Australia’s reliance on just two oil refineries has been slammed as a “disgrace” after one went up in flames overnight.

U.S. refineries can process shale oil, but economics—not capability—drive imports and exports. Here’s why the system works ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pressure is mounting on California regulators to reconsider proposed rules affecting oil refineries as industry leaders and some ...

The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Bayo Ojulari, has disclosed that intense political pressure was mounted to keep Nigeria's state-owned refineries ...

One of Australia’s only two remaining oil refineries is ablaze after a “significant fire” with the cause now being ...

Police say fire broke out overnight at Viva’s Geelong plant, which can process 120,000 barrels a day, and has been blazing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rising tensions in the Middle East and ongoing refinery closures in California are fueling concerns about higher gas prices ...

Benzene pollution from oil refineries has decreased since EPA began requiring fenceline air monitoring, but disparities still exist between states ...

California’s oil empire, it seems, is cracking, if not yet crumbling. The once-dominant industry, which in California dates back more than 150 years ago, has long been on the decline. Oil fields once ...