http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/04/eni-to-sell-stakes-in-biofuel-bioplastic-units-by-end-of-2024/ Italian energy group Eni aims to sell by year-end minority stakes in its biofuel and bio-plastic units that could fetch around $1.47 B in total to speed up its energy transition. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/04/avril-expects-biofuel-driven-profit-surge-by-2030/ French oilseeds group Avril expects its core profit to increase by over half by the end of the decade as its crop-based food, fuel and industrial products meet demand for lower-carbon goods. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/03/ryanair-purchases-1-000-tons-of-saf-from-shell/ Ryanair announced that it has purchased 1,000 tons of SAF from global energy group, Shell, and will be supplied to the airline at its Stansted Airport base. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/03/maersks-eco-delivery-ocean-leading-the-green-transition-with-biofuels-and-methanol/ Strong growth for Maersk ECO Delivery Ocean product in 2023. Over 200 customers saved more than 680,000 tons of GHG emissions. Retail, lifestyle, automotive and FMCG companies are the pioneers. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2024/march-2024/process-optimization/an-innovative-process-for-simultaneously-producing-high-purity-benzene-and-us-grade-gasoline-from-fcc-csub6sub-heartcut/ Mobile Source Air Toxics (MSAT) II regulations restrict the average benzene level in gasoline sold in the U.S. to 0.62 vol%. In India and in several other countries, benzene in gasoline is presently restricted to 1 vol%. Fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) gasoline contributes to nearly 10%–20% of the gasoline pool in a typical refinery. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/03/emirates-adds-saf-on-flights-from-amsterdam-schiphol-airport/ Emirates has commenced the activation of its fuel agreement with Neste at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, with over 2 million gallons of blended SAF to be supplied into the fueling system throughout 2024. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/03/shipping-industry-faces-fuel-dilemma-in-bid-to-cut-emissions/ The shipping industry is increasingly pressured to decarbonize, yet the path to achieving net zero is complicated by unclear regulatory guidelines, particularly concerning the types of cleaner fuels large vessels should use, leaving players reluctant to commit to one less carbon-intensive fuel over another for their fleets, be it hydrogen-carriers methanol, ammonia, biodiesel, or LNG. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/03/cathay-pacific-elevates-decarbonizing-aviation-with-new-saf-target/ Cathay has further demonstrated its unwavering dedication to decarbonizing the aviation industry, setting a new target to improve its carbon intensity by 12% from the 2019 level by 2030 using SAF. ​ http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/03/saf-costs-must-be-lower-exxonmobil-vp-says/ Costs are the main obstacle to increasing the use of SAF said ExxonMobil Senior Vice President Jack Williams. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/03/brazils-raizen-scouting-locations-for-saf-plant/ Brazil's largest sugar-cane ethanol producer, Raizen, has explored locations in Brazil for an ethanol-based SAF plant, aiming to build the world's second ethanol-to-jet fuel plant.