Europe
U.S. fuel exports see slight uptick in 2025
Hungary's MOL says capacity tests on Adria pipeline to start next week
Hungary and Slovakia are keen to keep supplies coming from Russia and have exemptions from current European Union sanctions.
KBR awarded 10-yr global catalyst supply contract for Indorama
MOL, Slovnaft file formal complaint with European Commission over alleged abuse of monopoly position by JANAF
On 27 January 2026, crude oil deliveries to Hungary and Slovakia via the Druzhba pipeline were interrupted. The pipeline has been out of service since then, significantly increasing the dependence of landlocked Central and Eastern European refineries on the Adria pipeline as the only viable route.
Russia prepared to divert oil to India as Middle East conflict disrupts flows
India is vulnerable to supply shocks, with crude stocks covering only about 25 days of demand, while refiners hold similarly limited inventories of gasoil, gasoline and liquefied petroleum gas.
SES Energy acquires CIU and corrosion monitoring divisions from ICR
This acquisition represents the first step in SES Energy’s growth plan under new ownership, reflecting the company’s commitment to expanding its technical expertise and extending its reach into new international markets.
S3 sets a new benchmark for European onshore and transition seismic in landmark CCS survey
Over the coming years, the project will assess the potential to establish a full-scale onshore CO₂ storage facility across an area of approximately 500 km², with the ambition of becoming operational as early as 2030.
Russia's seaborne diesel exports drop 21% in February m/m
Ultra-low-sulfur diesel shipments from the Baltic port of Primorsk, Russia’s biggest outlet for diesel exports, fell last month to 1.563 million tons from a record 2.256 million tons in January, as severe frosts and ice in the Baltic Sea triggered ice-class tanker shortage.
- Phillips 66 greenlights new gas plant and fractionator projects, advancing integrated wellhead-to-market strategy 5/18
- OXEA and Air Liquide renew syngas and hydrogen supply agreement for Oberhausen site 5/18
- Commonwealth LNG gets green light to start construction of $13-B, 9.5-MMtpy LNG terminal 5/15
- ARENA to drive Australia's $1.1-B Cleaner Fuels Program 5/15
- Japan’s first green ammonia plant based on KBR’s K-GreeN process now fully operational 5/15
- Repsol's Chairman asserts the role of refining as a strategic industry for Spain and for Europe 5/15

