Downstream news

Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd. is set to inaugurate its new phenol and acetone manufacturing facility in October 2026, West Bengal, India, according to various media outlets.

In the August issue of Hydrocarbon Engineering, Luis Alberto Torres-Morales, Jorge Luis Cabrera-Amador, and Leandro Ruiz-Ruiz, Braskem Idesa, alongside Ian Buttridge and David Lin, GTI Solutions, discuss how optimised demethanisers design can reduce methane slip and improve energy efficiency, with a particular focus on two retrofit projects.

Ebara Elliott Energy and Doosan Enerbility have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to co-develop advanced gas turbine-driven centrifugal compressors for the LNG industry.

Petrobras, PetroReconcavo, Brava Energia, and Origem Energia have signed long-term contract addenda regarding access to natural gas processing at the Catu Natural Gas Treatment Unit, located in Pojuca, Brazil, and operated by Petrobras.

Clariant has announced the official launch of two new research and development laboratories for its Additives business in China: one at the Daya Bay production site in Huizhou and one at the One Clariant Campus (OCC) in Shanghai.

The American Petroleum Institute explore how the price of oil is actually determined in the latest release here.

P2X Solutions and avanca/Alternoil have entered into a long-term e-methane agreement with deliveries scheduled to start in 4Q26.

Syzygy Plasmonics has announced a framework agreement with the International Finance Corp. to support the development of a pipeline of SAF projects across Latin America.

The planned Initial Public Offering of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals has taken a significant step forward with the completion of a US$1 billion underwriting programme, strengthening the capital markets foundation for what could become Africa’s most consequential industrial listing.

Kino Aski Inc. and Marinvest Energy Canada Inc. have announced the joint development of Kino Aski LNG, a First Nations-led energy corridor and LNG project designed to supply Europe with competitive, low-carbon Canadian energy.