Refining
South Africa's Sasol aims for green jet fuel exports to EU
Sasol's SAF which is produced using cooking oil and vegetable oil at the company's 108,500-bpd Natref plant, was granted ISCC Plus sustainability certification from Germany's TUV SUD agency.
Update: bp lockout at Indiana (U.S.) refinery stretches into second month as union talks stall
bp barred about 800 workers represented by the United Steelworkers union on March 19, after months of negotiations failed to produce a new labor contract.
Russia to stop Kazakh oil flows to German PCK refinery via Druzhba
The move deals a blow to the PCK Schwedt refinery, which supplies most of the German capital's fuel and relies on Kazakhstan for 17% of its supplies.
Kenya, Tanzania and neighbors discuss joint refinery as Dangote offers to build it
East Africa currently imports all of its refined petroleum products, mainly from the Middle East, leaving the region vulnerable to supply disruptions and price spikes as seen in the fallout of the Iran conflict.
Asia deepens refining cuts due to Iran war, putting diesel and jet fuel supplies at risk
Asia, which accounts for 37% of global refining output and ordinarily sources two-thirds of its crude from the Middle East, has been hardest-hit by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, with run cuts at refiners in the region exacerbating tight fuel supply and keeping prices elevated.
U.S. fund and Indonesian oil group to make offer for Sicilian refinery ISAB
Cypriot private equity fund G.O.I. Energy has owned the refinery since buying it from Russian energy group Lukoil in 2023. The plant accounts for around a fifth of Italy's refining capacity.
Japan's ethylene plant run rate hits record low of 68.6% in March
Japan has 12 ethylene plants that crack naphtha, a crude oil byproduct, into basic chemicals such as ethylene and propylene, which are used to make intermediates like resins for a wide range of end products.
- Bechtel greenlit for Sabine Pass Liquefaction expansion in Southwest Louisiana (U.S.) 5/29
- Philippines receives rare Iranian crude cargo after wartime disruption 5/29
- Gazprom and Sibur resume talks on possible ethane project to supply additional feedstock to the Kazanorgsintez petrochemicals plant 5/29
- European Commission debates policy shift to protect industry from China 5/29
- Mitsui seeks LNG investments to meet power demand from data centers 5/29
- Kenyan government backs Gulf fuel supply deals after opposition criticism 5/29
