Economics
Technip Energies, JGC, and NPCC got limited approval for ADNOC’s Ruwais LNG Project in the UAE
Technip Energies, leader of a joint venture with JGC and NPCC, have received a Limited Notice To Proceed from ADNOC to commence early engineering, procurement and construction activities at the Ruwais low-carbon LNG project, located in Al Ruwais Industrial City, Abu Dhabi.
South Korean authorities probe origins of naphtha imports
South Korean authorities are investigating imports of naphtha, a petrochemical feedstock, looking into whether supply from Russia was being mislabeled as fuel from elsewhere, multiple sources familiar with the matter said.
Trafigura, Mercuria switch bunkering to Mauritius amid attacks, tax dispute
With more ships heading around the Cape of Good Hope due to attacks in the Red Sea region and a shutdown in their main South African bunkering operations, Mercuria and Trafigura have started refueling services in Mauritius.
LyondellBasell's Spheripol and Hostalen ACP technologies at Inner Mongolia Rongxin Co., Ltd. complex in China
LyondellBasell, the world’s largest licensor of polyolefin technologies, announced that Inner Mongolia Rongxin Co., Ltd., will use the LyondellBasell Spheripol and Hostalen Advanced Cascade Process technologies for its new facility.
U.S. crude stocks post surprise drop as refiners ramp up processing
Crude inventories fell by 1.5 MM barrels to 447 MM barrels last week, the EIA said, compared with analysts' expectations in a poll for a 1.3 MM-barrel rise.
JERA to conduct trial of co-firing ammonia at coal power plant from March to June
Japan's top power generator, JERA, plans to co-fire 20% of ammonia with coal at its Hekinan thermal power station, in what it said will be the world's first trial using a large amount of the gas at a major commercial plant.
Evonik expands sustainable catalyst offerings with new product Octamax
Evonik has launched a highly sustainable new catalyst product, Octamax, that improves sulfur removal performance for refinery fuel.
Neste completes its organizational change process to improve long-term competitiveness
Neste announced that it will merge its three renewable business units into one Renewable Products business unit as well as restructure its functions to better support business-driven ways of working.
Avfuel and Neste ink extension of SAF supply agreement
Avfuel Corporation and Neste finalized a partnership extension that keeps the companies at the forefront of SAF supply for business aviation, cementing their leadership positions in the sustainable space.
Ukraine knocks out Russian refinery in major attack
Ukraine pounded targets in Russia with dozens of drones and rockets in an attack that inflicted serious damage on a major oil refinery and sought to pierce the land borders of the world's biggest nuclear power with armed proxies.

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