Improvement through collaboration
In the December issue of Hydrocarbon Engineering, Yoshito Sato, Yokogawa, details the collaboration between Shell and Yokogawa in machine vision and robotics.
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Shell signs agreement to purchase SAF from Green Sky Capital
Shell has signed a long-term agreement to purchase SAF from Green Sky Capital, which has contributed to providing commercial certainty for investors to move forward with plans to build a commercial-scale SAF plant in Egypt.
US retail gasoline prices fall below US$3/gal.
US retail prices have fallen below US$3/gal., the lowest price since 2021, the US Energy Information Administration has reported.
AFPM: revised fuel economy standards would put CAFE back on solid legal footing
AFPM President and CEO Chet Thompson has issued a statement on the Trump administration’s proposed revised 2027 - 2031 Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards.
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LBC secure subsidy to develop terminal
LBC Vlissingen has been awarded a €6.6 million subsidy to further develop its terminal in Zeeland, the Netherlands.
Eni signs long-term LNG sale agreement with BOTAS
Eni has entered a long-term LNG sale agreement with BOTAS to supply 0.4 million tpy of LNG.
Petrobras advances expansion of RNEST
Petrobras has advanced the expansion of the processing capacity of the Abreu e Lima Refinery (RNEST), Brazil, with the construction of the second set of units (train 2).
Liquid Sun launches eSAF pilot plant
Liquid Sun has launched one of the first eSAF pilot plants in Europe in Espoo, Finland, where synthetic feedstock for SAF is already being produced.
Geopolitical developments contribute to elevated diesel prices
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) considers key geopolitical developments that have contributed to rising diesel prices in the final months of 2025.
Gerotto announces partnership with Derc Salotech
Gerotto has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Derc Salotech for the sale of magnetic robots In Italy for cleaning vertical walls of tanks, ships, and metal structures.