Downstream news updates

Phillips 66 and Kinder Morgan Inc. have announced the advancement of the Western Gateway Pipeline, a proposed refined products pipeline system, following a successful second open season.

In this report, the EIA examines strategic global oil inventory levels as of December 2025, before the coordinated emergency release following the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

Honeywell will provide petrochemical process technologies and catalysts to Dangote to create plastics and detergents, helping the region strengthen energy security.

WPU, Vitol’s plastics recycling business, plans to build a new chemical recycling facility for end-of-life plastics at the Port of Rotterdam, the Netherlands, alongside Vitol’s refinery, VPR.

Spire Inc. and I Squared Capital have announced that they have entered into an agreement in which I Squared will acquire Spire's natural gas storage assets in Wyoming and Oklahoma (Spire Storage).

ABB has launched the latest iteration of its digital technology, My Measurement Assistant+.

Evonik has launched a new generation of high performing isodewaxing catalysts that enhance the production of high quality fuels and lubricants.

A new report from Black & Veatch and Takepoint Research finds OT cybersecurity is still introduced too late in most industrial capital projects, increasing long-term risk and cost.

In its latest 'Short-Term Energy Outlook', the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecasts that US LNG exports will continue to increase.

The new catalysts incorporate Zeopore’s zeolite mesoporization technology to maximise product yields and fuel performance at industrial scale.

Crowley has marked one year of operations of American Energy, the first US-flagged LNG carrier dedicated to serving Puerto Rico.

BEL Valves has announced its first carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) contract win.

A new report from Lloyd's Register suggests that LNG remains the most mature and immediately deployable alternative fuel available to the cruise sector as global and regional emissions rules tighten.

CoreMarine and Jumbo Offshore have been awarded a contract to perform the transport and installation of the soft-yoke mooring systems, and hook-up of both the Hilli Episeyo FLNG and MKII FLNG vessels, in Argentina’s Golfo San Matías.

North American crude replaces Middle East flows as Europe faces structural diesel deficit while exporting gasoline surplus eastward, reports Wood Mackenzie.

Honeywell has announced that Petrobras has selected Honeywell UOP’s ethanol-to-jet process technology for project development at its REPLAN refinery in São Paulo, Brazil.

Technip Energies has been awarded two FEED contracts by Société Gabonaise de Raffinage for its refinery in Port-Gentil, Gabon.

Honeywell has announced that its liquefaction process technology and equipment will be used in NextDecade's Rio Grande LNG Train 4 and Train 5 Projects through an agreement with Bechtel Energy, Inc, Texas, US.

IGS has announced the acquisition of Flamsprutarna AB, a global provider of turbine maintenance and thermal spray services.

Allied Biofuels have announced the the signing of a landmark Project Development Agreement (PDA) to advance sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production in Uzbekistan.

Nufarm Ltd has expanded its strategic partnership with bp, reinforcing Nufarm’s ambition to scale sustainable biofuels and help meet growing demand for SAF and renewable diesel.

Syensqo and Shell Chemicals Europe B.V. have collaborated to supply mass-balanced, low-carbon ethylene oxide solutions for the agricultural and industrial markets.

GTT has received an order from Beijing Petrochemical Engineering Co., Ltd for the design of a 10 000 m3 onshore LNG tank to be built at the Yangjiawan LNG liquefaction plant in China.

Al Geraskin, Integrated Global Services (IGS), Czech Republic, examines challenges facing steam cracker performance, and provides solutions that can maximise olefin production and ensure sustainability.