Petrochemicals
Uganda plans to hand over exclusive petroleum supply deal to Vitol
Uganda plans to hand over exclusive rights for supply of all petroleum products to a unit of global energy trader Vitol and end a system that sources the oil products through neighboring Kenya.
Lummus announces commercial availability of SAP technology
Lummus Technology announced the commercial availability of its Saplene super absorbent polymer technology.
C2X takes important step towards large scale green methanol production in Spain
C2X has taken an important step towards the development of their second production site.
China's CNOOC, two chemical firms looking at Shell Singapore assets
CNOOC, Eversun Holdings and Wanhua Chemical are among those that have started early evaluations of Shell assets that include a 237,000 bpd refinery and a one MMtpy ethylene cracker.
Zeopore enables breakthrough in hydrocracking by leveraging zeolite mesopore quality
Over recent years, Zeopore has introduced innovative technologies to increase mesoporosity and retain intrinsic zeolitic properties. Now, after having completed a high-throughput testing campaign at a major refining company, Zeopore demonstrates excellent hydrocracking performance in comparison to un-mesoporised zeolite catalysts
Sumitomo Chemical to develop green process for ethanol-based propylene
Sumitomo Chemical has begun construction of a pilot facility to establish a process for producing propylene directly from ethanol, which is attracting attention as a sustainable chemical raw material.
Boskalis orders a dual-fuel dredger from Royal IHC
Boskalis has signed a contract with Dutch shipbuilding company Royal IHC to build a large state-of-the-art trailing suction hopper dredger capable of running on diesel and green methanol.
Malaysia's Gentari, Singapore's GIC to produce, export green ammonia from India
Malaysia's Gentari, a renewable energy unit of Petronas, and Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC signed an agreement to produce up to 5 Mtpa of green ammonia in India by 2030.
Launch of industry-first methanol powered sustainable shipping fund
ProMarine AG announces the launch of an industry-first sustainable shipping fund with an initial portfolio of four methanol-fuelled MR tankers led by Proman and Stena Bulk AB.
LyondellBasell beats profit estimates on strong demand for oxyfuels
Chemical maker LyondellBasell Industries on Friday beat third-quarter profit estimates, boosted by strong demand for oxyfuels during the summer season when more people take road trips.
- 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
