Europe
Montfort in talks with Sinopec for UAE fuel oil facility sale
Geneva-based trading house Montfort Group is in discussion to sell part or all of its refining facility in the UAE to the fuel oil arm of Chinese state giant Sinopec Corp.
LyondellBasell selects Emerson to modernize automation technology at olefins production plants
Global software and technology leader Emerson has been selected by multinational chemical company LyondellBasell to modernize control systems and software at its Wesseling complex in Germany.
Nigeria's Dangote wants to set up trading arm for Lagos mega refinery
Africa's richest man Aliko Dangote is planning to set up an oil trading arm, likely based in London, to help run crude and products supply for his new refinery in Nigeria.
Clariant launches CLARITY Prime - the digital service for AI-powered optimization of catalyst operation
Clariant, a sustainability-focused specialty chemical company, today announced the release of CLARITY Prime, an advanced digital service for syngas plants, an upgrade of its cloud-based service portal CLARITY.
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners announces investments and agreements with LOTTE Chemical Corporation
The memorandum of understanding between CIP and LOTTE is intended to support collaboration on clean ammonia projects.
NextChem expands its low carbon portfolio with the acquisition of Gascontec, gaining innovative patents in hydrogen, ammonia, and methanol
MAIRE announced that NEXTCHEM has signed a binding agreement to acquire 100% of GasConTec Gmbh, an innovative company specialized in technology development and process engineering founded in 2017 and based in Bad Homburg, Germany.
bp awards Kent a five-year global commissioning framework agreement
Kent, a global integrated energy services company, announced that it has been awarded a five-year global commissioning framework agreement by bp.
Reduced refining capacity, sanctions force Russia to cut oil output
Russia announced additional voluntary cuts in oil supply mainly in the form of production cuts rather than exports, as it faced curtailed refining capacity as well as stricter sanctions.
EU wants fossil fuel sector to help pay to combat climate change
The European Union is set to call for the fossil fuel industry to help pay for fighting climate change in poorer countries under a United Nations target, a draft document shows, as nations prepare for talks this year on a global finance goal.
IAG reaches one-third of 2030 SAF target with major e-SAF deal with Twelve
International Airlines Group announced its largest SAF purchase agreement to date, with e-SAF producer Twelve, which will supply advanced e-SAF made from made from CO2, water and renewable energy.
- GTT receives order from Samsung Heavy Industries for the tank design of two new very large ethane carriers 2/11
- Emerson introduces hybrid continuous gas analyzer for improved regulatory compliance and emissions control 2/11
- BASF to further strengthen Global Business Services through global hub setup 2/11
- Morocco signs agreement with ORNX consortium for $4.5-B green ammonia complex 2/11
- Rosneft oil refinery in Germany warns of risks from U.S. sanctions 2/11
- TotalEnergies takes over Zeeland refinery operations, Lukoil still owns 45% 2/11
