Europe
Pakistan's Russian crude shipment paid in Chinese currency
Pakistan paid for its first government-to-government import of Russian crude in Chinese currency, the South Asian country's petroleum minister said, a significant shift in its U.S. dollar-dominated export payments policy.
Poland to take 2035 fossil fuel car ban to top EU court
Poland will appeal against European Union rules to end the sale of fossil fuel cars across the bloc from 2035 to the top EU court within days.
Iberdrola steps up green ammonia plans with $808.05-MM project
Spanish power company Iberdrola is expanding its bet on green hydrogen with a plan to build a $808.05-MM plant to produce green ammonia that would be purchased and exported by ammonia trader and shipper Trammo.
A consortium led by Tecnimont awarded a $300-MM EPC contract for a fertilizer plant in Egypt by KIMA
MAIRE S.p.A. announces that a consortium composed by its Integrated E&C Solutions subsidiary Tecnimont S.p.A and Orascom Construction S.A.E. has been awarded a Lump Sum Turn-Key Engineering Procurement and Construction contract for a Nitric Acid and Ammonium Nitrate plant by KIMA, Egyptian Chemical Industries Company.
Neste enables Swedish airport and Västflyg airline to become the world's firsts to use SAF on all flights
Trollhättan-Vänersborg Airport in the southwestern part of Sweden, will be the first airport in the world to offer only blended sustainable aviation fuel for all aircraft refueling at the airport, which will significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions of departing flights.
The sustainable aviation fuel entrepreneurs poised for takeoff
Sustainable aviation fuel had a bumper year in 2022, with production soaring to at least 300 million liters, up 200% on the previous year, according to the International Air Transport Association.
Kent awarded three-year multi-site Master Services Agreement with TotalEnergies
Kent announces that it has been awarded a three-year Master Services Agreement with TotalEnergies for engineering services in the United States.
thyssenkrupp Uhde awarded supply of new uhde ammonia converter cartridge including synthesis catalyst by İGSAŞ
thyssenkrupp Uhde and Johnson Matthey have been commissioned by İGSAŞ - İstanbul Gübre Sanayii A.Ş., Kocaeli to supply a solution to significantly reduce the pressure in the synthesis loop of an ammonia plant while maintaining the nameplate capacity of 1,200 mtpd.
Leak halts unit at Shell's Pernis oil refinery in Rotterdam
Shell has halted a unit at its Pernis oil refinery in Rotterdam because of an unspecified leak, the company said in a statement.
Germany triggers EU investigation into Chinese biofuels
Germany has asked the European Commission to investigate the flow of allegedly fraudulent biofuels into the European Union, a spokesperson for the German Environment Ministry said, stepping up scrutiny on trade in the fuel that has rattled the industry.
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