US refners looking to sell unwanted facilities may need to get creative, as peers may be more interested in cutting carbon footprints than acquiring capacity. Two refneries — LyondellBasell’s 268,000 b/d plant in Houston, Texas, and Marathon Petroleum’s 63,000 b/d facility in Kenai, Alaska — have come on the market in recent months. And the three refneries owned by Venezuelan state- owned PdV’s US refning arm Citgo could soon be up for sale if the White House decides to drop Treasury-enforced protection from bondholders and arbitration claimants. But some experts question whether the refneries already on ofer will attract much interest as frms place increasing emphasis on renewables.
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