Europe

Wärtsilä, Höegh Evi and partners complete development of world’s first floating ammonia-to-hydrogen cracker

Wärtsilä Gas Solutions, part of technology group Wärtsilä, and Höegh Evi, a global leader in marine energy infrastructure, have successfully completed the development of the world’s first floating ammonia-to-hydrogen (H2) cracker.

Eckero Line to use Neste renewable diesel for commercial maritime transport

Neste and Finnish company Eckerö Line, which operates ferry services between Helsinki and Tallinn, are continuing their collaboration to reduce maritime emissions. Eckerö Line provides freight and passenger services on the Baltic Sea and is the first company in Finland to adopt Neste MY Renewable Diesel™ for commercial maritime transport.

UK, Eni agree to go ahead with Liverpool Bay carbon capture project

The British government and Italian energy group Eni ENI.MI have reached an agreement for the launch of the Liverpool Bay carbon capture and storage (CCS) project, opening the way to the construction phase for the initiative.

TotalEnergies to boost SAF and hydrogen production at Antwerp

Neste divests its NAPCON technology to Lummus Technology

Neste has signed an agreement to sell its proprietary technology NAPCON to Lummus Technology. NAPCON covers solutions in the field of interactive operator training simulators and game-aided learning systems, real-time process optimization, AI based process predictors and real-time process information gathering, monitoring and analytics.

TotalEnergies to shut Antwerp steam cracker at the end of 2027

French oil major TotalEnergies will shut its oldest steam cracker in Antwerp by the end of 2027, citing a "significant surplus of ethylene expected in Europe."

India's Reliance imported 17.3% more Russian oil in March vs. Feb.

India's Reliance Industries, operator of the world's biggest refining complex, imported about 532,700 bpd of Russian oil in March, up 17.3% from February.

Kazakhstan raises gasoline exports plans to 54,283 tons in April

Kazakhstan plans to export 40,000 metric tons of Ai-92 gasoline this month from the Shymkent oil refinery amid plentiful stockpiles, the energy ministry's exporting schedule showed. This would be on top of 14,283 tons already allocated for export from the Condensate refinery.

Azerbaijan's SOCAR resumes operations at Baku oil refinery

Azerbaijan's oil company SOCAR has resumed operations at an oil refinery in Baku after a 40-day shutdown caused by maintenance works after a fire.

Russia ramps up oil products supplies to Indonesia

Russia is ramping up shipments of oil products to Indonesia as Moscow seeks to expand new markets for its exports in the wake of Western sanctions imposed over its invasion of Ukraine.