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ABB wins automation contract for Cerilon’s first GTL plant

ABB will supply front-end design services, including automation and digital solutions for $2.8 billion gas-to-liquids facility.

Indonesia's biodiesel policy, dry weather to keep palm oil prices elevated

Indonesia's biodiesel policy and the likely emergence of the El Nino weather pattern could further strain global inventories of the most used cooking oil, lifting prices later this year, leading industry officials and analysts said.

bp CEO: Fuel efficiency has a bigger impact on demand vs. EVs

Fuel efficiency in new light vehicles is having a bigger impact on fuel demand than rising sales of electric vehicles, bp Chief Executive Bernard Looney said at CERAweek.

French protests are disrupting fuel supplies

Workers striking over proposed changes to France's pension system continued to block fuel deliveries and reduce electricity production at several sites.

EU countries to meet to discuss proposed vehicle emissions law

The Czech Republic has invited transport ministers from 11 European Union counties to meet to discuss emissions-cutting policies amid a dispute over the bloc's landmark policy to shift to electric vehicles.

Russia exports record diesel volumes to Brazil in February

Russian ultra-low-sulphur diesel (ULSD) diesel shipments to Brazil hit a record high in February, while Moscow is exploring new markets following the European Union ban.

EU delays ICE ban phaseout after German pushback

European Union countries have delayed a planned vote next week on the bloc's landmark law to end sales of new CO2-emitting cars in 2035 after Germany questioned its support for the rules.

Lukoil has begun ship-to-ship loadings of ULSD

Russian oil producer Lukoil has started ship-to-ship (STS) loadings of ultra-low-sulfur diesel (ULSD) off its western exclave of Kaliningrad.

Chinese diesel/gasoline exports continue to rise

China's diesel exports rose for a second month in December, while gasoline exports climbed for a third month, as the country's COVID outbreak limited domestic fuel demand, and refiners utilized their expanded yearly export quotas.

Tunisia imported record number of Russian diesel/gasoil in February

Tunisia imported record volumes of Russian gasoil and diesel last month as an EU embargo forced Moscow to find new customers for its oil products.