Downstream news updates

Transnet National Ports Authority has issued a request for proposals for the appointment of a terminal operator for the Port of East London, South Africa.

MOL has completed construction work on the AV3 unit at the Danube Refinery, Hungary, which was damaged in a fire last autumn.

INEOS has announced that it is idling all three of its world scale chemical plants in Hull, UK.

In this Spotlight Interview, Simon Rogers, Chief Technology Officer at KBC (a Yokogawa company), explores how physics-based models, AI, and contextualised enterprise data are converging to improve performance and decision making in the downstream sector.

The International Energy Agency (IEA) explores why diesel prices are surging amid the latest hostilities in the Middle East.

Ebara Elliott Energy (EEE) has launched its expanded Houston Center of Excellence, establishing a single-source hub for turbomachinery repair, testing, and restoration, US.

The Rijeka Refinery Upgrade Project has reached another major milestone with the new delayed coker unit (DCU) achieving start-up.

ADIPEC 2026 will mobilise investment in resilient and intelligent energy systems, with confirmed participation from ministers, CEOs and senior leaders across energy, technology, finance and industry.

Neste and United Airlines have extended their existing agreement on the supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) blended with conventional jet fuel to flights departing Chicago O’Hare International Airport and Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.

SAMSUNG E&A launched a full-scale entry into the LNG plant market by unveiling its ‘LNG Module Package’ at Gastech 2026 in Bangkok, Thailand.

In a blog post, AFPM explains why more diesel in the US does not necessarily mean lower prices at the pump for Americans.

Most large oil and gas companies will enter 2027 with gearing below 20%, following accelerated deleveraging driven by surging prices and margins in 2026, according to Wood Mackenzie's Corporate Strategic Planner Oil & Gas 2027.

On 18 September, His Majesty King Frederik X of Denmark will officially open the first full-scale facility for the permanent storage of CO2 in the European Union (EU).

Technip Energies has launched a standardised, fully modular and electrified LNG solution enabled by Honeywell Technologies and Siemens Energy.

MAIRE has announced that Tecnimont has been awarded a front-end-engineering design (FEED) and open book cost estimation (OBCE) contract for a petrochemical project located in Asia.

Wood Mackenzie considers what is next for Qatar, Iran and the world's largest gas field, following the 2026 Middle East conflict.

Sasol and White Desert have announced a landmark sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) partnership, a significant milestone for African aviation and the country’s emerging lower-carbon fuels industry.

Caturus LLC has announced a five train, 7.75 million tpy expansion project for its Commonwealth LNG export facility in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, US, which would nearly double the site’s planned capacity to approximately 17.25 million tpy.

Emerson has been awarded a contract by Technip Energies to provide automation technologies for the SkyNRG sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant – the first dedicated greenfield SAF production facility in Europe.

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.

Naftogaz Group and Kino Aski LNG have signed a memorandum of understanding on potential co-operation in the supply of low-carbon LNG from Canada to the European market.

Black & Veatch celebrates more than 15 years of FLNG innovation, engineering experience and advancement of PRICO liquefaction performance at Gastech 2026.

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.