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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.
VAROPreem supplies renewable diesel in Norway
VAROPreem has launched Preem Redefine HVO100, a Nordic Swan-Ecolabelled fuel, in Norway.
GlobalData: escalating Gulf conflict set to disrupt Hormuz oil flows
Jaison Davis, Economic Research Analyst at GlobalData, provides commentary on GCC exports, with global energy markets in flux.
IGU releases statement on the escalating conflict in the Middle East
The International Gas Union (IGU) has released a statement on the escalating conflict in the Middle East and its impact on global energy security.
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TotalEnergies signs LNG export agreement with Alaska LNG project
TotalEnergies has signed a preliminary agreement with Glenfarne for the long-term offtake of 2 million tpy of LNG from the Alaska LNG project over 20 years.
AFPM to EPA: Please, no last-minute RVP waivers in 2026
AFPM President and CEO Chet Thompson sent a letter to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin to urge EPA to avoid a repeat of 2025’s 11th hour emergency RVP waivers for summer gasoline sold in the Midwest.
DOE approves export expansion at Corpus Christi LNG
The US Secretary of Energy has signed an export authorisation for a 12% expansion?in exports at Cheniere Energy’s Corpus Christi LNG terminal.
Wood Mackenzie: oil prices could hit US$100/bbl as Strait of Hormuz traffic halts
Higher oil and gas prices are certain as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz threatens to disrupt 15% of global oil supply and 20% of global LNG supply if tanker flows are not quickly restored, according to Wood Mackenzie.
Opening up sustainable aviation fuel feedstocks with Fischer-Tropsch
Feedstock availability poses a critical barrier to SAF scale-up. JM’s FT CANS technology, developed with BP, enables flexible feedstock strategies and a proven route to commercial-scale SAF.
Eni furthers investment in biorefining
Eni has announced the final investment decision has been approved for Eni's plan to convert certain units of the Sannazzaro de’ Burgondi refinery in Lombardy, Italy, into a biorefinery.