Americas
Brazil's Cape Igarassu chlor-alkali plant is greener with thyssenkrupp nucera's BM2.7 technology
Cape Igarassu, a company managed by Chlorum Solutions, is converting its chlor-alkali plant in Igarassu in the Brazilian metropolitan region of Recife to a more environmentally friendly and safe solution for the supply of chlorine and its derivatives.
KBR green ammonia technology selected by Lotte Chemical Corporation for H2biscus Project in Malaysia
KBR announced that its K-GreeN technology has been selected by a consortium consisting of Lotte Chemical, Korea National Oil Corp and Samsung Engineering for Lotte Chemical's H2biscus green ammonia project development in Sarawak, Malaysia.
Motiva to shut CDU, coker at largest U.S. refinery
Motiva Enterprises is scheduled to shut the large CDU and large coker at its 626,000 bpd Port Arthur, Texas (U.S.).
Phillips 66 in talks for non-core assets sale
U.S. refiner and petrochemical manufacturer Phillips 66 is in active discussions for a sale of its non-core assets, Chief Executive Mark Lashier said during an energy conference.
Mexico's new Olmeca oil refinery now seen processing 243,000 bpd in 2024
Mexican state oil company Pemex's top executive estimated that the firm's newest refinery will process 243,000 bpd of crude in 2024 during its first year of operations, before ramping up to near full capacity in 2025.
Air Europa to fly to Havana with Cepsa's second-generation biofuels
Cepsa and Air Europa have sealed an alliance whereby the energy company will supply 14.4 tons of SAF to the airline for one year to cover the first monthly Madrid-Havana flight.
Azure announce plans to develop an SAF production facility in Kansas
Once fully operational, the facility will produce approximately 135 MM gallons per year of renewable fuels, primarily SAF.
U.S. fuel inventories surge as refiners boost runs, post holiday lull
U.S. gasoline and distillate inventories posted large builds last week as demand slipped, while crude stocks fell more than expected.
Biden administration slowly puts oil back into the SPR emergency stash
The administration of President Joe Biden is slowly putting oil back into the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, after selling a record amount from the emergency stockpile in 2022.
APA to acquire rival Callon Petroleum in $4.5-B deal
U.S. oil producer APA announced it was buying rival Callon Petroleum in an all-stock transaction valued at $4.5 B including debt, following on the heels of a record year for dealmaking in the largest U.S. shale field.
- Wartsila secures China’s largest-ever methanol newbuild order 4/26
- Aspen Technology introduces new strategic planning for sustainability pathways solution 4/26
- Imperial Oil gets Q1 boost from higher production; refining throughput weighs 4/26
- KBR's phenol technology selected by SABIC Fujian Petrochemicals 4/25
- Honeywell Technology helping to produce SAF with lower cost and waste 4/25
- Nigeria's NNPC partners local firm on new 100,000 bpd refinery 4/25
