Refining

KBC (A Yokogawa Company) has announced the launch of Petro-SIM® v7.6, the latest release of its digital twin process simulation platform for the upstream and downstream oil and gas sectors.

MOL has imported 85 000 t of CPC blend into the Central and Eastern European region and signed an oil trading contract with Kazakhstan’s national oil company, KazMunayGas (KMG).

Bilfinger has been awarded a major FEED contract from Kuwait National Petroleum Co. (KNPC) for the new North Oil Pier at the customer’s MAA Refinery in Kuwait.

Mitsubishi Power has announced the completion and handover of a hydrogen fuel conversion at Egyptian refinery ANRPC.

Topsoe, a provider of technology and solutions for the energy transition, has been selected as the renewable diesel technology partner for CountryMark’s Mount Vernon, Indiana refinery, US.

Shell has completed its sale of interest in Colonial Enterprises Inc. to Brookfield subsidiary.

American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) has released a statement on the continued consolidation of US Class 1 freight railroads.

American Petroleum Institute (API) has released a statement on the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposal to repeal vehicle emissions standards.

The value of energy trade between the US and Canada remained steady in 2024 at an estimated US$151 billion compared with US$154 billion in 2023.

Chart Industries has terminated a merger agreement with Flowserve Corp.

Baker Hughes is set to acquire Chart Industries, accelerating its energy and industrial technology strategy.

SWISS has become the first airline to integrate the solar fuel manufactured by the Swiss-based Synhelion clean-tech company into its regular flight operations.

TotalEnergies has selected AspenTech Inmation™ to collect and centralise millions of real-time data points from the company’s industrial sites worldwide, ensuring secure and unified access to data.

The US exported more crude oil to Nigeria than it received from Nigeria for the first time in February and March 2025, the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) reports.

At the Invest Zambia International Conference, the Industrial Development Corp. (IDC) has signed two memoranda of understandings (MoUs) worth over US$2 billion, securing major investments in Zambia’s energy sector.