Methanol
Hazer and KBR enter global deal to accelerate licensing and commercialization
Hazer Group Ltd. has entered into a binding alliance agreement with Kellogg Brown and Root LLC, a global leader in technology and engineering solutions, for the commercial deployment and licensing of Hazer’s proprietary methane pyrolysis technology.
Methanex announces the successful restart of 1.8-MMtpy Geismar 3 plant in Louisiana (U.S.)
Methanex Corporation announced that its 1.8-MMtpy methanol plant, Geismar 3 (G3), in Geismar, Louisiana (U.S.) has successfully restarted and begun producing methanol following an unplanned outage in late February.
Murmansk could serve as transshipment hub for methanol exports to China
The development of the Murmansk Transport Hub (MTH) and Murmansk Port could be achieved through diversifying the cargo base.
Towngas to supply green methanol to Golden Island for Singapore bunkering operations
The Hong Kong and China Gas Co. Ltd. (Towngas), a leading provider of ISCC-certified green methanol, has announced that Singapore-based bunker supplier Golden Island Pte. Ltd. will be procuring Towngas’s green methanol for its bunkering operations in Singapore, marking a significant expansion of Towngas’s green methanol supply network across Asia.
Mabanaft, HIF Global sign agreement to accelerate e-methanol adoption in the shipping industry
Energy company Mabanaft and HIF Global have signed a Heads of Agreement (HoA) for the planned offtake of e-methanol, reinforcing their commitment to advancing carbon-reducing fuels for the shipping industry. The initial offtake would be of up to 100,000 tpy of e-methanol produced from renewable electricity and captured CO₂.
ENEOS, A.P. Møller Holding and Maersk agree to invest $100 MM in C2X to advance green methanol portfolio
ENEOS has signed an investment agreement with C2X to advance the development of the Beaver Lake Renewable Energy project in Louisiana to FID and to further develop its global green methanol project portfolio.
Clariant’s MegaMax 900 catalyst: Powerful start at European Energy’s e-methanol plant
Clariant announced the successful startup of its MegaMax 900 methanol synthesis catalyst at European Energy’s e-methanol plant in Kasso, Denmark. The facility uses biogenic CO2 and green hydrogen to produce up to 42,000 tpy of green methanol
Optimizing NGL treatment for sulfur and methanol reduction at Pembina NGL Corporation’s Redwater fractionation plant—Part 1
This article details a project that optimized sulfur treatment and methanol reduction at Pembina NGL's Redwater plant in Canada.
Maersk names dual-fuel methanol vessel “Adrian Mærsk” at Rotterdam flagship terminal
Maersk has celebrated the naming of the dual-fuel methanol ship Adrian Mærsk at its APM Terminals Maasvlakte II terminal in Rotterdam.
Vast secures A$700,000-grant from Australia-Singapore Initiative to progress South Australia sustainable fuels project
HyFuel Solar Refinery Pty. Ltd, a subsidiary of Vast Renewables Ltd. (Vast), has been awarded A$700,000 through the Australia-Singapore Low Emissions Technologies (ASLET) initiative for maritime and port operations.
- Carbon capture tops agenda at GPAE Conference 2025 6/17
- INEOS to cease phenol production at German site, cites high European energy costs and CO2 tax policy 6/17
- Petrobras signs $892 MM in contracts to complete RNEST Train 2 refinery expansion 6/17
- China's May refinery throughput at 9-month low on plant overhauls (1) 6/17
- bp completes turnaround work at 250,000-bpd refinery in Washington (U.S.) 6/17
- Japan's Eneos restarts 77,000-bpd Kawasaki CDU after unplanned shutdown 6/17
