Downstream news updates

Following the latest auctions for the allocation of gas storage capacity for next winter, Snam announces that storage capacity allocated allowed to achieve the target of filling Italian gas storage facilities to at least 90%.

Lummus Technology and ART-Envi Services have announced a partnership to offer a fully enclosed alternative that helps reduce emissions, improve safety, and support more sustainable refinery operations.

Baker Hughes has announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell its Waygate Technologies business to Hexagon, a provider of measurement technologies.

Burckhardt Compression has secured several orders to supply compressor solutions for LNG terminal projects in Thailand and Taiwan.

The Crisafulli Government, Australia, is strengthening Queensland’s fuel security with a AUS$25 million investment, and streamlined approvals, to develop renewable diesel at Ampol’s Lytton refinery.

The API and AFPM have issued a statement following the introduction of legislation to address a wave of lawsuits and 'climate superfund' laws targeting US energy producers.

Sulzer has signed a long-term corporate procurement agreement (CPA) with Aramco for the supply of centrifugal pumps, spare parts, and aftermarket services across Aramco’s global operations.

Hamburg’s Authority for Environment, Climate, Energy, and Agriculture granted MB Energy a permit to build and operate a new ammonia import terminal in Hamburg, Germany.

H2SITE has signed an agreement with Petronor to advance high-purity hydrogen production in refining through advanced membrane technology.

IGS has reported that a growing share of oil and gas infrastructure across Saudi Arabia and the UAE is operating beyond its intended design life, an issue intensified by regional disruption.

INEOS Olefins & Polymers Europe is strengthening its commitment to Europe by signing new distribution agreements that expand access to its local, high-quality polyolefins offer.

GasEntec has entered into contracts to deliver a jetty-based LNG regasification unit and associated onshore equipment for the Dakar LNG terminal in Senegal.

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+.

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.