Refining

Brazil on track for ethanol production jump in 2026

Healthy ethanol prices, expansion of corn ethanol plants and an expected large sugarcane crop will lead to a jump this year in output of the biofuel in Brazil.

Eberhard Bau signs long-term solar diesel offtake agreement with Synhelion

Abundia Global Impact Group appoints Burns & McDonnell as front-end engineer for waste plastics-to-fuels facility

Italy's Eni teams up with Q8 to build biorefinery in Sicily

The move is part of Eni's strategy to overhaul its loss-making chemical business as the European petrochemical sector struggles with overcapacity.

French ethanol use jumps 15% in 2025, driven by gasoline demand

Of the global volume consumed in France last year, 60% was produced locally, made from sugar beet, wheat, maize and crop residues.

Indian refiners await government advice on Russian oil import halt

On Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump announced a trade agreement with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that included halting oil purchases from Russia, but without details on how and when such purchases by India would end.

China's Chambroad buys Canadian crude for May delivery

The refiner was one of the main buyers of Venezuelan oil, while it occasionally imported Canadian oil exported from the Trans Mountain pipeline for its bitumen production.

Venezuela oil exports rise sharply in January under U.S. control

Venezuelan oil exports rose to some 800,000 bpd in January, from 498,000 bpd in December, after the U.S. capture of Nicolas Maduro and the ending of an oil blockade which has let traders carry most exports, shipping data showed.

Refiner Phillips 66 can process 250,000 bpd of Venezuelan crude

The price for Venezuelan crude does have to be competitive, and Venezuelan crude may displace some other sources of heavy crude including Western Canadian Select.

bp's Whiting refinery union workers reject contract extension