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Gulfstream LNG export terminal (U.S.) receives U.S. FERC approval
Gulfstream LNG, under development in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, announced that it has received the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approval to commence the pre-filing permitting process, kicking off the regulatory review for its proposed 4-MMtpy modular export facility.
Analysis: U.S. refiners reward shareholders with big returns despite softer Q1 profits
Major U.S. fuel makers returned billions in capital to shareholders in the first quarter and boosted share repurchase programs, even as refining margins softened from recent records and utilization rates fell.
AMETEK Land provides thermal imagers to large ethylene producer
AMETEK Land has provided a large U.S. ethylene producer with 28 thermal imagers to provide continuous, highly precise, temperature measurements for optimum process control in its four cracking furnaces.
BASF expands its biomass balance portfolio for selected chemical intermediates
BASF will expand its biomass balance offering to include BMBCertTM 1,4-butanediol (BDO), tetra-hydrofuran (THF), polytetra¬hydrofuran (PolyTHF®) and 3-(di¬methyl¬amino)pro¬pyl¬amine (DMAPA).
ExxonMobil completes annual maintenance at Joliet (U.S.) refinery
ExxonMobil has finished annual maintenance work at the 250,000-bpd Joliet refinery in Illinois and is in the process of restarting operations.
Higher refinery costs could increase summer gasoline prices says US EIA
Average monthly prices for regular-grade retail gasoline in the U.S. could increase by more than $0.10/gal if refinery output is lower than expected, according to an analysis published by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
Motion enters into agreement to purchase electrical/automation company Allied Circuits
Motion Industries Inc., a leading distributor of maintenance, repair and operation replacement parts, and a premier provider of industrial technology solutions, signed a definitive purchase agreement to acquire Allied Circuits, an electrical and automation firm.
US appeals court upholds biofuel blending mandates for 2020-2022
A U.S. appeals court upheld a rule from President Joe Biden's administration that set the amount of biofuels that oil refiners were required to blend into the nation's fuel mix from 2020 through 2022, rejecting a challenge by oil refiners to the mandates.
SunGas Renewables, C2X partner to expand green methanol production capacity in North America
SunGas Renewables Inc. and C2X LLC announced a strategic partnership with the aim to develop, own and operate multiple green methanol production facilities in North America to increase the supply of sustainable fuels and advance global decarbonization of hard to abate industries.
HIF Global secures nearly $165-MM in investments to develop eFuels
HIF Global announced a combined investment from existing shareholders and the Japanese energy company Idemitsu Kosan, securing $164 MM to fund its eFuels projects.
- Axens tapped for 3 new Vegan® licenses for SAF and renewable diesel production 1/8
- Neste, KPI OceanConnect and Global Energy collaborate for first delivery of Neste MY Renewable Diesel to Singapore marine sector 1/8
- Neste, Bayer collaborate to develop novel vegetable oils for possible renewable fuels production 1/8
- EIA: U.S. crude stocks fall, fuel inventories rise 1/8
- Sinopec's Zhenhai refinery says fire at crude unit has been put out 1/8
- U.S. Gulf Coast fuel oil imports hit record low as Latin America deliveries slow 1/8
