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Oil tanker market signals more Middle East energy disruption ahead

While global energy markets are not yet pricing in worst-case scenarios for the Israel-Iran war, oil tanker rates are providing a good real-time gauge of the escalating risks.

Alder Process Technology uses APS to produce low-carbon marine fuels

Alder Process Technology has provided recent progress on its efforts to accelerate decarbonization of the marine fuel sector using Alder Pyrolytic Sugars (APS). APS is created using our proprietary biocrude oil fractionation technology, which converts fast pyrolysis oil derived from sustainably sourced biomass into two products: the pyrolytic sugar fraction, resulting in APS, and the pyrolytic lignin fraction, resulting in Alder Renewable Crude (ARC).  

TotalEnergies signs deal with Quatra to secure feedstock for its biorefineries

TotalEnergies and Quatra, a European market leader in the collection and recycling of used cooking oil, have signed a 15-yr agreement beginning in 2026, for the supply of 60,000 tpy of European used cooking oil to TotalEnergies’ biorefineries.

Nigeria to export first gasoline cargo to Asia from Dangote refinery

A 90,000 metric ton cargo of gasoline from Nigeria's Dangote refinery will be sold out of the region for the first time and bound for Asia

Indian refiners cancel palm oil orders for July-September as prices surge

Indian refiners cancelled orders for 65,000 metric tons of crude palm oil (CPO) scheduled for delivery from July to September following a sudden surge in benchmark Malaysian prices.

U.S. set to object to green jet fuel recommendation at UN aviation council

The U.S. is expected to object this month to a recommendation at the UN aviation agency council that Washington says unfairly favors Brazilian corn farmers at the expense of U.S. producers in development of green jet fuel.

Petrobras signs $892 MM in contracts to complete RNEST Train 2 refinery expansion

Brazilian state-run oil firm Petrobras announced on Monday it signed contracts worth approximately 4.9 billion reais ($892.3 MM) for the completion of a new refining unit at its RNEST refinery.

China's May refinery throughput at 9-month low on plant overhauls (1)

China's crude oil throughput declined by 1.8% in May from a year earlier to the lowest level since August, official data showed on Monday, as maintenance at both state-owned and independent refineries curbed operations.

bp completes turnaround work at 250,000-bpd refinery in Washington (U.S.)

bp's 250,000-bpd Cherry Point refinery has completed a major turnaround, the company said.

Japan's Eneos restarts 77,000-bpd Kawasaki CDU after unplanned shutdown

Japan's largest refiner, Eneos Corp, restarted the 77,000-bpd No.3 crude distillation unit at its Kawasaki refinery near Tokyo