Europe's oil refining set to shrink

Europe's oil industry has for long relied on supplying the U.S. market with gasoline, but a source at Total's Gonfreville said profit margins have collapsed as gasoline exports had shrunk.

With European oil consumption itself in long-term decline, refiners may now shift from simply reducing gasoline output to permanently cutting the capacity of crude distillation units (CDUs), or even closing a refinery. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Mike LaBonte - Mar 30, 2009 - 10:43 AM PDT
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Edited by: Derek Hawkins - Mar 30, 2009 - 4:17 PM PDT

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Mike LaBonte
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by Mike LaBonte - Mar. 30, 2009

A very good story, loaded with evidence and sources.

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Fabrice Florin
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by Fabrice Florin - Mar. 31, 2009

Interesting analysis about a decline in oil demand in Europe and the U.S., leading major oil refineries to reduce their production and close some of their plants. This short article is factual and based on evidence from multiple sources about this important development.

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