Trading in Petroplus, the owner of the Coryton oil refinery in Essex, is suspended on the Swiss SIX stock exchange on Monday.

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Petroplus share trading suspended

An oil refinery in Yemen has stopped operation due to lack of raw materials, according to officials at the refinery.

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Libyan rebels took control of an oil refinery in the western town of Zawiyah and blocked the main highway north to the capital on Thursday, further isolating Muammar Gaddafi’s Tripoli stronghold.

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Heavy clashes broke out Wednesday between rebels and Moammar Gadhafi loyalists fighting for control of Libya’s only functioning oil refinery in the western city of Zawiya, as the opposition tried to cut off fuel supplies to the regime’s stronghold of Tripoli.

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Rebels Battle Libyan Forces for Zawiya Refinery

Pro-Gaddafi forces are fighting rebels for control of a key coastal oil refinery in Zawiya, as the rebels edge closer to the capital Tripoli.

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Battle for key Libya oil refinery

Tributes are paid to a father-of-two who was one of four people killed in the explosion at the Chevron oil refinery in Pembrokeshire.

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An investigation begins after four contractors die in an explosion and fire at a Pembrokeshire oil refinery, as the family of one victim confirm she was a 55-year-old fire guard.

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Inquiry into four refinery deaths

TEHRAN — A deadly blast during the inauguration of a major oil refinery by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad killed at least four and injured 20, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported Tuesday. Authorities ruled out any form of sabotage and instead spoke of an industrial incident caused by a gas leak at the Abadan oil refinery, in one of the largest and oldest industrial complexes in Iran. According to Mehr, a “testing machine” exploded almost directly after it was placed in the area where Ahmadinejad was preparing to give a speech. Read full article > >

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At least 4 killed in blast before Ahmadinejad dedicates refinery

One person is killed and at least 20 hurt in an explosion at an Iranian oil refinery coinciding with an opening ceremony attended by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

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‘Blast’ at new Iran oil refinery

Government warplanes taunted rebels with flyovers and repeatedly bombed their positions near Ras Lanuf’s oil refinery on Monday and Tuesday.

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The operators of Scotland’s biggest mainland oil refinery agree a deal with a Chinese oil company to support more than 2,000 Scottish jobs.

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UK refinery strikes Chinese deal

An oil refinery catches fire near the city of Ufa in the Urals but Russian officials deny reports of an explosion.

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