Americas
U.S. Department of Energy reopens $15-MM voucher program for clean energy technology
The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Technology Transitions, in collaboration with the Offices of Clean Energy Demonstrations, Fossil Energy and Carbon Management, and Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy announced the reopening of five voucher opportunities to accelerate clean energy technology adoption and launch two new VOs with $15 MM in available funding.
Verde Clean Fuels awards gas-to-gasoline FEED contract to Chemex Global
The proposed project aims to utilize Verde Clean Fuels’ proprietary STG+ process to convert natural gas from Diamondback Energy’s Permian Basin operations into gasoline.
Trillium Renewable Chemicals selects INEOS Green Lake for world's first demo plant for sustainable acrylonitrile production
Trillium Renewable Chemicals announced the selection of INEOS Nitriles’ Green Lake facility in Port Lavaca, Texas to establish the world’s first demonstration plant for converting plant-based glycerol into acrylonitrile.
Goldman Sachs: Global LNG market to grow by 50% by 2029
Growth in oil investment shows signs of peaking in non-OPEC countries, while investment in liquified natural gas (LNG) is expected to increase more than 50% by 2029, according to Goldman Sachs Research.
BASF sells bioenergy enzymes business to Lallemand
BASF has sold its bioenergy enzymes business to Lallemand's subsidiaries, Danstar Ferment AG and Lallemand Specialties Inc. This includes the Spartec® product portfolio and related technologies in development.
Venezuela's May oil exports rise 30% during U.S. wind-down period
Venezuela's oil exports recovered in May from a low figure the previous month as state oil company PDVSA's customers rushed to take cargoes ahead of the resumption of U.S. sanctions on the South American country.
Next Wave Energy starts up world's first standalone alkylation complex
Next Wave Energy Partners selected Elessent Clean Technologies, Inc. (Elessent) in 2019 to provide STRATCO® alkylation technology at the world’s first stand-alone alkylation complex.
Lummus Technology launches new renewable dimethyl ether technology
Lummus Technology announced the commercial availability of CDDME, a new renewable dimethyl ether (DME) technology that is enhanced through catalytic distillation (CD).
Oil prices ease on US gasoline demand worries, economic data
Oil prices eased about 1% on worries over weak U.S. gasoline demand and economic data that could cause the U.S. Federal Reserve to keep interest rates higher for longer.
QatarEnergy announces 15-yr urea supply agreement with Koch Fertilizer
QatarEnergy signed a long-term urea supply agreement with Koch Fertilizer for up to 740,000 tpy of urea.
- China's Wanhua Chemical starts operation at new east China cracker 4/4
- Brookfield Infrastructure announces the acquisition of Colonial Enterprises for $9 B 4/4
- PBF restarts some units at Martinez refinery after February fire; fire-damaged units remain shut 4/4
- Japan to curb gasoline prices from June to cushion U.S. tariff blow 4/4
- Evonik presents innovative "Debonding on Demand" concept for more sustainable bonding 4/3
- Oil, gas and refined product imports exempted from Trump’s sweeping tariffs 4/3
