Environment
Sasol, Anglo American and De Beers to pilot renewable diesel in South Africa
South African petrochemicals company Sasol, mining group Anglo American and its diamond business De Beers entered into a joint development agreement on Tuesday to pilot the production of renewable diesel from vegetable oil.
Singapore Airlines Group, Aether Fuels sign MoU for SAF
The Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to potentially source neat sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from Aether Fuels (Aether), a climate technology firm that plans to set up SAF production plants in the U.S. and Southeast Asia.
Samsung E&A awarded EPC contract for 1.8-MMtpy TA'ZIZ Methanol project in the UAE
Samsung E&A received a Letter of Award for the engineering, procurement and construction of the 1.8-MMtpy TA'ZIZ Methanol Project. The contract value is $1.7 B, with a contract duration of 44 months.
NH3 Clean Energy completes pre-FEED work for WAH2 clean ammonia project in Australia
NH3 Clean Energy announced that it completed the engineering component of its preliminary-front-end engineering and design for its WAH2 clean ammonia project in Australia.
bp and Iberdrola choose Toledo-based Imefy to supply the main transformer for green H2 plant
bp and Iberdrola have awarded the Toledo-based company Imefy the contract to manufacture and supply the transformer for the largest renewable H2 production plant in Spain (25 MW), which will be located at the bp refinery in Castellón.
Avfuel powers SAF expansion with new U.S. supply points
Avfuel Corp.—a leading independent supplier of aviation fuel and services—is taking sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to new horizons as it facilitates the fuel’s geographic expansion.
Lhyfe secures €11-MM grant for a second 10-MW production site in Sweden
Lhyfe, one of the world's pioneers in green and renewable hydrogen (H2), has announced funding of up to €11 MM from Klimatklivet, an investment program supported by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency and co-financed by the European Union, to build a renewable H2 production facility in Vaggeryd, Jönköping County, in southern Sweden.
Syensqo and Ardent partner to accelerate point source carbon capture innovation
Syensqo and Ardent have formalized their strategic partnership, building upon more than two years of successful collaboration in advancing carbon capture and olefin-paraffin separation solutions. The partnership includes a licensing agreement and establishes Syensqo as a strategic supply chain partner to Ardent, marking a significant milestone in both companies' commitment to driving innovation in sustainable energy technologies.
IEA comes under pressure from former oil market chief to cut energy transition focus
The International Energy Agency's former oil industry and market chief criticized the agency's focus on the global energy transition in a report released on Wednesday, and said the IEA should concentrate on oil and gas supplies.
Indian state studies plan to ban petrol, diesel vehicles in Mumbai to control pollution
The western Indian state of Maharashtra has formed a panel to study a proposal to ban petrol and diesel vehicles in Mumbai city amid worsening air quality and only allow electric or gas driven vehicles, it said in an order.
- Carbon capture tops agenda at GPAE Conference 2025 6/17
- INEOS to cease phenol production at German site, cites high European energy costs and CO2 tax policy 6/17
- Petrobras signs $892 MM in contracts to complete RNEST Train 2 refinery expansion 6/17
- China's May refinery throughput at 9-month low on plant overhauls (1) 6/17
- bp completes turnaround work at 250,000-bpd refinery in Washington (U.S.) 6/17
- Japan's Eneos restarts 77,000-bpd Kawasaki CDU after unplanned shutdown 6/17
