U.S.
Kent awarded EPCM services for major OXEA specialty chemicals project following successful FEED completion
The work forms part of a three-year Master Services Agreement (MSA) signed between Kent and OXEA in 2025.
U.S. tariffs on Brazil are a bitter pill for sugar and ethanol makers
According to the Union of the Sugarcane and Bioenergy Industry (UNICA), the U.S. accounted for 253 million liters of ethanol exports in 2025, worth $163 million, making the North American country the sector's second-most important foreign market after South Korea.
U.S. refiner margins hit new records as fuel shortage concerns grow
U.S. refiners have been the biggest beneficiaries of the Iran war as international buyers have clamored for their supplies, pushing the country's fuel exports to record highs. As a result, however, domestic fuel stockpiles have dropped and lifted fuel prices sharply.
EIA: U.S. crude stocks fall as refiners step up processing
Total crude inventories, including commercial stocks and those in the government's emergency reserve, have fallen by nearly 129 million barrels since the start of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran to 726.17 million barrels, the lowest level since 1984.
EIA: Global LNG trade volumes reached record high in 2025
Global LNG trade has slowed this year following the closure of the key export route for Qatar, the world’s second-largest LNG exporter.
OXEA confirms final investment decision for major capacity expansion at plant
OXEA, a global manufacturer of oxo chemicals, has announced its final investment decision (FID) for a major capacity expansion at its Bay City, Texas production site.
TotalEnergies ships to Asia the first cargo produced by the ECA LNG plant
TotalEnergies has shipped to Asia the very first cargo from ECA LNG Phase 1, a LNG export terminal currently under commissioning on Mexico’s Pacific Coast, in Baja California.
EIA: The U.S. produced more crude oil than any other country in 2025
U.S. crude oil production has been buoyed by continued gains in drilling productivity and operational efficiency across key shale basins, which allow operators to extract more oil per well.
Topsoe lands technology contract for blue ammonia fertilizer project
Topsoe has signed an agreement with J Westling & Co (JWC), a Nebraska-based company developing blue ammonia solutions, also referred to as low carbon ammonia, to support the production of domestically sourced fertilizers for American farmers.
Baker Hughes secures substantial equipment and services awards for Cheniere’s Sabine Pass LNG facility
The awards, booked in the second quarter, comprise orders from Bechtel Energy Inc. (Bechtel) and Cheniere to supply liquefaction equipment for Train 7 and for a boil-off gas re-liquefaction unit, as well as an award for fleet-wide gas turbine technology upgrades.
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- Purdue Biofuels Consortium to bring biodiesel and ethanol blends to diesel engines 8/3
- Opinion: Iran war ushers in oil refining golden era—it won’t last 8/3
- bp completes sale of Gelsenkirchen refinery as overhaul continues 8/3
- Anton Paar launches Autosorb 3300: An advanced flow chemisorption analysis for catalyst characterization 7/31
- China's MIIT recognizes DODGEN melt crystallization technology for 72% energy reduction in ethylene carbonate purification 7/31
