Europe
BASF, Forestal collaborate on advanced e-methanol production using OASE® technology
BASF and Forestal have signed an early disclosure agreement aimed at advancing the production of e-methanol through carbon capture solutions. Under this strategic partnership, BASF has been selected to share its proprietary OASE® blue technology for use in Forestal’s pioneering Triskelion project in Galicia, Spain.
Signature Aviation brings blended sustainable aviation fuel to six new European locations
Signature Aviation has announced the expansion of its blended sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) offering at six new locations across Europe following multiple blended SAF supply agreements.
Farnborough Airport, Hydrogen Refinery sign landmark SAF deal to help kick-start UK domestic refining sector
Farnborough Airport, the birthplace of British aviation and Europe’s leading airport for premium air travel connectivity, has signed a landmark deal with Hydrogen Refinery for 12.5 MM liters (l) 10,000 tpy of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) produced locally from waste.
Portugal's Galp confident it will find alternative gasoline markets if U.S. tariffs bite
Portuguese oil company Galp Energia's gasoline exports to the United States could be curtailed if U.S. President Donald Trump imposes tariffs on European goods, but the company is confident it can find alternative destinations.
Update: Russia's idle oil refining capacity revised up 21% in March
Russia's offline primary oil refining capacity for March was revised up 21% from the previous estimates for this month to 3.6 MM tonnes (t) amid maintenance period extension on several refineries.
Shell unveils market strategy during Capital Markets Day
During Shell’s Capital Markets Day 2025, it unveiled the next steps in the execution of its strategy. Shell is strengthening its commitment to value creation and maintaining its focus on performance, discipline and simplification.
Mitsubishi Chemical Group to license its N-vinylformamide technology for SNF's new plant in France
Mitsubishi Chemical Group will provide its N-vinylformamide manufacturing technology at SNF Group's new plant in Dunkirk, France.
More European oil refineries to close, convert in next 10 yr, panel says
European oil refineries will have to adapt to the energy transition or face a heightened risk of closure by 2035, a panel of executives said at the Financial Times Commodities Global Summit in Lausanne on Monday.
The economics of decarbonizing Europe’s ammonia industry: Policy, pathways and trade-offs in a hard-to-abate sector
This study applies a robust techno-economic framework to explore four key decarbonization pathways – unabated steam methane reforming (SMR), SMR with carbon capture and storage (CCS), biomass-based hydrogen (BIOH₂), and renewable hydrogen.
How Russian energy trade might change if sanctions are eased
As talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine continue, a potential relief in sanctions imposed on Russia, including its vast energy sector, is one of the issues on the agenda.

- BASF, Forestal collaborate on advanced e-methanol production using OASE® technology 3/26
- Signature Aviation brings blended sustainable aviation fuel to six new European locations 3/26
- Glencore's South African refinery invests in cleaner fuels 3/26
- U.S. crude stocks, gasoline and distillate inventories fall 3/26
- Wärtsilä to test ethanol-fueled engine for large-scale electricity generation 3/26
- Farnborough Airport, Hydrogen Refinery sign landmark SAF deal to help kick-start UK domestic refining sector 3/26