock…