The latest downstream news

Arup has announced the appointment of senior LNG specialist, Richard Mortimer.

The API believes that the US economy and consumers will benefit from President Trump’s executive order to streamline energy infrastructure.

Greenfield Global has commenced a feasibility study to expand operations at its biorefinery in Quebec, Canada.

UFF is set to use Neste MY Renewable Diesel in its logistics chain.

Wood Mackenzie’s Gas and LNG team note that Europe has a fundamental problem of gas storage over-capacity.

Deloitte’s Australian oil and gas leader, Bernadette Cullinane, believes that Australia’s LNG sector must rethink its operating model if it is to compete globally.

The API has welcomed court action to reject arguments made in opposition to LNG exports from the Freeport LNG terminal.

The first LNG fuelled truck has loaded a trailer with LNG at the Gate terminal in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

Independent LNG advisor, David Thomas, will join Dreifa Energy Ltd’s Board of Directors.

After agreeing to sell its Superior refinery, Calumet Specialty Products Partners’ CEO has commented on the deal.

Australian LNG shipments hit a record 5.4 million t in July 2017, according to EnergyQuest.

Andeavor Logistics LP is to buy Western Refining Logistics.

Técnicas Reunidas has awarded CB&I a contract for new product storage tanks that will be part of a clean fuels expansion project at a Saudi Aramco refinery.

Husky Energy has agreed to acquire a Midwest refinery for US$435 million in cash.

Wison Offshore & Marine has received Approval in Principle for its new FSRU design from Bureau Veritas.

PETRONAS hopes to strengthen and extend its LNG and petrochemical presence in India.

Shell announces two milestones for its LNG fuels business.

SemCAMS plans to build a new 280 million ft3/d sour gas facility to process sour Montney gas in the Pipestone region of the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.

AG&P will build and operate a landmark LNG receiving terminal in South Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Andeavor has received sufficient commitments from third party shippers to construct the Conan Crude Oil Gathering Pipeline system.

The Ma’aden Wa’ad Al-Shamal Phosphate Company’s Umm Wu’al phosphate project in Saudi Arabia has started production of ammonia, merchant-grade acid and fertilizer.

Tüpras has selected Jacobs Engineering’s sulfur recovery technology for units that will be installed in its Izmit, Izmir and Kirikkale refineries in Turkey.