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Proactive Decision-Making for Emissions Management: The Roadmap to Net Zero

Industry leaders have committed to achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

Biden administration taking heat from all sides over Louisiana LNG project

The Biden administration faces mounting pressure over whether to approve a massive new Louisiana LNG export project, with environmentalists saying the facility would undermine U.S. climate goals and business interests arguing it is essential for global energy security.

Pemex runs Deer Park, TX (U.S.) refinery at 80% capacity amid winter storm

Pemex’s Deer Park, Texas refinery was operating at 80% of its 312,500 bpd capacity, said people familiar with plant operations.

Riding the wave of transition to a sustainable chemical industry

Aspen Technology: Khanlari, A.  |  Beck, R.

The chemical industry has shown resilience in addressing economic turbulence and supply chain disruptions after the COVID 19 pandemic.

Global Project Data

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

Gulf Energy Information’s Global Energy Infrastructure (GEI) database is tracking nearly 1,100 active projects in the hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI).

Azure announces plans to develop SAF-focused renewable fuel production facility in Canada

Azure Sustainable Fuels Corp. continues to reach milestones in its development of a renewable fuel production facility in Canada that will produce approximately 20,000-bpd of predominantly SAF with first production targeted for 2027.

CIB partners with Azure Sustainable Fuels on SAF project development

The Canada Infrastructure Bank and Azure Sustainable Fuels Corp. are partnering on a FEED study for SAF production in Canada

Brazil's Petrobras plans to finish RNEST refinery's Train 1 expansion in early 2025

Brazilian state-run oil firm Petrobras, opens new tab said that it plans to finish expansion works on Train One of its Abreu e Lima refinery in the first quarter of 2025, nearly a decade after the expansion was halted due to a massive corruption scandal.

Naphtha markets brace for margin squeeze amid supply glut in 2024

Global naphtha markets will likely suffer from lower profit margins in 2024 as refining and petrochemical capacity expansions in China and the Middle East outpace plastics demand growth globally.

Covestro and Encina reach an agreement for a long-term supply of circular raw materials

Covestro and Encina, a U.S.-based producer of ISCC PLUS certified circular chemicals, reached a long-term supply agreement for chemically recycled, circular feedstock derived from post-consumer end-of-life plastic.