Downstream news updates

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.

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.