Clean fuels

Valero has acquired Pure Biofuels del Peru in a transaction that includes refined products terminals in northern Peru.

The oil and natural gas industry leads efforts to make air cleaner through low-carbon technologies, says new API study.

Total to is set to invest heavily in Clean Energy Fuels Corp. to help drive the deployment of natural gas heavy-duty trucks.

Velocys plc has received a notice to commence manufacturing of the Fischer-Tropsch reactors and catalyst for a Red Rock Biofuels LLC biorefinery.

The US EPA has approved public participation changes to Texas’ clean-air plan.

Wärtsilä has announced its support of the International Maritime Organization agreement to cut greenhouse gas emissions.

ExxonMobil will supply fuels that comply with the IMO’s 0.5% sulfur cap in ports in Northwest Europe, the Mediterranean and Singapore.

Sinopec has launched its Green Action Plan for its aim of becoming a clean, efficient and low-carbon enterprise by 2023.

NERA has welcomed the Australian federal government's announcement of a Future Fuels Cooperative Research Centres programme.

Calumet Specialty Products Partners L.P. has completed the acquisition of Biosynthetic Technologies LLC.

Valmet and Fortum have announced a collaboration with Preem to take development of bio-oil into transportation fuels to a new level.

Anellotech has achieved two weeks of continuous operation of its pilot plant that produces aromatics from loblolly pine feedstock.

Shell has opened a new hydrogen refuelling station at Shell Beaconsfield in the UK.

Enerkem has produced a new high-performance biofuel that could improve the octane rating of fuels sold on the market and reduce their carbon footprint.

RES Polyflow’s plant in Indiana will convert plastic waste into ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel and naphtha blend stocks, which will then be purchased by BP for regional distribution in the petroleum market.