SAR signs an agreement with Yamata
Société Africaine de Raffinage (SAR) has signed an agreement with Yamata for the construction of a second refinery of 4 million tpy and the modernisation of the Mbao refinery, Senegal.
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In this special Spotlight Interview, we talk to Robert Hermans, President and CEO of IPCO, on the company marks 125 years since the foundation of Sandvik Process Systems in 1901.
In this Spotlight Interview, Simon Rogers, Chief Technology Officer at KBC (a Yokogawa company), explores how physics-based models, AI, and contextualised enterprise data are converging to improve performance and decision making in the downstream sector.
NorSAF and Nova Pangaea Technologies to develop waste biomass-to-SAF supply chain
NorSAF has agreed to collaborate with Nova Pangaea Technologies to develop an advanced ethanol production plant in Latvia to supply NorSAF’s SAF facility.
Fourth LNG tank at Gate terminal ready
The construction of the fourth LNG storage tank at the Gate terminal in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, has been completed as scheduled.
EIA: US exports of propane reached records in 1H26
US propane exports increased to 2 million bpd in 1H26, 11% more than during the same period in 2025, the US EIA has reported.
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NextDecade receives permit for Rio Grande LNG train 6 expansion project
NextDecade has received the permit from the US Army Corp of Engineers for the Rio Grande LNG Train 6 expansion project.
Dangote Group selects Honeywell Technologies for US$300 million project scope
Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE has selected Honeywell Technologies to provide process technologies, licensing, engineering services, proprietary catalysts, equipment, and digital solutions for its planned 700 000 bpd refinery in Kenya.
PIC and AmCham Kuwait sign MoU to advance petrochemical investment
Petrochemical Industries Co. (PIC), a subsidiary of Kuwait Petroleum Corp. (KPC), have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with AmCham Kuwait to advance petrochemical investment and commercial cooperation.
Petkin awards Technip Energies a contract for petrochemical complex in Türkiye
Technip Energies has been awarded contracts by Petkim, a subsidiary of SOCAR, in connection with the development of a proposed integrated petrochemical complex in Aliaga, Türkiye.
Wood Mackenzie: US considers diesel export restrictions
Ed Crooks, Wood Mackenzie, considers how diesel export restrictions could impact the refining industry and lead to higher fuel costs for most Americans.