Oil refinery news

OMV and Masdar have signed a binding agreement to develop and operate a new 140 MW green hydrogen electrolyser plant in Bruck an der Leitha, Austria, to decarbonise OMV's Schwechat refinery.

Baker Hughes has announced the integration of Antea’s mechanical integrity (MI) capabilities into its Cordant™ Asset Performance Management (APM) software.

The AFPM has submitted comments on the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) proposed supplemental rulemaking to the 2026 - 2027 Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) proposal.

Honeywell has introduced a technology that converts agricultural and forestry waste into ready-to-use renewable fuels for hard-to-abate sectors.

Albemarle Corp. has announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell a controlling stake in Ketjen Corp.’s refining catalyst solutions business to KPS Capital Partners, LP (KPS).

BPCL and Oil India are set to build an integrated greenfield refinery and petrochemical plant in Ramayapatnam, India, with an estimated investment of IR1 lakh crore (US$11 billion).

The pace of capacity additions for US biofuel production slowed in 2024, with production capacity increasing by a modest 3% from the start of 2024 to the start of 2025, according to the EIA’s latest biofuels production capacity reports.

Petrobras has finalised all contract signings to resume construction of Train 2 of the Abreu e Lima Refinery (RNEST) processing units in the city of Ipojuca, Pernambuco, Brazil.

Ketjen and Axens have announced a change to their ownership of Eurecat, with Ketjen extending collaboration on catalyst technology alongside selling its ownership stake to Axens SA.

MAIRE has announced that NEXTCHEM has been selected by Mana Group and Equinor to conduct a feasibility study for a waste-to-methanol plant at Norway’s Mongstad refinery.