Refining

LyondellBasell has announced that it will increase its 2030 greenhouse gas emissions reduction target for scope 1 and scope 2 emissions from 30% to 42%, relative to a 2020 baseline.

CITGO Petroleum Corp. has joined the US Environmental Protection Agency's ENERGY STAR programme as an ENERGY STAR Partner.

Rates for petroleum product tankers that carry low-sulfur petroleum products, including refined petroleum products such as motor gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, and naphtha, reached multiyear highs this summer, reports the EIA.

API and the State Enterprise Ukrainian Scientific Center for Standardization, Certification and Quality Problems have signed an MoU on natural gas and oil standards.

Saudi Aramco and Shandong Energy Group are exploring collaboration on integrated refining and petrochemical opportunities in China.

Phillips 66 plans to invest US$1.1 billion in refining, including US$389 million for reliability, safety and environmental projects.

The Stephens Group has finalised its acquisition of Quality Valve from Pfingsten.

A new report from Wood Mackenzie offers five key developments for the energy sector over the next 12 months.

Essar Oil UK Ltd has announced its plan to build a £360 million major new carbon capture plant at its Stanlow refinery in line with its ambition to become a leading low carbon refinery by 2030.

Equatorial Guinea and the Democratic Republic of the Congo have signed an MoU to develop existing synergies across the countries' upstream, downstream, energy infrastructure and logistics sectors.

KBC has announced the release of Visual MESA® Production Accounting 4.2 for yield accounting and data reconciliation in oil, gas and chemical operations.

With this new site in Changzhou, China, HOERBIGER has strengthened its presence in the country, and laid the foundation for further growth in an important market.

Technip Energies has been awarded a contract for sustainable aviation fuels production at TotalEnergies’ Grandpuits zero-crude platform in France.

Maire Tecnimont's subsidiary, KT – Kinetics Technology, has been awarded an engineering, procurement & construction management contract by Motor Oil Hellas for a C3 splitter unit at the Corinth refinery, Greece.

Sulzer has finalised an extensive modernisation project at the Kotka pump factory in Finland, whereby new automation and digitisation capabilities will take production to a new level.