Environment
Methanex announces the successful restart of 1.8-MMtpy Geismar 3 plant in Louisiana (U.S.)
Methanex Corporation announced that its 1.8-MMtpy methanol plant, Geismar 3 (G3), in Geismar, Louisiana (U.S.) has successfully restarted and begun producing methanol following an unplanned outage in late February.
First European-built offshore CO2 carrier to be christened and launched on May 14
The completion of Europe’s first offshore carbon dioxide (CO2) carrier marks a pivotal milestone in the energy transition and the advancement of carbon capture and storage (CCS) infrastructure within Europe.
OMV unveils Austria’s largest green H2 production plant
OMV has announced the successful startup of its 10-megawatts (MW) green hydrogen (H2) production plant, located at the Schwechat refinery near Vienna, the largest of its kind in Austria.
Spanish oil refineries shut down after power blackout
Several Spanish oil refineries, including both plants run by Spain's second largest refinery operator Moeve, were shut down on Monday after a widespread power outage hit Spain and Portugal.
Grangemouth refinery (Scotland) ceases crude oil processing, transitions into import terminal
Scotland's only oil refinery ceased crude oil processing as of Tuesday, operator Petroineos said in a statement, as the site transitions to an import terminal.
South Dakota (U.S.) regulators deny Summit Carbon Solutions a CO2 pipeline permit
Regulators in South Dakota have denied Summit Carbon Solutions' permit application to run about 700 mi (1,126 km) of its carbon dioxide (CO2) pipeline through the state, the second time the state has spurned the company hoping to build the world's largest carbon pipeline aiming to combat climate change.
Dow Chemical delays construction on multi-billion-dollar Path2Zero project in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada
After a reported Q1 loss, Dow Chemical plans to launch an action plan to further reduce spending and deliver $6 B in cash support. The plan includes delaying construction on the company's multi-billion-dollar Path2Zero project in Alberta, Canada.
India's Delhi plans to curb gasoline car sales, ban gas-guzzling bikes to shed polluter tag
India's capital New Delhi plans to limit gasoline and diesel-powered cars a family can buy as well as ban sales of fuel-guzzling motorbikes and scooters, according to a draft policy aimed at cleaning up one of the world's most polluted cities.
Automakers rush to meet surging China demand for long-range hybrids
Chinese automakers and foreign rivals are launching ever more advanced long-range hybrids to meet rising demand in the world's largest auto market.
- ADNOC deploys heavy-duty inspector robot for hazardous environments 5/21
- Indonesia to roll out ethanol-blended gasoline, B50 biodiesel from July 1 5/21
- Australia plans biofuel mandates to boost its energy security 5/21
- HyOrc commences fabrication for Porto waste-to-methanol plant and advances European project pipeline 5/21
- Chevron introduces next-gen Techron in U.S. Chevron and Texaco gasolines 5/21
- Kremlin sees no risk to fuel supply in Russia amid attacks on refineries 5/21
