Downstream news updates

Shell has officially inaugurated its Grease Manufacturing Plant in Indonesia, with a production capacity of up to 12 000 tpy.

CB&I and AG&P Industrial have completed and commissioned two 60 000 m3 full containment LNG storage tanks at the LNGPH Ilijan LNG facility in the Philippines.

Perpetual Next has announced the appointment of Bilfinger as Owner’s Engineer for the further development of its DeltaTorr and DeltaNor projects in Delfzijl, the Netherlands.

UPC Technology Corp. and BASF signed a strategic letter of intent on LowPCF products during the UPC Technology & BASF Low Carbon Footprint Strategic Partnership Summit at UPC's Zhuhai site, China.

In this special Spotlight Interview, we talk to Robert Hermans, President and CEO of IPCO, as the company marks 125 years since the foundation of Sandvik Process Systems in 1901.

Water is inseparable from energy production. It plays a critical role at every stage of extraction, processing, and refining. It is central to production, compliance and the fundamental right to operate. Effective water treatment at every stage from wellhead to compliant effluent is critical to efficient and reliable processes.

Wood has been awarded a new US$200 million contract by ExxonMobil PNG for construction services in support of the PNG LNG project in Papua New Guinea.

Covestro, Fertiglobe, and MB Energy have signed an MoU to explore an ammonia supply chain collaboration.

Oil markets remain under intense pressure as disruptions to crude and refined product supplies from the Strait of Hormuz crisis continue to ripple through global markets, the IEA has reported.

Borouge Group International AG has announced that it has delivered the first batch of materials from its new Cross-Linked Polyethylene (XLPE) plant in the UAE to customers in the region.

Following the licence agreement signed between S-Oil and Axens in late 2024 for Axens’ Liquid Phase Xylene Isomerization (LPI) technology, the project has now reached final investment decision.

Clariant, in partnership with Lummus Technology, has announced that it has been awarded a contract by Zhejiang Petroleum & Chemical Co. Ltd to supply its CATOFIN™ catalyst and HGM for a new propane dehydrogenation unit in Zhejiang Province, China.

Argent LNG has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Government of the Republic of Albania to jointly evaluate the development of a large scale onshore LNG storage and regasification terminal on the Albanian coast.

Yokogawa Electric Corp. have signed an agreement with ELES and Plinovodi, and to advance the nationwide hydrogen ecosystem in Slovenia.

Axens and Wison Engineering have signed an MoU to explore collaboration opportunities on global SAF and eSAF projects, including the Fischer-Tropsch pathway.

The US Energy Information Administration has released its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO).

In this special report, Aashna Punwani, UptimeAI, discusses how AI tools can be used to speed up decision-making within refinery and petrochemical operations.

Emerson has announced updates to both its AMS 6500 ATG online protection system with embedded prediction and the AMS Machine Works asset health monitoring software.

Sapphire Gas Solutions has announced the acquisition of assets owned by Spectrum LNG, a leading small scale LNG producer.

Matrix Service Co. has announced that America First Refining has awarded the company the front-end engineering and design of the storage tank farm for AFR’s large scale refining facility in Brownsville, Texas, US.

Rompetrol Rafinare continues the strategic programme to modernise the storage infrastructure at Petromidia, Romania, through the capital rehabilitation and modernisation of five tanks with a direct impact on the refinery’s operational flexibility.

A joint industrial decarbonisation project from Shell, Schneider Electric, and Axens demonstrates how electrification, process technology and site integration can help reduce direct CO2 and NOx emissions from refinery heating.

Avantium N.V. has completed the commissioning of the purification unit at its FDCA Flagship Plant in Delfzijl, the Netherlands, the world's first commercial-scale plant for the production of furandicarboxylic acid.

Uniper has completed the expression of interest phase for its hydrogen import terminal in Wilhelmshaven, Germany, receiving sufficient capacity reservations to proceed to the next stage.