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Oil India aims to operate Numaligarh refinery at 180,000-bpd capacity by 2027

State-run explorer Oil India Ltd. hopes to operate its refinery in the northeastern state of Assam at an expanded capacity of 180,000 bpd in the fiscal year to March 2027.

China's refinery output falls for a fifth month as fuel demand disappoints

China's oil refinery output in August fell 6.2% from a year earlier, declining for the fifth month as disappointing fuel demand and weak export margins curbed production.

Mitsubishi to buy low-carbon ammonia from ExxonMobil's hydrogen facility in Texas (U.S.)

Mitsubishi said it has reached a preliminary agreement to buy a stake in and offtake low-carbon ammonia from ExxonMobil's hydrogen facility in Texas. Part of its decarbonization drive, Japan is aiming to increase usage of hydrogen and its derivative, ammonia, for co-firing at power plants, usage in the steel and automobile industries and other areas.

Moscow Oil Refinery resumes operations at drone-hit unit

Gazprom Neft-owned Moscow Oil Refinery on Tuesday resumed operations at crude distillation Unit-6 (CDU-6), which was suspended following a drone attack on Sept. 1.

KBR wins conceptual study contract for floating blue ammonia production by Samsung Heavy Industries

KBR has been awarded a conceptual study contract for floating blue ammonia production from Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI), one of the world's largest shipbuilders in South Korea.

Singapore's largest data center to use Neste renewable diesel to power generators

Neste has helped ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) to become the first data center operator in Singapore to power its backup generators with renewable diesel.

Ceres Power Holdings signs SOEC systems license with Thermax to decarbonize hard-to-abate industries

The partnership will accelerate solid oxide electrolysis cell (SOEC) system development within the hard-to-abate green ammonia, petrochemical and steel industries in India and other territories.

Pertamina NRE ready to build bioethanol plant, optimizing domestic resources

Pertamina New & Renewable Energy is demonstrating its commitment to developing the bioethanol business through two cooperation agreements, one with PT Sinergi Gula Nusantara (SGN) and the other with the provincial government of East Nusa Tenggara (NTT).

Japan's Eneos shuts 153,000-bpd Negishi CDU for maintenance

Japan's biggest refiner, Eneos Corp., shut the 153,000-bpd crude distillation unit (CDU) at its Negishi refinery near Tokyo on Sept. 9 for scheduled maintenance.

Aramco signs agreements with Rongsheng and Hengli Group

Aramco has signed a Development Framework Agreement with Rongsheng Petrochemical Co. Ltd. and a Strategic Cooperation Agreement with Hengli Group. This agreements focus on the possible expansion of Saudi Aramco Jubail Refinery Company (SASREF) facilities and the possible acquisition of a 10% stake in Hengli Petrochemical Co., Ltd.