Aviation Fuel
Russia's Novatek plans condensate processing complex in Murmansk
Russian energy company Novatek plans to build a complex in Murmansk to process and ship stable gas condensate.
Neste begins SAF production at its renewables refinery in Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Neste has started producing SAF at its renewable products refinery in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The refinery has been modified to enable Neste to produce up to 500,000 tpy of SAF.
bp halts plans to make clean jet fuel at Spain plant
bp has decided to halt plans to produce clean jet fuel at its Castellon oil refinery in Spain. The decision to pause the biofuel investment was driven by weaker-than-anticipated growth in the market.
Holcim, IGNIS P2X and Exolum present ECO2FLY: a pioneering project for the decarbonization of the construction materials and air transport industries
Holcim, IGNIS P2X and Exolum have formed a strategic partnership to develop ECO2FLY, an innovative CO2 circular economy project that will transform industrial emissions – inherent in the cement production process – into sustainable aviation fuel (eSAF).
Update: IATA airlines chief warns aviation industry falling behind on net-zero
Global airlines have issued their bluntest warning yet that efforts to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 are sliding off course, as the head of their main trade body accused oil firms and the rest of the aviation sector of dragging their feet.
Oil and gas investor Afreximbank earmarks $3 B to support locally-refined products
The African Export–Import Bank (Afreximbank), a key investor in oil and gas projects, has earmarked $3 B to finance the purchase of refined products within Africa as part of broader plans to boost refining capacity.
Brookfield Infrastructure announces the acquisition of Colonial Enterprises for $9 B
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. and its institutional partners reached a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of Colonial Enterprises, which includes the Colonial Pipeline, for an enterprise value of approximately $9 B. Colonial is comprised of the largest refined products system in the U.S., spanning approximately 5,500 miles between Texas and New York.
Colombia's Ecopetrol to invest up to $700 MM in SAF production plant
Colombia's state-run energy company Ecopetrol plans to invest up to $700 MM to build a plant at the Barrancabermeja refinery to produce sustainable aviation fuel
Willis Sustainable Fuels selects FT CANS to boost sustainable aviation fuel production in the UK
Johnson Matthey announced that Willis Sustainable Fuels (WSF) has selected JM and bp’s award-winning Fischer Tropsch CANS™ technology for WSF’s sustainable aviation fuel project in Teesside, Northeast England.
Cenovus refinery in Ohio (U.S.) plans to shut multiple units for six weeks of work
Cenovus will begin planned maintenance work on multiple units at its 160,000-bpd refinery in Toledo, Ohio (U.S.) in mid-April.
- Britain will not bail out bioethanol industry hit by Trump trade deal 8/15
- Russian energy facilities targeted recently in drone attacks 8/15
- Shell: Norco, Louisiana (U.S.) refinery gasoline unit work to start on Friday 8/15
- Sanctions-hit Indian refiner Nayara in talks with govt to sustain operations 8/15
- The API challenges Trump plan to cut biofuel import credits 8/15
- IAG selects record 29 startups for accelerator program 8/15
