Europe
Italy's Saipem sees business opportunities in green ammonia
Italian energy contractor Saipem, which has traditionally focused on oil and gas contracts, sees business opportunities arising in low-carbon areas including green ammonia.
European refiners' golden era draws to end as demand sags
European oil refiners TotalEnergies and Neste warned of further weakness in profit margins amid sagging demand, signaling an end to a brief era of stellar profits that followed Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
German government signs off on hydrogen import strategy
Germany's government adopted a strategy for the import of hydrogen to help secure sustainable energy supply as it embarks on creating fossil fuel alternatives for large parts of its industry.
Boeing to test Firefly Green Fuels' sewage waste to SAF technology
The companies will help in testing and advancing Firefly Green Fuels’ cutting-edge technology to increase sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production in the UK.
DNV completes CCS guidance documents to streamline CO2 storage in the European Economic Area
DNV has successfully supported the European Commission’s update of four non-binding guidance documents on geological carbon storage under the Carbon Capture and Storage Directive. This update aims to streamline permitting procedures and support sustainable CO2 storage solutions in the European Economic Area.
BASF achieves ISCC+ certification across all its global major production sites for acrylics, alcohols, glycol ethers and acetates
BASF achieves ISCC+ certification across all its global major production sites for acrylics, alcohols, glycol ethers and acetates. With this step, BASF is now able to produce more than 60 products related to this portfolio with one or more sustainability attributes.
EU to set tariffs on Chinese biodiesel in anti-dumping probe
The European Union (EU) is set to impose provisional duties on Chinese biodiesel after finding it is being sold in EU markets at unfairly low prices, in the latest in a string of trade cases against China.
PepsiCo Europe and Yara partner to decarbonize crop production
PepsiCo Europe and Yara have announced a long-term partnership in Europe aimed at providing farmers with crop nutrition programs to help decarbonize the food value chain.
Renewi, Freepoint Eco-Systems to build waste plastic sorting and treatment infrastructure
Renewi and Freepoint Eco-Systems Intl. Ltd. have announced their intention to enter into a long-term and strategic cooperation to produce feedstock for the advanced recycling of waste plastics.
Slovakia, Hungary say Ukraine has halted Lukoil's Russian oil transit
Slovakia and Hungary said they have stopped receiving oil from key supplier Lukoil after Ukraine imposed a ban last month on the transit of resources from the Russian energy company via its territory.
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