Downstream contract news

Ketjen Corp. and Aramco have entered into a joint development agreement to co-develop, test, and deploy next-generation fluid catalytic cracking catalysts and additives.

Venture Global, Inc. and Vitol have announced the execution of an agreement for the purchase of approximately 1.5 million tpy of US LNG from Venture Global for five years commencing in 2026.

ADNOC and OMV have announced strong progress towards the formation of Borouge Group International AG, including the signing of an Asset Usage Agreement for the Borouge 4 (B4) production complex.

REZEL Catalysts Corp. has been awarded a contract to supply catalysts for a 600 000 t CATOFIN™ PDH unit operated by Lihuayi Weiyuan Chemical Co., Ltd. in China.

SAFFiRE Renewables has selected ANDRITZ to supply key refining technology for its new pilot plant in Liberal, Kansas, US, that will convert agricultural residues into cellulosic ethanol.

BASF has started up the world’s first production plant for catalysts based on X3D® technology at its Ludwigshafen site, Germany.

Ebara Elliott Energy and NuScale Power Corp. (NuScale) have announced a collaborative research programme to demonstrate and field test a commercial scale high-temperature steam compressor to integrate NuScale Power Modules™ (NPM) with petrochemical plants needing process heat.

Abundia has announced that it has entered a multi-project licensing agreement with Topsoe to deploy its HydroFlex® technology for the upgrading process at Abundia's waste-plastics-to-renewable products recycling facility in Baytown, Texas, US.

Baker Hughes has announced a substantial 60 month service award from Petrobras to support critical turbomachinery equipment for Brazil’s offshore operations as well as a major refinery.

Technip Energies has signed an agreement with Verso Energy to acquire a minority equity stake in the DEZiR project, an eSAF plant located in Rouen, France.