HollyFrontier lets contract for Cheyenne refinery

Cheyenne Refining LLC, a subsidiary of HollyFrontier Corp., Dallas, has let a contract to a division of Honeywell International Inc., Des Plaines, Ill., to provide technology for removing contaminants from industrial wastewater in order to meet stricter environmental discharge requirements at the 49,400-b/d (52,000-b/sd) Cheyenne, Wyo., refinery. Source: News


MARKET WATCH: Brent crude oil briefly dips below $30/bbl

Crude oil prices for February delivery waffled in Jan. 13 trading with the closing for US light, sweet crude up 4¢ at $30.48/bbl on the New York market. Brent crude oil prices for February briefly dipped to a low of $29.96/bbl but ended Jan. 13 trading at $30.31/bbl, down 55¢, in London. Source: News


Petrobras cleared to boost crude runs at Rnest

Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) has received approval from state regulators to lift crude oil throughputs to levels nearing full design capacity at the first 115,000-b/d production train of its Abreu e Lima refinery (Rnest) at the port of Suape, near Recife, the capital of Brazil’s Pernambuco state. Source: News