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Avina Clean Hydrogen to build $820-MM SAF plant in southwest Illinois (U.S.)

Avina Clean Hydrogen to build an $820-MM, 120-MMgpy SAF plant in southwest Illinois, leveraging KBR’s alcohol-to-jet technology

bp says Whiting, Indiana (U.S.) refinery operations normal following leak

bp's 435,000-bpd Whiting, Indiana (U.S.) refinery was operating normally following a leak from a pipeline that transports liquid material.

Nigeria's Dangote Refinery hits 85% refining capacity

Nigeria's Dangote Refinery is now operating at 85% capacity and is on course to deliver European-standard products by January, an executive said on Friday.

NextChem awarded licensing contract for 60,000-tpy SAF plant in Indonesia

NextChem  (Sustainable Technology Solutions) has been awarded the licensing and the Process Design Package for a 60,000-tpy sustainable aviation fuel plant located in Sei Mangkei, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia. This will be the first plant that will produce SAF with high efficiency, mainly from palm oil mill effluent (POME), enabling the full valorization of this feedstock in the country.

Gazprom Neft plans to boost refined fuels output in 2025

Gazprom Neft plans to increase investment in major projects in 2025, and expects to increase oil refining and output of light oil products, the company's head, Alexander Dyukov said.

Samsung E&A awarded $955-MM contract for 650,000-tpy biofuels plant in Malaysia

SAMSUNG E&A announced that it secured the EPCC contract for a 650,000-tpy biorefinery that will have the capability to produce sustainable aviation fuel and other biofuels such as renewable diesel/hydrogenated vegetable oil. This biorefinery will be located within PETRONAS’ Pengerang Integrated Complex, Johor, Malaysia.

CleanJoule releases SpaceSAF to enable sustainable space missions

CleanJoule, the full performance sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) company, has released SpaceSAF™, its newest product that is a drop-in replacement for super refined kerosene fuels used in liquid rockets (Rocket Propellant 1/RP-1 and RP-2).

Global airlines could miss sustainable fuel targets, says IATA

The aviation industry is not moving fast enough to reach its targets for producing and using sustainable aviation fuel, the head of airline trade body IATA Willie Walsh said, as it aims for net-zero emissions by 2050.

Phillips 66 and United Airlines sign SAF supply agreement

Phillips 66 and United Airlines have signed an agreement under which Phillips 66 will supply sustainable aviation fuel to United Airlines at Chicago O’Hare International Airport and Los Angeles International Airport, helping advance lower-carbon fuels in Illinois and California.

Biden administration will not finalize clean fuel tax credit guidance

Biden administration officials will not finalize highly anticipated guidelines on new clean fuel production tax credits aimed at the airline and biofuel industries before they leave in January, casting doubt on the future of a key piece of the U.S. president’s climate agenda.