Downstream news updates

MAIRE has announced that Nextchem, through its subsidiary MyRechemical, has been awarded licensing, Process Design Package, and engineering services by SKY Renewables Burdekin Pty Ltd for the syngas section of Project Lion, Australia.

Waterborne shipments of crude oil and petroleum products from the US Gulf Coast to the West Coast more than quadrupled year-on-year in April and May following a waiver that permitted a broader group of ships to travel between US ports, the US EIA has reported.

Wison Engineering has announced that it has been awarded the US$3.9 billion EPC contract for Phase 2 of the Rich Gas Development Project by ADNOC Gas, UAE, the gas-processing subsidiary of ADNOC.

ORLEN has secured certification under the Oil and Gas Institute’s KZR INiG sustainability scheme for the co-hydrotreatment of bio-based feedstocks at its Plock refinery, Poland.

Argentina LNG has submitted its application to join Argentina’s Large Investment Incentive Regime for the development of its integrated LNG production and export project, with a total investment of US$51 billions throughout the life of the project.

Matthias Wörsching, Head of Custom Catalysts & Business Development, Clariant, joins us to discuss toll manufacturing and custom catalysts.

Braskem and Lallemand Biofuels & Distilled Spirits have announced the development of an innovative technology for producing bioacetone from corn ethanol.

Phillips 66, Kinder Morgan, Inc., and HF Sinclair Corp. have announced they have finalised a joint venture agreement and made a final investment decision to move forward with the proposed Western Gateway Pipeline system.

Power LNG, LLC and Énestas have executed definitive agreements establishing a strategic partnership to accelerate the development of LNG infrastructure at the Port of Galveston, Texas, US.

KBR has been selected by ORNX for the pre-FEED phase of its low-cost ammonia project planned for the Laâyoune region of Morocco.

The US Energy Information Administration expects natural gas inventories will increase to 3985 billion ft3 in October, the most gas in inventories ahead of the winter heating season since 2016.

Technip Energies has been awarded a FEED contract for the offshore Regasification Terminal Yan project in Malaysia.

Frontieras North America has announced the selection of Yokogawa as the main automation contractor for Frontieras' first commercial-scale FASform™ Solid Carbon Fractionation facility in Mason County, West Virginia, US.

As regulatory expectations around secondary containment in chemical storage continue to evolve, Sherwin Williams Protective and Marine Coatings has launched a new range of systems designed to provide comprehensive, compliant protection, tailored to a versatile set of applications.

KN Energies and Indel Petro have signed a memorandum of understanding in Vietnam to establish a framework for co-operation in energy and infrastructure projects in the country.

Topsoe has signed an agreement with First Ammonia to provide its ammonia synthesis technology for the company’s green ammonia production facility in Victoria, Texas, US.

Petrovietnam Refining and Petrochemical Corp. (BSR) has issued a Request for Proposal for financing the Dung Quat Oil Refinery Expansion and Upgrade Project, with a proposed loan of about US$600 million.

Further to previous communications issued during 1H26, MAIRE has provided additional details regarding the Rich Gas Development (RGD) – Phase 3 project to be delivered by Tecnimont, part of the IE&CS business unit.

px Group has been appointed by New Providence Gas Ltd as the operations and maintenance partner for the LNG import and regasification terminal under development in the Bahamas.

North America is expected to remain the largest contributor to global SAF production capacity additions during the outlook period, accounting for more than one third of the total global SAF production capacity by 2030, GlobalData has reported.

ENEOS Holdings Inc. has announce that it has decided to acquire US chemical producer TPC Holdings, Inc. through ENEOS Holdings’ wholly owned US subsidiary, to make TPC a wholly owned subsidiary of ENEOS Holdings.

McDermott Energy Solutions (UK) Ltd has been awarded a letter of intent including limited engineering and procurement services for the continuation of the Rovuma LNG Phase 1 midstream development by ExxonMobil Moçambique.

ORLEN has opened a Marine Transshipment Terminal at its Gdansk refinery, Poland, marking the completion of one of the group’s key logistics projects.

Envision Energy has collaborated with Sasol to advance the design study of a potential green hydrogen system at Sasol's Sasolburg operations in South Africa.