Europe

Italy's Eni teams up with Q8 to build biorefinery in Sicily

The move is part of Eni's strategy to overhaul its loss-making chemical business as the European petrochemical sector struggles with overcapacity.

French ethanol use jumps 15% in 2025, driven by gasoline demand

Of the global volume consumed in France last year, 60% was produced locally, made from sugar beet, wheat, maize and crop residues.

Carlyle in talks with potential UAE partners on Lukoil assets

Russian oil refineries' peak maintenance expected in January and September

The scale of repair work this month exceeded initial expectations because some plants have been dealing with the consequences of Ukrainian drone attacks.

First successful processing of eMethanol for efuel production in Freiberg

The Kassø plant uses renewable energy to produce the feedstock, which was processed for the first time in the gasoline synthesis plant in Freiberg to produce renewable gasoline from biogenic CO₂ and green hydrogen.

Solvay inaugurates Europe’s first bio-circular silica facility in Italy

Indian diesel exports to West Africa jump as EU bans Russian crude-derived fuel

Russia hunts for new naphtha markets as key buyers pull back

Buyers have become more cautious after Washington imposed sanctions on top Russian oil producers, forcing sellers to hold naphtha on ships or in storage abroad from where it can be re-exported, often with the destination obscured.

Repsol to install second 100-MW electrolyzer at its Petronor refinery

VARO completes acquisition of Preem and creates VAROPreem, one of Europe's largest fuels producers