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US Weekly Oil Data

Energy Outlook Advisors

Gasoline inventories are currently at a comfortable level, but refinery maintenance might lead to low levels at the start of summer. There is no bullish case for oil at this stage. We will monitor jet fuel demand, expecting it might decline significantly due to slow economic growth and reduced government travel.

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Louisiana Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment in Asbestos Case

The Energy Law

Parsons”) from 1975 through 1977 when he worked on the initial construction of Marathon Petroleum Company LP’s (“Marathon”) oil refinery in Garyville, Louisiana. 1] Plaintiffs argued they introduced sufficient evidence that reflected asbestos-containing materials were used during Parsons’s initial construction of the Marathon refinery.

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Louisiana Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment in Asbestos Case

The Energy Law

Parsons”) from 1975 through 1977 when he worked on the initial construction of Marathon Petroleum Company LP’s (“Marathon”) oil refinery in Garyville, Louisiana. 1] Plaintiffs argued they introduced sufficient evidence that reflected asbestos-containing materials were used during Parsons’s initial construction of the Marathon refinery.

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The Louisiana Supreme Court Issues New Decision Addressing Scope of Claims for Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress Absent Physical Damage  

The Energy Law

In Spencer , several residents sued Valero Refining Meraux, LLC (“Valero”) for NIED after an explosion occurred at the nearby Valero oil refinery in Meraux, Louisiana. [2] In doing so, the Court reaffirmed that NIED absent physical injury is a valid tort in Louisiana and addressed the scope of such claims.

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Murphy Oil Spill Class Settlement Approved

The Energy Law

The Turner case asserted claims for property damage resulting from a release of oil from tanks located at Murphy’s Meraux, Louisiana refinery after Hurricane Katrina. Approximately 25,000 barrels of oil were released, and washed by floodwaters into the residential neighborhoods surrounding the refinery. Murphy Oil U.S.A.,

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Fifth Circuit Vacates $6 Million Clean Water Act Penalty

The Energy Law

The case relates to a 2006 oil spill which occurred at CITGO’s Lake Charles, Louisiana, refinery. This opinion from the Fifth Circuit is likely to have wide-ranging effects on CWA penalty cases. The CITGO case may continue to provide insight as it progresses on remand and any subsequent appeals. CITGO Petroleum Corp.,

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Benefits of Compabloc technology versus shell & tube

Scambio Termico

In the past three decades, more than 30,000+ units have been installed globally in various applications like crude oil refinery, oil and gas, petrochemicals, pulp and paper, mining and metal industries, to name a few. Please contact Alfa Lavals welded plate heat exchanger technologists for a free evaluation and consultation of your case.