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Sulaymaniya Firm to Build $2bn Kirkuk Refinery

Iraq Business News: Oil & Gas

Kirkuk Governor Ribwar Taha Mustafa has signed a contract for the construction of the Kirkuk Refinery , which has a planned production capacity of 70,000 barrels per day (bpd). The refinery will be built by Sulaymania-based Rania Group , and will reportedly cost around $2 billion.

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Iraq to Expand Maysan Refinery with New 70,000 bpd Unit

Iraq Business News: Oil & Gas

The Iraqi Ministry of Oil has announced plans to expand Maysan [Missan] Refinery by adding a new refining unit with a capacity of 70,000 barrels per day (bpd), increasing the refinery's total output to 110,000 bpd. The Deputy Minister called on refinery staff to ensure efficient operations and uninterrupted fuel supply.

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Pemex oil exports fall in January, including by 36 percent to U.S.

Permian Basin Oil and Gas Magazine

Crude oil exports by Pemex, Mexicos state-owned petroleum company managed and operated by the Mexican government, fell 44 percent in January 2025 compared to the same month last year to 532,404 barrels per day. Thats its lowest in decades, according to Reuters , as the company has admitted it is struggling with crude quality.

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Louisiana Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment in Asbestos Case

The Energy Law Blog

Particularly, Mr. Steib alleged he was exposed to asbestos while employed by Parsons Government Services, Inc. Parsons”) from 1975 through 1977 when he worked on the initial construction of Marathon Petroleum Company LP’s (“Marathon”) oil refinery in Garyville, Louisiana. Steib’s exposure. [1]

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Fifth Circuit Rejects EPA’s Overreaching on CAA and MBTA

The Energy Law Blog

Citgo Petroleum Corp., In what may be considered a warning shot to overzealous federal prosecutors looking to obtain criminal convictions under the Clean Air Act (“CAA”) or the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (“MBTA”), the Court of Appeals reversed criminal convictions against Citgo related to violations of both Acts at its Corpus Christi refinery.

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Fifth Circuit Vacates $6 Million Clean Water Act Penalty

The Energy Law Blog

By Greg Johnson and Stephen Wiegand In a July 17, 2013 decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated a $6 million dollar penalty levied under the Clean Water Act (“CWA”) against CITGO Petroleum Corporation (“CITGO”) and remanded the matter to the Western District of Louisiana for further consideration.

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Nigeria Oil Industry Overview

Drillers

Recently, the Nigerian government demanded more than $60 billion in back royalties under a production sharing agreement with the supermajors operating in the country. That was formed in 1977 under the name National Nigeria Petroleum Company. The government has been fighting the illicit refineries for years.

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