Carbon Management
Southeast Asia’s first helicopter flight using SAF takes off from Seletar Airport in Singapore
Bell’s next generation five seater helicopter, the Bell 505, fueled with Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) took off at Seletar Airport in Singapore for a demonstration flight. This is the first ever helicopter flight fueled with SAF in Southeast Asia.
The downstream rundown: In case you missed it 09/23
In case you missed any downstream news, here are the top stories from last week.
Woodside joins Aiming for Zero methane emissions initiative
Woodside Energy has signed the Aiming for Zero Methane Emissions Initiative, becoming the first Australasian company to do so. By signing the initiative Woodside is committing to striving to reach near-zero methane emissions from its operated assets by 2030.
Canada and United Arab Emirates first to back maritime sector’s green fuel initiative
Representatives of the maritime sector have officially launched an initiative to catalyze the supply of green fuels to support the global energy transition.
Air Liquide, Chevron, Keppel Infrastructure, and Petrochina form consortium to explore CCUS solutions
Air Liquide, Chevron, Keppel Infrastructure, and PetroChina announced they have signed an MoU to form a consortium which will aim to evaluate and advance the development of large-scale carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration solutions.
Neste to establish joint venture for production of renewable fuels with Marathon Petroleum in the U.S.
Neste and Marathon announced an agreement to establish a 50/50 joint venture to produce renewable diesel following a conversion project of Marathon's refinery in Martinez, California.
Fortescue announces execution plan for industry-leading decarbonization
Fortescue Metals Group Ltd updated its world leading heavy industry decarbonization strategy, aiming to eliminate fossil fuel use and achieve real zero terrestrial emissions (Scope 1 and 2) across its iron ore operations by 2030.
Topsoe increases climate commitment through industry-leading net-zero targets
Through investment in renewable energy technology and changes to production processes, Topsoe aims to reduce operational emissions by 30% in 2024 and at least 95% in 2030.
Uzbekistan GTL plant produces synthetic jet fuel by synthesizing natural gas
For the first time in the history of not only Uzbekistan, but the whole world, the Uzbekistan GTL plant has launched the production of synthetic jet fuel that meets international standards.
The Downstream Rundown: In case you missed it 09/16
In case you missed any downstream news, here are the top stories from last week. These articles include announcements from Clariant, Aemestis, Evonik, ADNOC, Technip and more. Stay up to sate with the latest industry news.

- thyssenkrupp Uhde completes pre-FEED for HAMR Energy’s renewable fuels project in Australia 8/21
- CMB.TECH completes merger with Golden Ocean 8/21
- Ketjen introduces new breakthrough catalyst that mitigates the effects of iron poisoning in FCCUs 8/20
- Sumitomo Chemical achieves scale-up of its process for producing propylene directly from ethanol 8/20
- EcoCortec, Jakob Schober GmbH awarded sustainability award for closed-loop circular films solution 8/20
- Addverb reinvents its factory automation development with Siemens Xcelerator 8/20