ABB expands automation offering with acquisition of Rotork
The transaction is expected to further strengthen ABB’s focus on electrification and automation and expand its offering for large and complex infrastructure and industries.
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Kent secures strategic Aramco Brownfield EPC and PMC LTA agreements
Kent has announced the signing of Long-Term Agreements and Project Management Consultancy agreements with Aramco, further establishing the company’s presence in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Shell takes FID on LNG regasification terminal in the Bahamas
Shell Bahamas Power Company Inc. has taken a final investment decision on an LNG regasification terminal in the Bahamas.
Emerson automates refinery scheduling to improve margins
Emerson has introduced software that automates two of refining’s most time-intensive and margin-critical processes: crude scheduling and product blending.
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RapiCure selected for Chevron Technology Ventures' catalyst programme
RapiCure has announced that it has been selected by Chevron Technology Ventures for its Catalyst Program™ aimed at accelerating technology innovation within the energy sector.
Axens launches industrial scale SAF unit in France
Axens has announced the launch of the ERA project, France’s first industrial-scale SAF production unit based on advanced bioethanol.
EIA: petroleum markets responded to disruptions in the Middle East in 2Q26
Petroleum markets in 2Q26 were characterised by continued disruptions to international crude oil and petroleum product flows through the Strait of Hormuz, contributing to higher and more volatile crude oil prices through most of the quarter, the EIA has reported.
UNIMOT transports South American crude to PCK refinery
UNIMOT Paliwa imported a seaborne shipment of crude oil to Gdansk in July 2025, which will be transported from the Naftoport terminal to the PCK refinery in Schwedt, Germany, using PERN's pipeline infrastructure.
Emerson reduces control system alarms at Petromidia refinery
Emerson has helped Rompetrol Rafinare reduce distributed control system alarm volumes by more than 95% using DeltaV™ AgileOps operations management software at its Petromidia refinery in Navodari, Romania.
Topsoe and Sasol bring SAF technology to Allied Biofuels' project
Topsoe and Sasol have signed a licensing agreement with Allied Biofuels to provide technologies for its eSAF and bio-based SAF production facility located in the Khorezm region of Uzbekistan.