Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Largest oil refinery in Mexico opens to fanfare but is not yet operating

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The Olmeca refinery owned and operated by state-run oil company Pemex is billions of dollars over budget and still under construction. President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador says it will help the country cut a longstanding dependence on foreign gasoline and diesel supplies. Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador formally opened a major new oil refinery. … Read more

Fire breaks out in Kuwait’s largest oil refinery

KUWAIT CITY: A fire broke out on Monday in Kuwait’s largest oil refinery, causing several injuries but no interruptions to site operations or petrol exports. Plumes of smoke rose above the Mina al-Ahmadi facility, located on the Gulf coast just opposite Iran, about 40 kilometres (25 miles) south of the capital Kuwait City, according to … Read more