DOE authorises additional exports from Elba Island Terminal
The US Department of Energy has authorised an immediate 22% increase in exports of LNG from the Elba Island Terminal in the US.
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Hormuz closure and related production outages are key drivers in EIA’s latest forecast
The US Energy Information Administration published its April Short-Term Energy Outlook this week, examining the implications of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
Fluor secures contract for America First Refining facility
Fluor Corp. has announced that it has been selected by America First Refining (AFR) to execute the front-end engineering and design for their large-scale refining facility in Brownsville, Texas, US.
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Southern and Axens sign MoU to advance SAF projects
Southern Energy Renewables Inc. have announced that Southern and Axens have signed an MoU to collaborate on the development of SAF and related fuel projects, with an initial focus on Southern's facility in Louisiana, US.
EIA: the Middle East Gulf was source for 8% of 2025 US crude oil imports
In 2025, the US imported an average of 490 000 bpd of crude oil from the Middle East Gulf region – Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE, the US EIA has reported.
Afreximbank underwrites loan for Dangote
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has announced that it has underwritten US$2.5 billion in the US$4-billion senior syndicated term loan in favour of Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE.
EIB and Eni sign €500 million in financing new biorefinery
The European Investment Bank and Eni have signed a 15-year loan for €500 million to convert selected units of Eni’s Sannazzaro de’ Burgondi refinery, Italy, into a biorefinery.
Phelan Green selects Honeywell technology for eSAF facility
Phelan Green has announced that it has selected Honeywell’s renewable fuel process technology for its planned eSAF facility in Saldanha Bay, Western Cape, South Africa.
NEXTCHEM awarded early engineering works and proprietary equipment for SAF plant
MAIRE has announced that Nextchem, through its subsidiary KT Tech, has been awarded a contract for early engineering works and proprietary equipment supply for an SAF plant under development in North Sumatra Province, Indonesia.