Downstream news
Hydrocarbon Engineering Spotlight with Ebara Elliott Energy
Klaus Brun and Karl Wygant, Ebara Elliott Energy, discuss technical advancements in control and application for integrally geared compressors.
Nikkiso to provide pumps for German LNG import terminal
Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases Group has secured a contract with CS Gas North to provide 16 submerged motor pumps for German LNG Terminal in Brunsbüttel.
Axens selected by YPF for diesel production upgrade solution
Axens has been selected by YPF for the implementation of a 5000 m3/d low sulfur diesel hydrotreater unit at YPF’s Industrial Complex in Argentina, with Axens’ Prime-D™ technology.
GlobalData: Africa to drive global upcoming conventional refineries capacity additions by 2030
Africa is expected to remain a major contributor to global conventional refinery capacity additions during 2026 to 2030, supported by a considerable pipeline of new build and expansion projects, GlobalData has reported.
CITGO strengthens Lake Charles Refinery with US$310 million project
CITGO is advancing its Lake Charles Refinery Depentanizer Project, a US$310 million investment that supports the long-term competitiveness of one of the nation's largest and most complex refineries.
OMV Petrom receives all electrolyser modules for Petrobrazi refinery
OMV Petrom has received all seven modules for its second electrolyser at the Petrobrazi refinery in Romania, expanding its green hydrogen production capacity to 55 MW.
IEA: continued Hormuz disruptions strain global oil supplies and inventories
The Middle East conflict continues to disrupt oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz, straining markets and pressuring inventories – and increasing the urgency of reopening the critical waterway, according to the IEA's latest Oil Market Report.
EIA: US LNG exports rose 23% in 1H26
US LNG exports averaged 17.4 billion ft3/d in the first six months of the year, 23% more than the same period in 2025, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Natural Gas Monthly.
Expander Energy selects Axens technology
Axens has been selected by Expander Energy Inc. to provide its advanced FT Liquid Upgrading technology.
AFRY awarded design contract for LNG-to-Power project in Vietnam
AFRY has been selected as the International Technical Advisor (ITA) for the 1.5 GW Thai Binh LNG-to-Power project in Hung Yen, Vietnam.