Oil refinery news

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.

Yokogawa has announced it has signed a memorandum of cooperation (MoC) with Sinopec Engineering (SEG) to collaborate on engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) for SEG's projects worldwide.

Duque de Caxias Refinery (Reduc), in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is the first refinery in Brazil certified to produce and commercialise SAF through the HEFA co-processing route.

The API has urged congressional leadership to adopt a more balanced and up-to-date approach to E15 legislation, warning the current proposal no longer reflects today's fuel market realities.

Phillips 66 and Kinder Morgan Inc. have announced the commencement of a binding open season for transportation service on the Western Gateway Pipeline, a newly proposed refined products pipeline system for key downstream markets.

Petrobras has signed a 6 million bbl oil sales contract with the Indian state-owned refiner Hindustan Petroleum Corp. (HPCL ) on the 16 October 2025.