Workers at an under-threat oil refinery will be guaranteed employment until the end of March, the official receiver has said. Lindsey Oil Refinery, in North Lincolnshire, was taken over by the receiver in June after its owner, Prax Group, went into administration.

New details emerged this week about the massive February fire that erupted at the Martinez Refinery Company and released more than 7,000 gallons of hydrocarbon materials into the air, as officials revealed that oil crews had been using incompatible radio systems that prevented immediate contact with local public safety agencies.

Fong and Assemblymember Stan Ellis, also a Bakersfield Republican, say the planned closures of two major refineries — the Valero plant in Benicia and Phillips 66 in Los Angeles — could reduce the state’s in-state refining capacity by nearly 20%.

The United States has denied a sanctions waiver for the Russian-majority-owned Serbian refinery Naftna Industrija Srbije (NIS), forcing its shutdown, as the Russian owners refuse to sell their stake.

UAE energy giant emerges as frontrunner to buy Russia’s controlling stake in Serbia’s sole oil-processing facility

A new report recommends that refineries write decommissioning plans like those required of other energy infrastructure, and set aside funds to carry out cleanups, before they shut down.

Kazakhstan's energy ministry has unveiled a plan to more than double its oil refining capacity to 40 million tons annually by 2040 through a major expansion of existing facilities and the construction of a new large-scale refinery.