Refining

Topsoe has been selected as technology provider by Sandpiper Chemicals LLC, for its new blue methanol plant in Texas City, Texas, US.

The value of all energy trade between the US and Mexico was estimated to be US$57 billion in 2024, down from nearly US$72 billion in 2023, according to data from the US Census Bureau, the US EIA has reported.

Phillips 66 has provided an update on its progress toward idling operations at its Los Angeles refinery, US, in furtherance of the company’s efforts to redevelop these real estate sites.

Aramco, Honeywell, and KAUST have signed a joint development agreement to develop technology to advance the capabilities of crude-to-chemicals, Saudi Arabia.

Cerilon has announced the signing of a binding offtake agreement with Pembina for naphtha from its gas-to-liquids (GTL) project under development in Williams County, North Dakota, US.

thyssenkrupp Uhde has commissioned the start-up of a hydrogen recovery unit (HRU) at the Fertil plant in Ruwais, UAE, owned by Fertiglobe.

Synthomer and Lummus Technology have announced the launch of a new partnership to license Synthomer’s proprietary acrylic acid esters technology.

ABB has launched the GCP100 gas chromatograph for cybersecurity and real-time analysis of complex gas mixtures in the natural gas, biogas, oil, and petrochemical industries.

The EIA expects US total distillate inventories will end 2025 and 2026 at lower levels than previous years because of significant inventory draws in 2025, strong export demand, and domestic production declines.

Wood Mackenzie has disclosed that oil and gas companies need to brace for a tough 2026 as capital budgets fall and low-carbon spending faces further cuts.

Zeopore delivers semi-industrial volumes to world-leading catalyst manufacturer, underlining commercial traction and potential for multi-year offtake agreements.

ExxonMobil Basestocks has announced the first shipment of Group II base stocks from new units as part of the Singapore Resid Upgrade Project.

Arkema and Catalyxx have announced a partnership to accelerate the transition to lower-carbon footprint acrylic monomers and acrylic resins.

As part of maintenance activity at ExxonMobil’s Fawley Refinery in the UK, Mammoet recently supported with the exchange of a reactor head in the fluid catalytic cracker (FCC) unit.

Ketjen Corp. has marked the official inauguration of its newly expanded ZSM-5 manufacturing plant in Bayport, Texas, US.