Americas
Train 2 of Sabine Pass liquefaction project is substantially complete
Cheniere Energy Partners, LP announced that substantial completion of Train 2 of the Sabine Pass liquefaction project in Cameron Parish, Louisiana was achieved September 15, 2016.
Philadelphia Energy Solutions ends bid to go public
Philadelphia Energy Solutions ended its bid to take the company public, capping a string of bad news for the largest refinery on the US East Coast.
TPC Group to sell Baytown facility to SI Group
TPC Group has reached an agreement to sell its Baytown operations facility to SI Group. The operations include manufacturing assets for nonene, tetramer, and other propylene derivatives.
Petrobras halts output at Getulio Vargas refinery
Brazil's state-controlled oil company Petróleo Brasileiro SA said that output at its Getulio Vargas refinery had been halted, because of storm damage to a cracking unit.
GasPro '16: NextDecade strategist sees room for more US LNG
Day two of Gulf Publishing Company's GasPro Americas conference kicked off on September 14 with a keynote speech from Cheyne Hermes, strategy advisor and fundamentals lead for NextDecade LLC.
Energy Transfer committed to building Dakota Access pipeline
Energy Transfer Partners said it remained committed to completing construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline even after the US Justice Department blocked the project.
Linde Engineering NA expands use of AspenTech software
Linde Engineering North America Inc. has standardized Aspen Technology’s Aspen Capital Cost Estimator technology.
Motiva to proceed with Port Arthur hydrocracker work
Motiva Enterprises will proceed with a two-month overhaul of the hydrocracker at the Port Arthur refinery at the end of September, instead of postponing the work.
Duonix Beatrice begins biodiesel production using ENSEL technology
Flint Hills Resources and Benefuel Inc. will startup the Duonix Beatrice biodiesel plant, the first commercial-scale application of Benefuel’s ENSEL technology.
API: Moving point of obligation does not fix the RFS
API Downstream Group Director Frank Macchiarola reminded policymakers that the Renewable Fuel Standard mandate needs to be repealed or significantly reformed.
- Topsoe and Sasol bring advanced SAF technology to Allied Biofuel’s landmark project in Uzbekistan 7/14
- Siemens Energy begins preparations for the launch of an independent brand 7/14
- Emerson helps Romania’s largest refinery reduce control system alarms by over 95% 7/14
- Bunker One executes Latin America's first bioethanol bunkering of a deep-sea container vessel 7/14
- Kognitiv Spark advances the future of connected field worker collaboration 7/14
- EIA: Global LNG trade volumes reached record high in 2025 7/14
