Economics
Louis Dreyfus to construct Ohio (U.S.) soy crush plant for food, feed, and biofuel
Global crop merchant Louis Dreyfus Company will build a new soybean processing plant in the U.S. state of Ohio adding to a boom in oilseed crush investments in North America encouraged by biofuel use.
Sonangol partners with Chinese CNCEC to build Lobito refinery
Sonangol and China National Chemical Engineering Company signed, in the city of Lobito, Benguela, a contract for the construction of the Lobito Refinery.
Braskem boosts biopolymer development in Asia, opens Tokyo Representative Office
Braskem announced the opening of its Representative Office in Tokyo, Japan one of the key markets for Braskem's I'm greenT bio-based Polyethylene.
Stockholm to ban gasoline, diesel cars from city center
Stockholm will ban gasoline and diesel-powered cars from key parts of the city center from 2025 as it seeks to improve air quality and reduce traffic noise.
Emirates expands collaboration with Neste for the supply of SAF in 2024 and 2025
Emirates and Neste have expanded their partnership by solidifying their collaboration for the supply of over 3 million gallons of blended Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel in 2024 and 2025.
Ryanair purchases 500 tons of SAF from OMV
Ryanair has purchased 500 tons of SAF from OMV, the international integrated oil, gas and chemicals company.
China's September fuel oil imports slide to year-to-date low
China's fuel oil imports eased for a third consecutive month in September, hitting the lowest in the year so far, data from the General Administration of Customs showed.
Kuwait's KPC ramps up high-sulfur fuel oil tenders for October
Kuwait Petroleum Corp has ramped up its spot tenders for high-sulfur fuel oil sales this month.
Vietnam seeks Saudi Aramco's investment in petrochemicals, oil refining
Vietnam is seeking investment from oil giant Saudi Aramco in its petrochemical and oil refinery projects, the Southeast Asian country's government said.
Russian railway gasoline exports fell by 80% in first half October
Russia's fuel export ban led to an 80% fall in railway exports of gasoline in the first 15 days of October from the same period in September to some 37,000 tons.
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- 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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