Downstream contract news

NorSAF has agreed to collaborate with Nova Pangaea Technologies to develop an advanced ethanol production plant in Latvia to supply NorSAF’s SAF facility.

Société Africaine de Raffinage (SAR) has signed an agreement with Yamata for the construction of a second refinery of 4 million tpy and the modernisation of the Mbao refinery, Senegal.

NextDecade has received the permit from the US Army Corp of Engineers for the Rio Grande LNG Train 6 expansion project.

Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE has selected Honeywell Technologies to provide process technologies, licensing, engineering services, proprietary catalysts, equipment, and digital solutions for its planned 700 000 bpd refinery in Kenya.

Petrochemical Industries Co. (PIC), a subsidiary of Kuwait Petroleum Corp. (KPC), have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with AmCham Kuwait to advance petrochemical investment and commercial cooperation.

Technip Energies has been awarded contracts by Petkim, a subsidiary of SOCAR, in connection with the development of a proposed integrated petrochemical complex in Aliaga, Türkiye.

FTAI Energy Partners LLC has announced that its subsidiary has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Port Arthur Terminal in Port Arthur, Texas, US, and a 50% interest in the DRU located in Hardisty, Alberta, Canada, from a subsidiary of USD Group LLC.

SkyNRG has announced the selection of Technip Energies, Sasol, and Topsoe as key partners for the initial engineering activities of the FEED phase of Project Wigeon, its planned SAF facility at the Port of Walla Walla in Washington State, US.

MAIRE’s Tecnimont USA Inc. has signed the front-end engineering design (FEED) contract for Argent LNG’s export facility at Port Fourchon, Louisiana, US.

BASF SE has confirmed exploratory talks with RAG-Stiftung and Evonik Industries AG regarding a potential takeover of Evonik.