Refining

Equinor has awarded Scana-owned PSW Technology a three-year contract for maintenance services to the Mongstad refinery.

Phillips 66 has received ISCC PLUS certification for its Sweeny Refinery in Texas, US, to process oil made from waste plastics into feedstocks for new plastics.

OGCI Climate Investments has invested in CL-Invest, a company developing projects that reduce methane and flare emissions from existing oil and gas infrastructure.

Air Products has announced financial close and transfer of the second group of assets for a gasification and power joint venture (JV) with Aramco, ACWA Power and Air Products Qudra in Saudi Arabia.

Nuberg EPC has announced that it has been awarded a prestigious 550 tpd sulfuric acid plant project on an EPC-based contract, in Neratovice, Czech Republic.

Irving Oil selects Anaergia Inc. as a supplier of carbon-negative renewable natural gas for its operations, including the Saint John refinery.

Aramco has announced the 100% acquisition of Motiva Trading by the Aramco Trading Company, as well as the launch of Aramco Trading Americas LLC.

Pertamina, through its PT Kilang Pertamina Internasional Balikpapan unit, has signed a security cooperation agreement with the TNI and Polri for the East Kalimantan region in Balikpapan, Indonesia.

AFPM Senior Director of Fuels and Vehicle Policy testified during the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s public hearing on the proposed Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) proposal, covering years 2023 – 2025.

Babcock & Wilcox has been awarded a contract by Phillips 66 Ltd to design a flue gas pre-treatment technology upstream from a planned carbon dioxide capture system on the Phillips 66 Ltd Humber Refinery.

weavix™ has announced a US$10 million Series A funding round from Koch Disruptive Technologies, the growth and venture arm of Koch Industries.

ExxonMobil has reached an agreement with Bangchak Corp. to sell its interest in Esso Thailand, which includes the Sriracha refinery, select distribution terminals, and a network of Esso-branded retail stations.

The list of references associated with the article entitled 'Moving with the changing tide', which featured in the January 2023 issue of Hydrocarbon Engineering.

Technip Energies has been awarded a large project management consultancy contract by Kuwait Oil Co.

According to the EIA, the Brent price rose significantly in 1H22 but generally declined in the second half of the year.