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Phillips 66 greenlights new gas plant and fractionator projects, advancing integrated wellhead-to-market strategy

BASF boosts refinery catalyst innovation with new R&D center in Attapulgus, Georgia (U.S.)

U.S. oil refiners finally profit from biofuels due to mandates, high fuel prices

While stronger demand for renewable fuels and favorable policy signals have encouraged refiners to churn out more products, it remains unclear whether this will prompt producers to commit capital to expanding production capacity after several ventures have failed to break into this market.

Update: U.S. House passes bill allowing year-round sales of E15 gasoline

The House on Wednesday approved the H.R. 1346 bill, or the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act, by a vote of 218 to 203, which would allow fuel retailers to offer E15 year‑round, removing seasonal restrictions linked to smog concerns.

U.S. EIA concedes Middle East supply disruptions are far worse than prior estimates

Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz continues to wipe off millions of barrels of global oil supply every day the conflict drags on.

Lobbying battle intensifies as E15 ethanol bill nears U.S. vote

Both sides are lobbying Congress, with representatives from the Renewable Fuels Association, the American Petroleum Institute, and the Small Refineries of America meeting lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Monday and Tuesday.

Ketjen partners with Imubit to introduce real-time catalyst intelligence for refinery operations

The partnership combines Ketjen’s catalyst expertise including proprietary models, laboratory data and technical analysis with Imubit’s closed-loop, real-time digital platform.

PepsiCo and TalusAg Renewables announce low-carbon ammonia attribute agreement to help accelerate fertilizer decarbonization

PepsiCo has announced a new collaboration with agriculture technology company, TalusAg, that aims to advance fertilizer decarbonization across global agricultural supply chains through low-carbon ammonia environmental attributes, marking PepsiCo’s first executed transactions of this kind.

EIA: U.S. crude and fuel inventories fall as Iran war roils energy markets

Fuel inventories also declined, as exports of petroleum products rose to their highest level on record.

Trillium raises $13 MM to launch world’s first demonstration plant for bio-based acrylonitrile