Environment
Repsol to use Enerkem's advanced gasification technology for its Ecoplanta facility in Spain
Located in El Morell, Spain, the Ecoplanta facility will use Enerkem's advanced gasification technology to convert non-recyclable municipal waste into 240,000 tpy of methanol.
Lyondell begins shuttering Houston refinery (U.S.) for permanent closure
Chemicals maker LyondellBasell Industries began shuttering its 263,776-bpd Houston refinery on Monday for permanent closure. The shutdown is expected to be completed by early February.
Pertamina partners with ABL to enhance asset management at its Cilacap refinery (Indonesia)
Pt. Kilang Pertamina Internasional has appointed ABL’s asset integrity management unit to further enhance asset management at the Indonesian national energy company’s Cilacap Refinery Unit IV, located in Central Java, Indonesia.
ExxonMobil and Trammo sign HOA for low-carbon ammonia offtake
Trammo Inc. and ExxonMobil Corp. have signed a heads of agreement (HOA) to advance discussions for Trammo’s long-term offtake of 300,000 metric tpy–500,000 metric tpy of low-carbon ammonia from ExxonMobil’s Baytown, Texas facility.
LyondellBasell secures wind power to aid circular/low-carbon solutions in Germany
Under the 15-year agreement with European energy firm Vattenfall, LyondellBasell will secure 450 gigawatt-hours annually of offshore wind energy to support its circular and low-carbon solutions in Germany, the company said.
Schneider Electric, MaxGrip partner to improve asset performance for customers
Leveraging MaxGrip’s Asset Improvement Program, Schneider Electric will further support customers in their digital transformation journey by providing a comprehensive asset lifecycle management program.
Worley awarded FEED for First Ammonia's 300-tpd electric ammonia facility project in Texas (U.S.)
Worley has been awarded the final FEED contract by First Ammonia for its groundbreaking electric ammonia facility in Victoria on the Gulf Coast of Texas.
DHL Express to buy SAF from Japan's Cosmo starting April
DHL Express, a division of Germany's Deutsche Post DHLn.DE, said on Tuesday it would buy sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from a unit of Japan's Cosmo Energy Holdings starting in April.
Haffner Energy, LanzaJet, LanzaTech to unlock alcohol-to-jet SAF production from biomass residues
Haffner Energy, a leading advanced solid biomass-to-clean fuels solutions provider; LanzaTech, a carbon management company providing a differentiated syngas-to-ethanol solution, and LanzaJet, the leading ethanol-to-jet technology company and fuels producer, are working together to explore joint biomass-to-sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) projects covering the entire production value chain.
Borouge secures $100 MM in new supply agreements
Borouge Plc., a leading petrochemicals company that provides innovative and differentiated polyolefins solutions, has announced new supply agreements and collaborations valued at > $100 MM (AED367 MM), reinforcing the company’s leading position in advancing sustainability and delivering cutting-edge materials.

- 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