-Suncor Energy has begun planned maintenance at its refineries in Edmonton, Alberta, and Sarnia, Ontario, the Oil & Gas Journal reports. Maintenance at the Alberta refinery is set to last four weeks, while work at the Sarnia refinery will run for eight weeks.
-Stabilizer orders have surged amid the federal government’s recent decision to allow some exports of minimally refined condensate. A Houston-based firm that builds stabilizers told Reuters it saw a “significant increase” in inquiries and demand for the units. Refiners have pushed back against the idea that field stabilization of condensate yields the kind of product that can be legally exported under U.S. law.
-A San Francisco judge ruled environmental groups waited too long to file suit against Kinder Morgan’s 72,000-barrels-per-day rail terminal in Richmond, Calif., Reuters reports. The plaintiffs countered that Kinder Morgan was permitted by regulators to accept crude deliveries without public notice and they were thus unaware. As Reuters notes, however, public notification is not required under state law.
-API released a survey of businesses that make up the U.S. oil and gas supply chain. The survey includes an interactive map that lists companies serving the oil and gas industries, along with estimates of the companies’ collective economic impact on their respective home states.
-Baker Hughes hired away Avon Products CFO Kimberly A. Ross to fill its top finance position. Ross also served as executive vice president and CFO of Dutch retailer Royal Ahold N.V. from 2007 to 2011. Current Baker Hughes CFO Peter Ragauss, who announced his retirement last December, will continue in his role until Oct. 22.
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