Downstream news updates

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.

Aster has announced the official launch of Aster Port & Terminals (APT), its new storage and logistics business, bringing together Aster’s extensive marine, terminal, and storage infrastructure in Singapore and opening the platform to commercial customers.

The US EIA explores how disruptions to global refining activities are affecting gasoline supplies.

The Government of Bangladesh and the Islamic Development Bank have signed US$1 billion financing agreement for the modernisation and expansion of the Eastern Refinery Project.

Greene Tweed has broadened its testing infrastructure with cryogenic leak and supercritical CO2 rapid gas decompression testing capabilities.

Black & Veatch has announced the launch of BVInfraIQ, an AI-enabled digital infrastructure intelligence platform that transforms complex operational data into actionable intelligence and in real time.

Klaus Brun and Karl Wygant, Ebara Elliott Energy, discuss technical advancements in control and application for integrally geared compressors.

Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases Group has secured a contract with CS Gas North to provide 16 submerged motor pumps for German LNG Terminal in Brunsbüttel.

Axens has been selected by YPF for the implementation of a 5000 m3/d low sulfur diesel hydrotreater unit at YPF’s Industrial Complex in Argentina, with Axens’ Prime-D™ technology.

Africa is expected to remain a major contributor to global conventional refinery capacity additions during 2026 to 2030, supported by a considerable pipeline of new build and expansion projects, GlobalData has reported.

As CCS projects scale across Europe and beyond, insulation plays a vital role in efficiency, durability, and process reliability. PAROC® and FOAMGLAS® insulation solutions provide solutions across the wide temperature ranges found in CCS operations, helping reduce energy losses, minimise corrosion under insulation (CUI), protect personnel, and support long-term plant performance.

CITGO is advancing its Lake Charles Refinery Depentanizer Project, a US$310 million investment that supports the long-term competitiveness of one of the nation's largest and most complex refineries.

OMV Petrom has received all seven modules for its second electrolyser at the Petrobrazi refinery in Romania, expanding its green hydrogen production capacity to 55 MW.

The Middle East conflict continues to disrupt oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz, straining markets and pressuring inventories – and increasing the urgency of reopening the critical waterway, according to the IEA's latest Oil Market Report.

US LNG exports averaged 17.4 billion ft3/d in the first six months of the year, 23% more than the same period in 2025, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Natural Gas Monthly.

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.