Hydrocarbon Engineering Spotlight with Topsoe
Xavier Ruiz and Travis Kirk, Topsoe, join us to explore how a new SiliconTrap catalyst for coker naphtha can offer improved unit performance.
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In this latest Hydrocarbon Engineering Spotlight Interview, Senior Editor, Callum O'Reilly is joined by Xavier Ruiz, Technical Services Manager, Global Commercial Clean Fuels, and Travis Kirk, Sales Director, Global Commercial Clean Fuels at Topsoe.
Wood Mackenzie: Big Oil faces production cliff edge
Wood Mackenzie analysis reveals 30 of the world's largest oil and gas companies face a combined 22 million boe/d production shortfall by 2040 to maintain their market share of oil and gas demand.
Centrica Energy and Whitecap enter long-term natural gas supply agreement
Centrica Energy has announced the signing of a long-term natural gas purchase agreement with Whitecap Resources Inc., a leading Canadian producer dedicated to the responsible development of oil and gas resources across the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.
Alfa Laval to double capacity at Richmond, Virgina, facility by 2028
In response to accelerating demand across key industrial markets in North America, Alfa Laval announced a major expansion of its manufacturing facility in Richmond, Virginia, USA.
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Monitoring matters
In this special report, Mike Hastings, Brüel & Kjær Vibro, Denmark, describes how operators can keep reciprocating compressors running and production moving in the oil and gas industry, through various condition monitoring techniques.
Petrobras selects Topsoe for SAF blending component and renewable diesel projects
Petrobras has chosen Topsoe as technology provider for its potential new sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) blending component and renewable diesel project at the Boaventura Energy Complex in Itaboraí, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Samsung C&T and Axens collaborate for CCUS projects
Samsung C&T and Axens have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on the deployment of carbon capture, utilisation, and storage projects.
Honeywell amends agreement to acquire Johnson Matthey’s catalyst technologies business
Honeywell has announced that it has entered into an amended agreement to acquire Johnson Matthey's Catalyst Technologies business segment, which adjusts the total consideration from £1.8 billion to £1.325 billion and extends the long stop date to 21 July 2026.
EIA: US LNG exports continue to rise
The US EIA has reported that the US is the largest exporter of LNG, ahead of Australia and Qatar, 10 years after the first cargo left the Sabine Pass Terminal.
World Pipelines launches UK-focused CCS Forum to tackle UK CO2 transport build-out
World Pipelines to host dedicated UK CCS infrastructure forum, on 18 March 2026, in London.