Downstream news
AFPM to EPA: Please, no last-minute RVP waivers in 2026
AFPM President and CEO Chet Thompson sent a letter to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin to urge EPA to avoid a repeat of 2025’s 11th hour emergency RVP waivers for summer gasoline sold in the Midwest.
DOE approves export expansion at Corpus Christi LNG
The US Secretary of Energy has signed an export authorisation for a 12% expansion?in exports at Cheniere Energy’s Corpus Christi LNG terminal.
Wood Mackenzie: oil prices could hit US$100/bbl as Strait of Hormuz traffic halts
Higher oil and gas prices are certain as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz threatens to disrupt 15% of global oil supply and 20% of global LNG supply if tanker flows are not quickly restored, according to Wood Mackenzie.
Eni furthers investment in biorefining
Eni has announced the final investment decision has been approved for Eni's plan to convert certain units of the Sannazzaro de’ Burgondi refinery in Lombardy, Italy, into a biorefinery.
MET and Shell sign MoU on US LNG co-operation
MET International AG and Shell have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding to expand their existing long-term co-operation in LNG and gas trading.
Honeywell to provide technology for Verso eSAF production
Honeywell has announced that Verso Energy will use Honeywell UOP’s methanol-to-jet processing technology to produce electro-sustainable aviation fuel (eSAF) at seven planned production sites globally.
Wood Mackenzie: Big Oil faces production cliff edge
Wood Mackenzie analysis reveals 30 of the world's largest oil and gas companies face a combined 22 million boe/d production shortfall by 2040 to maintain their market share of oil and gas demand.
Hydrocarbon Engineering Spotlight with Topsoe
Xavier Ruiz and Travis Kirk, Topsoe, join us to explore how a new SiliconTrap catalyst for coker naphtha can offer improved unit performance.
Centrica Energy and Whitecap enter long-term natural gas supply agreement
Centrica Energy has announced the signing of a long-term natural gas purchase agreement with Whitecap Resources Inc., a leading Canadian producer dedicated to the responsible development of oil and gas resources across the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.
Alfa Laval to double capacity at Richmond, Virgina, facility by 2028
In response to accelerating demand across key industrial markets in North America, Alfa Laval announced a major expansion of its manufacturing facility in Richmond, Virginia, USA.