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Russia well prepared for refinery maintenances with high fuel stockpiles

Russia has ample motor fuel inventories to offset possible shortages during refinery maintenances.

OMV says petrochemical plant at Schwechat refinery near Vienna has broken down

The petrochemical plant at Austrian oil and gas firm OMV's Schwechat refinery near the Vienna, Austria airport broke down on Tuesday, causing it to switch to high-flare operations that alarmed passersby and prompted calls to the fire brigade.

UN shipping agency strikes deal on fuel emissions, CO2 fees

Countries at the U.N. shipping agency struck a deal on a global fuel emissions standard for the maritime sector that will impose an emissions fee on ships that breach it and reward vessels burning cleaner fuels.

Project Greensand: Öresundskraft, INEOS agree to store 210,000 tpy of CO2 from Sweden in Denmark

Öresundskraft Kraft & Värme AB and INEOS on behalf of Project Greensand have signed an agreement to investigate the opportunity to store up to 210,000 tpy of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from Sweden in Denmark.

Ukraine will add bioethanol to petrol from May, seeks first imports from EU

Ukraine will introduce the mandatory addition of 5% bioethanol to motor fuel from May 1 to meet EU sustainability regulations, and some European refineries have already started producing fuel for Ukraine.

Russia's Novatek plans condensate processing complex in Murmansk

Russian energy company Novatek plans to build a complex in Murmansk to process and ship stable gas condensate.

TransTech and Metalforms complete acquisition of Koch Heat Transfer's assets

TransTech Group has completed the acquisition of Koch Heat Transfer’s international assets and intellectual property through its subsidiary, Metalforms LLC. The transaction includes Koch Heat Transfer’s European assets and global rights to its proprietary BROWN FINTUBE® Products and TWISTED TUBE® Heat Exchanger Technologies.

Russia lacks infrastructure to replace U.S. LPG for China

Russia's exporters of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) are unlikely to be able to provide enough LPG to make up for U.S. supplies disrupted by tariffs, traders said on Thursday, citing a lack of infrastructure.

Russia's Far East oil refinery operating at full capacity after fire

An oil refinery operated by Russian oil giant Rosneft in Komsomolsk-on-Amur in the country's Far East region is producing at full capacity after a fire at the site was extinguished on Thursday.

Neste begins SAF production at its renewables refinery in Rotterdam, the Netherlands

Neste has started producing SAF at its renewable products refinery in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The refinery has been modified to enable Neste to produce up to 500,000 tpy of SAF.

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