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Parkland's Burnaby Refinery safely returned to normal operations

Parkland Corporation announced that the Burnaby refinery safely returned to normal operations on March 29, 2024, following an unplanned shutdown originating from extreme cold weather on January 12, 2024.

Nigeria's Dangote refinery supplies petroleum products to local market

Nigeria's Dangote oil refinery started supplying petroleum products to the local market, a company executive and fuel marketing associations said, a major step in the country's quest for energy independence.

Petroperu announces stoppage at unit at Talara refinery

Peru's state oil firm Petroperu announced the stoppage of a key unit at its recently modernized Talara refinery through the end of June, due to power supply failures and operational problems which had been ongoing since early February.

U.S. petroleum product exports set another record high in 2023

Petroleum product exports from the U.S. averaged a record 6.1 MM bpdy in 2023, an 2.5% increase from 2022, according to EIA's Petroleum Supply Monthly.

Borouge commits to net-zero in its operations by 2045

Borouge, a leading petrochemicals company that provides innovative and differentiated polyolefins solutions, has committed to achieving net-zero across its scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions by 2045. 

Evonik advances sustainable production with green electricity for specialty acrylates

Evonik’s Coating & Adhesive Resins Business Line has achieved a significant reduction in carbon emissions by powering the production of DEGACRYL specialty acrylates in Darmstadt with electricity from renewable sources.

The Neste refinery in Porvoo, Finland is gearing up for a significant turnaround in 2024

Neste maintains safe and uninterrupted refinery operations through regularly scheduled maintenance shutdowns, with preparations for the major turnaround at its Porvoo, Finland refinery, which commenced on April 1st, including shutdowns of process units occurring from April to June.

Solvay joins the Cyber Security Coalition to strengthen digital defenses

Solvay has become a member of the Cyber Security Coalition, a key step to strengthen its cyber defense capabilities and build a solid and secure digital ecosystem.

RINA grants Kindon New Energy Technology Approval in Principle for DAC green methanol offshore platform

The inspection, certification, ship classification and engineering consultancy multinational, RINA, has awarded Kindon New Energy Technology the Approval in Principle for its innovative green methanol offshore production platform solution.

Southwest Airlines acquires SAFFiRE Renewables and strengthens focus on sustainability

Southwest Airlines Co. announced the acquisition of SAFFiRE Renewables, LLC as part of the investment portfolio of its wholly owned subsidiary Southwest Airlines Renewable Ventures, LLC which is dedicated to creating more opportunities for Southwest to obtain scalable SAF.