Environment
Phillips 66 and United Airlines sign SAF supply agreement
Phillips 66 and United Airlines have signed an agreement under which Phillips 66 will supply sustainable aviation fuel to United Airlines at Chicago O’Hare International Airport and Los Angeles International Airport, helping advance lower-carbon fuels in Illinois and California.
Varo Energy in talks to buy Preem's Swedish refineries
European energy firm Varo Energy is in talks to acquire Preem's two Swedish refineries in a bet on growing demand for low-carbon biofuels.
Liquid Wind and SAMSUNG E&A partner to accelerate development of eFuel facilities
Liquid Wind and SAMSUNG E&A are entering into a collaboration agreement to accelerate the development of eFuel facilities outside of Europe, in Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
Elyse Energy secures €120 MM to accelerate development of e-methanol and SAF
Elyse Energy, a pioneering French company producing sustainable fuels and low-carbon feedstock, has secured €120 MM from Hy24, PGGM, Bpifrance and Mirova to accelerate development of its e-methanol and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production projects in France and Spain, addressing the growing demand for decarbonization solutions in the aviation, maritime and chemical sectors.
Aramco, SLB and Linde plan to build CCS project
Saudi oil giant Aramco, top oilfield services company SLB and Linde, the world's largest industrial gases company, have signed an agreement to build a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in Jubail, Saudi Arabia.
Asahi Kasei technology licensee begins production of high-purity carbonates using CO2
Jiangsu Sailboat Petrochemical (Sailboat) has begun commercial operation of a new carbonates plant in Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province, China.
Clariant EnviCat™ N2O-S catalyst reducing emissions at Sichuan Lutianhua nitric acid plant
Clariant, a sustainability-focused specialty chemical company, has announced that its EnviCat N2O-S nitrous abatement catalyst is performing successfully at Sichuan Lutianhua's nitric acid plant and is projected to reduce annual emissions by 275,000 tons (t) of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq).
Obrist Group: Methanol is the ideal fossil fuel replacement for key industries
Methanol is the ideal replacement for fossil fuels in numerous key industries. This conclusion was reached by the engineering and consulting firm ILF Consulting Engineers, the patent and law firm ETL-IP, and the auditing company BDO in a joint due diligence of the German-Austrian industrial group Obrist Group.
DG Fuels awards MyRechemical contract for Nebraska (U.S.) SAF plant
MAIRE S.p.A., through its subsidiary MyRechemical, has been awarded by DG Fuels an early engineering, licensing and Process Design Package (PDP) contract based on its proprietary NX CircularTM gasification technology for a SAF plant located in Nebraska, USA.
Topsoe to provide technology for 40,000-tpy e-Methanol project in Galicia, Spain
Topsoe to provide e-Methanol synthesis technology and engineering support for the 40,000-tpy e-Methanol Forestal del Atlántico’s Triskelion project in Galicia, Spain.
- Fire extinguished at Valero's Three Rivers refinery on New Year's Day 1/2
- Indonesia's B40 palm oil delay causes market uncertainty 1/2
- EIA update: U.S. crude stocks fall, gasoline and distillate inventories rise 1/2
- In Norway, nearly all new cars sold in 2024 were fully electric 1/2
- U.S. EPA issues first underground injection permits for carbon storage in California (U.S.) 1/2
- Iraqi cabinet approves $4.6-B Basrah-Haditha oil pipeline project 12/31
