Economics
KBR's phenol technology selected by SABIC Fujian Petrochemicals
KBR announced it has been awarded a contract by SABIC Fujian Petrochemicals to license KBR's market-leading phenol technology in China.
Honeywell Technology helping to produce SAF with lower cost and waste
Honeywell announced its hydrocracking technology can be used to produce SAF from biomass, helping to make SAF that is 90% less carbon intensive than traditional fossil-based jet fuels.
Nigeria's NNPC partners local firm on new 100,000 bpd refinery
Nigeria's state-owned oil firm NNPC Ltd signed an agreement allowing a local refiner to build and operate a 100,000 bpd refinery within NNPC's Port Harcourt Refinery complex in the south of the country.
Stranded cargo shows credit challenges at Nigeria's Dangote refinery
Chinese state energy major PetroChina has been waiting to unload a cargo of U.S. crude at Nigeria's giant new refinery for nearly a month due to payment issues.
Low U.S. distillate consumption reflects slow economic activity and biofuel substitution
U.S. distillate consumption so far this year is lower than usual because of warm winter weather, reduced manufacturing activity, and continued substitution of biofuels in place of petroleum distillate on the U.S. West Coast.
Clariant catalysts reduce customers’ footprints by 40 million tons of CO2e in 2023
Clariant, a sustainability-focused specialty chemical company, announced impressive numbers that highlight how the use of its catalyst products enabled the avoidance of greenhouse gas emissions in 2023.
Singapore fuel oil stockpiles hit 20-week lows
Singapore's onshore fuel oil stockpiles slipped to 20-week lows after net imports declined, data showed.
BASF with solid start to the year: EBITDA before special items in first quarter of 2024 slightly above analysts’ consensus
In 2024, BASF commenced the year strongly, unveiling first-quarter figures coinciding with the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting at the Congress Center Rosengarten in Mannheim, Germany, anticipating a comparable turnout to the previous year of around 5,000 attendees.
Brazil's Timbro to export 40% more sugar, enter ethanol market in 2024
Brazilian international trade platform Timbro expects to increase its sugar exports by more than 40% in 2024 to 2 MMt, while also expanding operations to enter the ethanol market.
LG Chem denies report it will merge naphtha cracker business with Lotte Chemical
South Korean petrochemical company LG Chem denied a media report saying it is considering merging its naphtha cracker business with rival Lotte Chemical.
- 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
- Stranded cargo shows credit challenges at Nigeria's Dangote refinery 4/25
- Low U.S. distillate consumption reflects slow economic activity and biofuel substitution 4/25
- Clariant catalysts reduce customers’ footprints by 40 million tons of CO2e in 2023 4/25
