Environment
Digital Exclusive: Automation and digital technologies' role in the energy transition-A discussion with Yokogawa
Hydrocarbon Processing sat down with Mitsuhiro Yamamoto, Vice President and Executive Officer of the Systems Business Division, Digital Solutions Headquarters, Yokogawa Electric Corporation to discuss the global energy transition, and how digital technologies and automation have and will play a major role in the evolution of the processing industries.
Neste MY Renewable Diesel introduced to the Italian market in collaboration with fuel distributor Firmin
Neste is partnering with the Italian fuel distributor Firmin to make Neste MY Renewable Diesel available for the first time in Italy to contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas emission in the transport sector.
U.S. DOE and EPA announce $6 MM to support development of advanced biofuels
The U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $6 MM in funding for three projects that will advance biofuel development and support U.S. leadership in energy and emissions innovation.
Alleima to supply Preem with heat exchanger tubes for Lysekil refinery conversion
Alleima will supply Preem with heat exchanger tubes to be used in the conversion of the Lysekil refinery from fossil to renewable fuels.
Cloverdale Paint, Celanese partner to offer sustainable paint solutions created with carbon capture
Cloverdale Paint has announced a partnership with Celanese Corp., a global specialty materials and chemical company, that will leverage its carbon capture and utilization (CCU) technology to provide Cloverdale Paint with new-to-market sustainable paint solutions.
Axens tapped for 3 new Vegan® licenses for SAF and renewable diesel production
Galp, LOKEN and SAFCO Venture Holdings Limited have selected Axens’ Vegan® technology for their hydrogenated vegetable oil and sustainable aviation fuel production facilities located in Portugal, Malaysia and Pakistan.
Neste, KPI OceanConnect and Global Energy collaborate for first delivery of Neste MY Renewable Diesel to Singapore marine sector
Neste and KPI OceanConnect, a global provider of marine energy solutions, have collaborated on the supply of Neste MY Renewable Diesel™ to the marine sector in Singapore in partnership with Global Energy for operational delivery in Singapore waters.
Neste, Bayer collaborate to develop novel vegetable oils for possible renewable fuels production
Neste and Bayer, a global enterprise with core competencies in the life science fields of health care and agriculture, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at developing a winter canola ecosystem in the U.S, including identifying partners and developing the value chain together, and scaling winter canola production as a raw material for renewable products.
Xodus Group environmental statement supports Northern Endurance Partnership move to financial close
A key planning document, developed by Xodus Group, helped to pave the way for a major carbon capture and storage (CCS) project to become the UK’s first to reach financial close.
H2 Global Energy to develop a $6-B green ammonia project in Tunisia
A consortium led by H2 Global Energy signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) agreement with the Tunisian government to develop a groundbreaking green hydrogen and green ammonia project. The total expected investment for this strategic initiative is $6 B.

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- 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
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