Environment
Wood appointed owner’s engineer for Strike’s fertilizer plant in Western Australia
Wood has been appointed as owner’s engineer for the delivery of Project Haber, Strike Energy’s $3 B 1.4 MMtpy urea fertilizer production facility to be built in Western Australia.
Sainsbury’s partners with Williams Advanced Engineering for sustainable start-up projects with £5 MM investment
Sainsbury’s has announced the launch of Sainsbury’s Innovation Investments which will invest a minimum of £5 MM over the next four years into start-up businesses commercializing innovative, sustainable technologies that look to reduce operational carbon emissions and water usage.
American Airlines, Gevo sign agreement for purchase of SAF
American Airlines announced it has finalized an agreement with biofuel company Gevo, Inc. for SAF. Over five years, American has committed to purchasing 500 MM gallons of SAF, the most significant SAF offtake commitment to date for the carrier.
Lummus Introduces Industry's first net zero ethane cracker
Lummus Technology announced the launch of a major enhancement to its leading ethane feed steam cracker that is capable of achieving zero CO2 emissions from an ethylene plant.
The downstream rundown: In case you missed it 7/8
In case you missed any downstream news, here are the top stories from last week.
History of the HPI: The 1980s: Oil spike/collapse, liquid crystals, conducting polymers and the rise of AR/VR
Several major impactful events took place in the global oil and gas and petrochemical industries in the 1980s.
Enabling a circular economy delivery model through truckable modularization
As resources become scarcer, and as costs continue to rise, companies are looking for new methods to reduce their material feedstock costs and remain competitive.
HRSG water/steam sampling: Do it right or face potential consequences
Many large industrial facilities—including refineries, and chemical and petrochemical plants—are increasingly turning to co-generation for process steam and power production.
Environment and Safety: Gas flaring: Necessary, or a waste of resources and a source of greenhouse gases?
Flaring is the controlled burning of hydrocarbons at oil refineries, gas processing plants and petrochemical plants.
Maire Tecnimont wins contracts for approximately $96 MM
Maire Tecnimont announced that its subsidiaries Tecnimont and Stamicarbon have been awarded several new contracts and order variations for licensing, engineering services and EPC activities for an overall value of approximately $96 MM.

- Mitsui Chemicals studying use of ethanol to make petrochemicals 5/16
- Lotte Chemical to start operating Indonesia cracker in H2 2025 5/16
- hte, Mitsubishi Chemical partner to screen MMA oxidation catalysts 5/16
- U.S. EPA to rule on backlog of small refinery biofuel exemption requests 5/16
- Some Brazil sugar mills weighing switch to ethanol 5/16
- AFPM honors top refining and petrochemical facilities 5/16