Environment
Indonesia's B40 palm oil delay causes market uncertainty
Indonesia has yet to implement a higher mandatory blend of biodiesel planned for Jan. 1 as industry participants await technical details of the new regulation, causing confusion among palm oil traders.
In Norway, nearly all new cars sold in 2024 were fully electric
Nine out of ten new cars sold in Norway last year were powered by battery only, registration data showed on Thursday, placing the country within reach of its target of only adding cars that are electric on the road by 2025.
U.S. EPA issues first underground injection permits for carbon storage in California (U.S.)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued its first Underground Injection Control (UIC) Class VI well permits in California, allowing for carbon sequestration at a site in Kern County.
Stamicarbon awarded licensing, PDP contracts for low-carbon fertilizer plant in Canada
MAIRE announced that NEXTCHEM (Sustainable Technology Solutions), through its subsidiary Stamicarbon, the leading nitrogen fertilizer technology licensor, has been awarded new contracts related to its proprietary NX STAMI Urea technology in Canada.
Avina Clean Hydrogen to build $820-MM SAF plant in southwest Illinois (U.S.)
Avina Clean Hydrogen to build an $820-MM, 120-MMgpy SAF plant in southwest Illinois, leveraging KBR’s alcohol-to-jet technology
bp says Whiting, Indiana (U.S.) refinery operations normal following leak
bp's 435,000-bpd Whiting, Indiana (U.S.) refinery was operating normally following a leak from a pipeline that transports liquid material.
Shell shuts down Singapore oil processing unit to investigate leak
Shell has shut down an oil processing unit at its Pulau Bukom facility to investigate a suspected leak, Singapore's Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) and National Environment Agency (NEA) said on Friday.
Peru declares environmental emergency after oil spill
Peru's government on Thursday declared an environmental emergency in a northern coastal area, where state oil firm Petroperu last weekend spilled a crude oil shipment into surrounding waters of the Pacific Ocean.
New York (U.S.) to fine fossil fuel companies $75 B under new climate law
New York state will fine fossil fuel companies a total of $75 B over the next 25 yr to pay for damage caused to the climate under a bill Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law on Thursday.
Stellantis unit to pay $4.2 MM to resolve California (U.S.) emissions probe
Stellantis unit FCA US has agreed to pay $4.2 MM to resolve a California (U.S.) investigation into excess emissions.
- LanzaJet and BioD announce feasibility study for SAF plant in Colombia 5/13
- U.S. House targets big climate, clean energy rollbacks in budget proposal 5/13
- BASF is expanding its portfolio of raw materials for the production of concrete superplasticizers for the construction industry in the European market 5/13
- Ionikylation unit at PetroChina's Dagang refinery reaches 1,000 days of continuous operation 5/12
- thyssenkrupp Uhde successfully commissions EnviNOx® emission reduction system for Covestro’s NAUCI project in China 5/12
- Univation Technologies announces world-scale 800,000-tpy design capacity for UNIPOL™ PE process technology 5/12
