GlobalData: renewable refinery capacity to triple by 2030
GlobalData reports that renewable refinery capacity is set to triple by 2030 as alternative fuels demand grows.
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MOL has restarted the AV3 crude oil distillation unit at the Danube Refinery, Hungary, which was severely damaged in a fire on 20 October 2025.
ABB has launched ABB AbilityTM Augmented Operator, an AI-enabled software suite that helps control room operators to detect anomalies earlier, see how similar situations were previously handled in their facility, and test a response before making a change.
SCG Chemicals Public Co. Ltd (SCGC) and PTT Global Chemical Public Co. Ltd (GC) have announced plans to combine their olefins and polyolefins businesses in Thailand to strengthen the Thai petrochemical industry’s competitiveness on the global stage.
TotalEnergies has highlighted its cooperation with National Oil & Gas Companies to reduce methane emissions, through its partnerships with PETRONAS in Malaysia, SONANGOL in Angola, and Oil India Ltd (OIL) in India.
LyondellBasell has announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell its former Houston Refinery site and related assets to Valero Refining-Texas, L.P., a wholly owned subsidiary of Valero Energy Corp.
Shell Trading Rotterdam B.V., a subsidiary of Shell plc, has signed a long-term products offtake agreement with Green Sky Manara LLC for a planned facility at Port Nador, Morocco.
Chris Whyborn, TÜV SÜD Business Assurance, discusses the importance of robust cybersecurity measures amid increasing digitisation of downstream facilities.
John Crane, a business of Smiths Group plc, has enabled a major refinery in Bavaria, Germany, to restart on schedule by refurbishing two critical Type 28XP dry gas seals in six weeks.
Worley has been selected by Petro Rabigh to provide engineering and project management services supporting future refining and petrochemicals projects at its integrated complex in Rabigh, Saudi Arabia.
