Refining
In providing process control application and support associates to the refining industry, Insight has been very focused on providing individuals who were familiar with the distillation processes found in refining facilities. At both the dcs level and the apc level, we’ve provided an augmentation to existing staffs in both small and large refineries individuals who are there to perform.
NEWS:
HollyFrontier Corp. and Marathon Petroleum Corp. Refineries Struggle
The Paragon Report Provides Stock Research on HollyFrontier Corp. and Marathon Petroleum Corp.
NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwire -03/30/12)- Refineries dip despite high gasoline prices. The national average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gas climbed to $3.898 on Tuesday. But the high prices still aren’t enough to save some U.S. oil refiners, who are finding it a terrible time to be in the gasoline business. The Paragon Report examines the outlook for companies in the Oil & Gas Refining Industry and provides equity research on HollyFrontier Corp. (NYSE: HFC – News) and Marathon Petroleum Corp. (NYSE: MPC – News).
From: Yahoo Finance
IHS: Refining Sector Transaction Value Rose in 2011
from Downstream Today
Driven in part by continued overcapacity in the global refining sector, refiners realigned their corporate strategies in 2011, with many shedding refining assets and others choosing to exit the sector altogether. This resulted in a very active year for refining transactions, which increased to nearly $6 billion in 2011 from $4 billion in 2010, according to the IHS Herold 2011 Global Downstream M&A Review, which was just released by information and analytics provider IHS (NYSE: IHS).