Oil steady on rising US refining demand, but ample crude supplies weigh

Thomson Reuters SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices held steady on Thursday, supported by rising demand from the United States where Gulf Coast refineries are restarting in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. But ongoing high crude output, including from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), meant there were ample supplies to meet demand. U.S. […]

Exxon plans to invest $20 billion in US Gulf Coast refining projects over the next 5 years (XOM)

Associated Press/Reed Saxon (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil Corp, the world’s largest publicly traded oil producer, said on Monday it would invest $ 20 billion through 2022 to expand its chemical and oil refining plants on the U.S. Gulf Coast. The investments at 11 sites should create 35,000 temporary construction jobs and 12,000 permanent jobs, Chief […]