Economics
INEOS announces the acquisition of the Eastman Texas City (U.S.) site for $500 MM
INEOS has announced it has reached an agreement with Eastman Chemical Company to purchase the Eastman Texas City site, including the 600kt Acetic Acid plant and all associated third party activities on the site, for circa $500 MM.
Mexico's Pemex struggles to boost oil refining in Aug as fuel imports rise
Crude oil processing at Mexico's six local refineries rose slightly in August, data from state-owned oil company Pemex showed, but the facilities are operating at barely half their capacity, forcing the country to import large volumes of fuel.
EU court imposes €32 MM euro fine on Britain for pleasure boat fuel
The European Union's Court of Justice imposed on Thursday a $33.6 MM fine on Britain, arguing the UK had failed to prohibit using marked fuel in private pleasure boats within a time limit set by the European Commission.
Singapore's middle distillates stocks hit over 6-month high on jet fuel imports
Middle distillates inventories at key storage hub Singapore hit a more than six-month high as the city-state turned net importer of jet fuel/kerosene despite an increase in gasoil outflows to the West, official data showed.
Kremlin: no plans to raise crude oil supply to offset fuel export ban
Russia has not discussed with the OPEC+ group of leading oil producers a possible crude oil supply increase to compensate for Russia's fuel exports ban.
Shell and MAN Energy Solutions enhance ties with RWGS Technology pilot plant
Shell Global Solutions International B.V. and MAN Energy Solutions SE partnered in 2021 to develop Reverse Water Gas Shift technology.
BASF ECMS teams up with ZeroAvia to advance HT-PEM Fuel Cells for hydrogen aviation
BASF Environmental Catalyst and Metal Solutions and ZeroAvia have signed an agreement for the supply of membrane electrode assemblies and to collaborate on research on next generation MEAs for ZeroAvia’s world-leading high temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cell stacks for aviation.
Japan's Mitsubishi considers opening fuel ammonia import hub
Japanese trading house Mitsubishi is considering the conversion of the Namikata terminal near Hiroshima into a fuel ammonia import hub.
Discovering Honeywell's pathways to sustainability: Highlights from Global Sustainability Week
To highlight their pathways to sustainability, Honeywell’s Global Sustainability Week took place from September 11–15 in Chicago, Illinois and Charlotte, North Carolina. The event took attendees to Chicago to tour their Riverside and Des Plaines labs, focusing on carbon capture, renewable fuels, hydrogen (H2) and plastics circularity.
bp's Peacock Project secures exclusive power deal with ExxonMobil-SABIC JV for sustainable materials production
bp has started construction on its 187MWdc Peacock Solar project, located 10 miles north of Corpus Christi in San Patricio County, Texas, helping support the global transition to lower carbon energy.
- Rompetrol completes DCU project at Petromidia refinery 7/17
- U.S. SAF production forecast to eclipse 50,000 bpd by 2026 7/17
- Pertamina expects Balikpapan's CDU IV to resume later this month 7/17
- Exxon shut Joliet, Illinois, refinery after power outage 7/17
- ExxonMobil introduces Enable™ 1617 performance polyethylene 7/17
- Tribunal rejects TC Energy's $15-B claim for Keystone XL 7/17
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- Hydrogen-rich content gasoline: A new concept for paraffinic gasoline reformulation
- Alarm rationalization at Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) refineries
