Biofuels
Indonesia considers regulating crude palm oil exports to meet B50 demand
The world's biggest producer of palm oil has implemented a biofuel program blending palm oil-based fuel with diesel for more than a decade to reduce reliance on fuel imports.
Eni seeks approval for Sicily biorefinery, recycling plant
Italy's energy ministry recently cleared the application to proceed with the project, which will use the area currently occupied by Eni's ethylene plant, set to be gradually decommissioned.
Indonesia aims for B50 biodiesel in second half of 2026
The world's largest producer of palm oil has a biofuel program which blends palm oil with diesel to reduce reliance on fuel imports.
European Energy to introduce next generation of green methanol technology
The bio-methanol will be produced through an innovative technology known as electrified steam methane reforming (e-SMR), where renewable electricity is used to process biogas or biomethane into synthesis gas, which is then converted into green methanol using European Energy’s proprietary methanol technology.
Update: Shell to take $600-MM hit from scrapped Rotterdam biofuels project
Shell had approved development of the 820,000-metric tpy biofuels plant in 2021, but paused construction last year and cancelled the project entirely in early September because it would not have been competitive.
Tagaddod secures $26.3 MM Series A to accelerate regional expansion, strengthen global biofuel supply chains
This major investment marks a key milestone in Tagaddod’s mission to become a global leader in the supply of renewable, traceable and sustainable feedstocks; including used cooking oil (UCO), acid oils and animal fats, to the rapidly growing biofuels and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industries.
Indonesia's state palm oil company to develop biodiesel complex in Papua in 2028
Agrinas has been assigned by President Prabowo Subianto to produce enough palm oil to meet rising demand for mandatory biodiesel blending, Fansuri said, with the goal of increasing the bio-content to eventually achieve 100% palm oil-based biodiesel, known as B100.
European oil refineries bet on green projects to secure long-term future
Pressured by environmental regulations and competition from modern plants, European refineries have been trying to ramp up production of cleaner products such as sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and biofuels to meet regulatory demand for such fuels.
ITOCHU to supply low-carbon methanol fuel for NYK Line at Port of Ulsan
The low-carbon methanol fuel recently supplied by ITOCHU is made from biomass-derived raw materials, and it is expected that the GHG emissions throughout the life cycle of the fuel will be less than that of conventional fuels.
                
        - BLYB successfully uses refinery ethane as a stable feedstock in the complex's ethylene cracking unit 11/3
 - Neste celebrates 15 yrs of refining in Singapore and 60 yrs in Porvoo 11/3
 - Low-sulfur bunker fuel sales have decreased since 2020 11/3
 - Totalenergies to invest $300 MM in the next three years on data platforms 11/3
 - Sinopec in talks to buy China's leading jet fuel distributor 11/3
 - S-Oil says Q4 refining margins to be robust as refinery outages limit supply 11/3
 

                
                                        