refiner

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"India is a big importer of oil. Interestingly, they're a big refiner as well," he said, adding that the supply of jet fuel had been affected by restrictions linked to the war in Ukraine.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Valero Energy, a major refiner, closed its operation at Port Arthur, Texas, after a fire in a diesel processing unit on Monday.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

Valero Energy, a major refiner, closed its operation at Port Arthur, Texas, after a fire in a diesel processing unit on Monday.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

The Saudi Aramco-controlled South Korean refiner could post an operating profit of 2.5 trillion won in 1H 2026, following a loss in the same period a year earlier, the analysts write in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

The refiner sits by his furnace; and the hotter the fire, the shorter the process and the more thorough the purification.

From Old Wine and New Occasional Discourses by Cross, Joseph