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Neste has been granted energy investment aid for its green hydrogen project at the Porvoo refinery

The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment in Finland granted Neste an energy investment aid of EUR 1.96 MM for heat recovery from the green hydrogen production being planned for the Porvoo refinery.

Proman Stena Bulk holds naming ceremony for new methanol-powered tankers

Proman Stena Bulk, the joint venture between leading tanker company Stena Bulk and the leading methanol producer Proman, has formally christened Stena Provident and Stena Progressive, the final two vessels in its initial six-strong methanol-fueled tanker fleet.

ABB upgrades Repsol butane plants without any downtime in operations

Repsol Butano entered into an agreement with ABB to upgrade its Distributed Control Systems at 12 of the energy company’s butane factories across Spain.

The Royal Australian Air Force’s aerobatic display team Roulettes flies on SAF for the first time supported by Neste, Viva Energy and Vitol

During the Williamtown Air Show in Australia, the Roulettes, the Royal Australian Air Force's aerobatic display team, performed a first public display using Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel.

Sri Lanka to ok Sinopec's $4.5-B refinery proposal

Sri Lanka will likely approve on Monday a proposal from Chinese state refiner Sinopec to build a $4.5-B refinery, the South Asian Island nation's energy minister said on Saturday.

Samsung Engineering commences Sarawak H2biscus green H2/ammonia FEED project in Malaysia

Samsung Engineering-along with Lotte Chemical, Korea National Oil Corp. and SEDC Energy-had a kick-off meeting, launching the FEED phase for the H2biscus green H2/ammonia project in Malaysia.

Indonesia's Pertamina expects Balikpapan refinery expansion in 2024

Pertamina expects to complete the capacity upgrade at its Balikpapan refinery in April next year. The project will see the facility's production increase by 100,000 bpd to 360,000 bpd.

Clariant’s catalyst chosen for Shenghong’s new world-scale biodegradable plastics project

Clariant announced that its SynDane 3142 LA catalyst will be used in Jiangsu Shenghong Petrochemical Co., Ltd's maleic anhydride production plant in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China.

thyssenkrupp to supply processing tech for Australian urea unit

thyssenkrupp Fertilizer Technology has signed a contract with Saipem to license a urea granulation unit in Karratha, Western Australia.

TotalEnergies Texas (U.S.) FCC work to continue to late November

A planned overhaul of the gasoline-producing fluidic catalytic cracker at TotalEnergies’ 238,000-bpd Port Arthur, Texas refinery is expected to continue into late November, said people familiar with plant operations.