Europe
VOC reduction at Raffineria di Milazzo’s SRU complex—Part 2
Based on new environmental regulations focusing on volatile organic compounds (VOCs) at the emissions point of a refinery’s sulfur recovery unit (SRU), Raffineria di Milazzo—a JV between Eni and Kuwait Petroleum Italia—carried out troubleshooting activities to identify and implement suitable actions to minimize the concentration of VOCs at the emissions point of the SRU complex.
Yara and Enbridge plan $2.9-B ammonia plant in Texas
Norwegian fertilizer maker Yara and Canadian pipeline company Enbridge plan to invest up to $2.9-B to build a low-carbon blue ammonia production plant in Texas.
Synthomer shares tank after profit slump in 2022, warns of subdued demand
Shares of Synthomer Plc plunged about 14% after the British polymer maker reported a slump in 2022 core profit and said demand remained subdued thus far into the year.
Norway awards offshore licenses to explore for CO2 storage
Norway said it has awarded two licenses to explore for carbon dioxide storage sites in the North Sea - one to Aker BP and a partner, and another to Germany's Wintershall Dea and its partner.
Carbon storage projects across Europe
Efforts to remove carbon dioxide emissions from industry and store them underground have gathered pace across Europe over the past few years as countries scramble to meet climate goals.
Italy's Eni involved in five UK carbon capture projects
Italy's Eni said it was involved in five carbon capture projects selected by Britain in a first group of initiatives worth $25-B of government funding.
Neste completed second series of runs at its Porvoo refinery
Neste has successfully concluded its second series of industrial-scale processing runs with liquefied waste plastic at its refinery in Porvoo, Finland.
DCC Energy and Oberon Fuels to boost renewable dimethyl ether production to reduce emissions of European LPG market
DCC plc, the leading international sales, marketing and support services group, has partnered with Oberon Fuels, to advance the design, construction and operations of multiple renewable DME production plants in Europe.
CNOOC, Shell JV sign $5.6-B agreement to expand ethylene plant in China
CNOOC and Shell Petrochemicals Company Ltd signed a framework agreement worth $5.6-B with China’s Huizhou city government to expand its ethylene project in the city.
Portugal's EDP to stick with EV charging target after EU e-fuel compromise
Portugal's largest utility, EDP, said a compromise by the European Commission to allow the sale of cars running on e-fuels after 2035 would not impact the company’s target to roll out electric vehicle charging stations.

- thyssenkrupp Uhde completes pre-FEED for HAMR Energy’s renewable fuels project in Australia 8/21
- Berlin weighs trusteeship extension for Rosneft's German assets 8/21
- Trump administration to rule on biofuel exemption requests, delay reallocation decision 8/21
- TotalEnergies' Donges refinery fire extinguished 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