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Soon to close oil processing plant will convert to hydrogen, Dutch owner said Nov. 2.

In April, the U.S. government seized the tanker Suez Rajan after it was caught transferring sanctioned Iranian oil off Singapore. The ship and its car...

Iranian oil seized from a tanker in April has been sitting idle for weeks in the Gulf of Mexico.

A winter storm over a large swath of the U.S. is being blamed for oil refinery shutdown in Houston and spiking crude prices

A Texas County Wants To Punish Polluters. The State Won’t Let It.. Hannah Molina was buckling her toddlers into their car seats for Wednesday night church when she noticed the faint chemical odor. She felt a little lightheaded, but she didn’t think much about it. The...

A dozen refineries reportedly exceeded the EPA’s limit on average benzene emissions last year, including San Antonio-based Valeros facility in St. Charles, La.

Five Texas refineries exceeded federal pollution limits of the carcinogenic chemical benzene in 2021, according to an Environmental Integrity Project analysis.

Benzene is a known human carcinogen, according to the EPA. The refineries were among a dozen industrial plants in the U.S. that emitted the highest levels in 2021.

Benzene is a known human carcinogen, according to the EPA. The Texas refineries were among a dozen industrial plants in the U.S. that emitted the highest levels of the chemical in 2021.

Benzene is a known human carcinogen, according to the EPA. The refineries were among a dozen industrial plants in the U.S. that emitted the highest levels in 2021.