Engineering & Design
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.
Neste introduces co-processed renewable Neste RE feedstock for the polymers and chemicals industry
By co-processing renewable raw materials such as used cooking oil together with fossil crude oil in its conventional oil refinery in Porvoo, Finland, Neste is able to produce a complementary type of Neste RE, a drop-in feedstock for the production of plastics and chemicals.
Baker Hughes, UC Berkeley (U.S.) establish global decarbonization research institute
Baker Hughes, an energy technology company, and the University of California, Berkeley (U.S.) have announced a new long-term research partnership to establish the Baker Hughes Institute for Decarbonization Materials at UC Berkeley’s College of Chemistry.
Singapore's ChemOne delays Pengerang complex's start to 2028
Singapore's ChemOne Group has delayed the start of its Pengerang Energy Complex to the fourth quarter of 2028, with construction set to begin by mid-2025, after securing more financing for the project. When completed, the site is expected to house a petrochemical facility that can produce up to 2.6 MMtpy of products such as paraxylene, a feedstock for synthetic fibers and plastic bottles, and 3 MMtpy of fuel products including jet fuel.
Clariant begins construction of second high performance additives production line in Cangzhou, China
Clariant is expanding its Cangzhou production site for the manufacture of the multifunctional additive Nylostab S-EED. The new, second production line in the Hebei Province of China, will jointly be owned and operated by Clariant and its local partner Beijing Tiangang Auxiliary Co., Ltd.
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.
Chevron upgrades Pasadena refinery to increase capacity, feedstock and product flexibility
Chevron U.S.A. has completed a retrofit of its refinery in Pasadena, Texas (U.S.), which is expected to increase product flexibility and expand the processing capacity of lighter crudes by nearly 15% to 125,000 bpd.
bp extends GFA with ABB as supplier of automation across upstream/downstream assets
ABB has extended its relationship with bp through signing a five-year Global Frame Agreement to supply automation, electrical and telecommunications equipment across bp’s upstream and downstream assets and facilities.
Phillips 66 teams with NextEra Energy Resources to power Rodeo Renewable Energy Complex with solar facility
Phillips 66 is teaming up with a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources, LLC to power Phillips 66’s Rodeo Renewable Energy Complex with a 30.2-MW solar facility.
Gentari to supply large-scale, carbon-free energy to AMG Ammonia's new green ammonia facility
Gentari will be supplying 650 MW round-the-clock, carbon-free energy to power AMG Ammonia's upcoming green ammonia facilities, under a long-term Power Purchase Agreement.
- SkyNRG starts construction on its first SAF plant in Delfzijl, the Netherlands 2/13
- India's Reliance wins U.S. license for Venezuelan oil 2/13
- Singapore light distillates stocks hit over 3-yr high on robust imports 2/13
- Three contractors injured at ExxonMobil facility in Beaumont, Texas (U.S.) 2/13
- China's epic renewables boom lifts it into rare clean capacity club 2/13
- TotalEnergies booked loss in France due to refining activities, CEO says 2/13
