Refining

Shell has announced a proposal to build a large-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) project at its Scotford complex near Edmonton, Canada.

Sulzer Chemtech has renewed and extended its licensing agreement with Shell Catalysts & Technologies for the development and distribution of high-capacity tray and phase separation technology.

The Société Ivoirienne de Raffinage (SIR) will use Honeywell UOP Distillate Unionfining™ technology to produce diesel that complies with both AFRI 6 and Euro-V emission standards.

Haldor Topsoe has announced that it will build a 15 000 tpy hydroprocessing catalyst plant at the company’s existing Bayport production site in Texas, US.

Air Liquide, Borealis, Esso SAF, TotalEnergies and Yara International ASA have signed an MOU to develop a CO2 infrastructure including capture and storage to help decarbonise the industrial basin located in the Normandy region, France.

During the first six months of 2021, 120 million t were transhipped through the Port of Antwerp, an increase of 5% compared with the same period last year, despite the impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

ESAI Energy reports on how China’s Shandong Province is retiring 500 000 bpd of refining capacity in 2020 - 2022 and another 500 000 bpd after 2022.

Brooge Petroleum and Gas Investment Co. FZE (BPGIC) has signed a refinery agreement with an oil trading company for a 25 000 bpd modular refinery.

BASF will expand its mobile emissions catalysts production plant in Chennai, India. The double-digit million Euro investment will nearly double the company’s catalysts production capacity for the heavy-duty on- and off-road segment.

Avfuel Corp. has collaborated with Million Air Burbank (KBUR) – an Avfuel-branded FBO – to provide its customers with a consistent supply of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel.

Petrobras and SUEZ – Water Technologies & Solutions have signed a membrane supply contract for 15 FPSO platforms.

Shell Deutschland (Shell) has reached an agreement with Alcmene GmbH (part of the Liwathon Group) for the sale of its non-operated 37.5% shareholding in the Germany PCK Schwedt refinery.

According to EIA, as a result of several US refinery closures in 2020, US operable atmospheric crude oil distillation capacity dropped 4.5% to a total of 18.1 million bpd at the start of 2021.

The complex for processing ethane-containing gas (CPECG), under construction in the Leningrad Region, will drive an increase in Russia's share in the world oil and gas chemicals market from 2.5% to 6 – 7%.

The Ecoslops petroleum residues recycling (P2R) unit has started-up at the TotalEnergies La Mède platform in Bouches-du-Rhône, France.