Downstream news updates

Axens has been selected by Expander Energy Inc. to provide its advanced FT Liquid Upgrading technology.

AFRY has been selected as the International Technical Advisor (ITA) for the 1.5 GW Thai Binh LNG-to-Power project in Hung Yen, Vietnam.

Topsoe has signed a contract with Uniper to deliver FEED for the NorthStarH2 e-methanol project in Östersund, Sweden.

Ammobia has announced an agreement with Lummus Technology to license and deploy its ammonia production system to support low-carbon maritime fuel and energy storage and transport.

Abundant gas resources are expected to drive gas processing capacity additions in the region, GlobalData has reported.

Siemens Energy has announced it is starting preparations for its Transformation of Industry business to become a standalone company, including steam turbines, compressors, and electrolysers.

CF Industries, JERA, and Mitsui have broken ground on ITS Blue Point One ammonia plant in Louisiana, US, which will produce ammonia using hydrogen from natural gas.

Burckhardt Compression has secured two orders for the Boaventura Energy Complex, a major Petrobras project in Brazil, for the supply of six PL2 compressor packages and related services.

MAIRE has announced new awards and additional works related to previously granted contracts in the Integrated E&C Solutions business unit for a total amount of approximately €110 million, for projects located across South America, Europe, and Asia.

Olin Corp. and Huntsman Corp. have announced that their respective shareholders have approved the proposals necessary to complete the companies' previously announced all-stock merger of equals.

Shell is looking to sell its US chemical assets, with reports that it could fetch up to US$8 billion, with interest expressed from ExxonMobil and LyondellBasell, the Financial Times has reported.

Axens and Raízen have announced the start-up of a Prime-G+® FCC gasoline desulfurisation unit at Raízen’s refinery in Argentina, marking the 300th Prime-G+ unit licensed worldwide in 25 years.

Mantel has announced a new strategic investment from Constellation Technology Ventures (CTV) and Azimut Investments to scale carbon capture across heavy industry.

Aduro Clean Technologies has announced the selection of Saipem for Early Works and Services supporting the development of Aduro's planned First-of-a-Kind Hydrochemolytic™ Technology Facility at Chemelot in the Netherlands.

Shell Pilipinas Corp. is progressing with a terminal expansion in Cebu, strategically located in the Visayas, the Philippines, to strengthen the availability of energy products and enhance supply chain resilience.

Seaborne petroleum product exports from Nigeria have grown seven-fold since 2023, playing an increasing role in the international market for petroleum products at a time when supplies from other areas have been constrained, the EIA has reported.

Asia is expected to lead global conventional refinery capacity additions during 2026 to 2030, supported by a large pipeline of new build and expansion projects, GlobalData has reported.

INEOS Inovyn has confirmed that it has agreed to acquire the remaining 50% shareholding in Runcorn MCP Ltd, together with the assets and employees associated with ethylene dichloride production at Runcorn from Vynova Runcorn Ltd, UK.

Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd. is set to inaugurate its new phenol and acetone manufacturing facility in October 2026, West Bengal, India, according to various media outlets.

The AFPM has gathered the following perspectives from analysts and reporters to help explain why fuel prices today are not moving in lockstep with crude oil prices, and why refining capacity has become one of the most important factors shaping what consumers pay at the pump.

In the August issue of Hydrocarbon Engineering, Luis Alberto Torres-Morales, Jorge Luis Cabrera-Amador, and Leandro Ruiz-Ruiz, Braskem Idesa, alongside Ian Buttridge and David Lin, GTI Solutions, discuss how optimised demethanisers design can reduce methane slip and improve energy efficiency, with a particular focus on two retrofit projects.

Ebara Elliott Energy and Doosan Enerbility have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to co-develop advanced gas turbine-driven centrifugal compressors for the LNG industry.

Petrobras, PetroReconcavo, Brava Energia, and Origem Energia have signed long-term contract addenda regarding access to natural gas processing at the Catu Natural Gas Treatment Unit, located in Pojuca, Brazil, and operated by Petrobras.

Clariant has announced the official launch of two new research and development laboratories for its Additives business in China: one at the Daya Bay production site in Huizhou and one at the One Clariant Campus (OCC) in Shanghai.