Refining

Clariant Catalysts has opened a new research and development (R&D) centre at its new One Clariant Campus (OCC) in Shanghai.

Sulzer has enhanced its production capabilities in its Kotka factory in Finland.

The US EIA has projected that jet fuel consumption will not increase as quickly as air travel demand.

Ecopetrol has invested in Aspen technology solutions as part of its digitalisation initiative to improve refining margins.

HyNet North West has received £72 million in funding from the UK government to help transition the country to ‘net zero’ greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

Vopak LNG is investing in the feasibility of developing an LNG import terminal for Victoria, Australia.

The EIA expects crude oil prices to rise through April because of lower OPEC production.

PKN ORLEN has signed an oil supply contract with Rosneft, with the monthly contract volume amounting to 300 000 t of oil.

MOL Group has become a biofuel producer through the realisation of its investment in the Danube refinery.

The IEA reports that oil markets face uncertain future after rebound from historic COVID-19 shock.

The API has issued a statement regarding the Senate’s vote to confirm Secretary Debra Haaland to lead the US Department of the Interior.

Neste has selected Rotterdam, the Netherlands, as a location for its possible next world scale renewable products refinery.

COVID-19 and sustainability are among the top themes set to impact oil and gas industry in 2021, according to GlobalData.

Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS) with United Arab Emirates-based Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. (ADNOC) and Masdar to pursue collaborations across the energy value chain.

Researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), in partnership with Aramco, have demonstrated a technology that results in the stable conversion of crude oil to light olefins in a single-reactor system.