Downstream news updates

US petroleum exports reached a record in April as disruptions to international crude oil and refined product flows through the Strait of Hormuz increased global demand for US exports, the US EIA has reported.

Heurtey Petrochem Solutions has been selected by Transition Industries as the electrical tubular furnace provider for the Pacífico Mexinol project, a world-scale ultra-low-carbon methanol production facility under development in Mexico.

INEOS and Norwegian recycling company Recuro have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop an advanced recycling facility at INEOS’ Bamble polymer site in Norway.

Gastech 2026 will take place in Bangkok, Thailand from 14 – 17 September 2026, uniting global decision makers and energy leaders to address urgent supply security and system resilience priorities amid mounting geopolitical instability.

ABB has won an order from Zhejiang Petroleum & Chemical to deliver ProcessMaster FEP600 electromagnetic flowmeters with Ethernet-APL (Advanced Physical Layer) connectivity for an upgrade at a large refining and petrochemical complex in China.

Topsoe and Sasol have signed a single point licensing agreement with SUSTAERO, a developer of SAF production infrastructure in Canada.

The US Energy Information Administration published its July Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), increasing its expectations for global oil production.

ADNOC and XRG have signed a strategic collaboration agreement with Mitsui & Co., Ltd to unlock new growth opportunities across the energy value chain.

Fluor has been selected by Aramco as a Programme Management Consultancy (PMC) contractor under a Long-Term Agreement (LTA) to support its global capital projects portfolio.

Axens has announced the strengthening of its collaboration with Egyptian Refining Company through the signing of a long-term agreement aimed at maximising asset value and supporting ERC’s evolving needs.

Supporting both decarbonisation strategies and supply security, biofuel demand is increasing, but feedstock availability threatens to cap growth, reported GlobalData.

ADNOC has announced the signing of a 15-year sales and purchase agreement with INPEX CORP. for the supply of 1 million tpy of LNG from the Ruwais LNG project.

AMETEK Process Instruments has expanded its 993X series of gas analysers – including both 993X and 9933 models - with new explosion proof (Ex d) enclosures certified for ATEX and IECEx Zone 1 hazardous locations.

Dover Fueling Solutions® has announced the launch of ProGauge MagLink Anywhere™ which is designed to give fuel retailers reliable, real-time access to critical tank and console data from anywhere.

Nikkiso CE&IG has launched the next generation of its submerged motor pump to deliver higher performance and greater reliability for a range of markets.

The crisis in the Middle East should be a wake-up for the global chemical industry to end its dependence on fossil fuels for feedstocks and consider sustainable alternatives, according to Scottish green chemicals firm Celtic Renewables.

Worley has been awarded, as part of a pool of 11 contractors, a long-term agreement by Aramco to support projects within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia across the energy and chemical sectors.

In the July issue of Hydrocarbon Engineering, Naomi Baker, BCCK, USA, explains why nitrogen removal is increasingly critical in natural gas processing and how cryogenic distillation provides an effective large scale solution by delivering high methane recovery, meeting stringent specifications, and enabling economically viable treatment of high-nitrogen gas streams.

In this special report, Marco Ayala, ABS Consulting, explores how oil, gas, and chemical facilities can map their tolerable risk state to sustain uptime amid supply chain and cyber vulnerabilities.

The Governing Board of the International Energy Agency (IEA) has unanimously agreed for Nigeria to join the IEA Family as an Association country.

Axens has announced that it has signed an agreement with Air Liquide to acquire its methanol to olefins technology portfolio, including the Lurgi Methanol-to-Propylene™.

IMI has been awarded a new contract to supply a wireless vibration monitoring solution for a major refinery operator in Oman.

The coatings transaction between Carlyle and BASF announced on 10 October 2025 was completed on 30 June 2026, following receipt of all required regulatory approvals.

To address corrosion under insulation (CUI) , industry stakeholders have come together in a Joint Industry Project (JIP) led by SIRRIS, a Belgian non-profit research and innovation centre for the technological industry.