Downstream news

Alfa Laval has announced the signing of a 1.1 BSEK (€102 million) contract to supply hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) pre-treatment technology for Acelen’s new biorefinery project in Brazil.

Baker Hughes, an energy technology company, has announced an award from Nigeria LNG Ltd for the provision of comprehensive lifecycle services supporting turbomachinery equipment at its liquefaction plant in Nigeria.

INEOS Enterprises has announced the completion of the sale of INEOS Calabrian, its ultra-pure sulfur dioxide and derivatives business, to Ecovyst.

Global demand for LNG is expected to increase to nearly 700 million tpy by 2050, an increase of around 65% from 2025 levels, according to Shell’s LNG Outlook 2026.

Neste will conduct an approximately nine week maintenance turnaround at its Porvoo refinery between August and October 2026, Finland.

KBR has been selected to provide technology licensing and FEED services based on its PureSAF technology for the proposed SAF plant being developed by Keppel and Aster on Singapore’s Jurong Island.

Technip Energies, Alterra, and Neste announce the commercial launch of Nerea™, a new type of industrial offering designed to accelerate the deployment of chemical recycling projects for plastic waste.

Air Liquide Karabatan Tech Gases LLP has signed a new long-term agreement with Silleno LLP for the supply of nitrogen and compressed dry air to its future polyethylene plant in Kazakhstan.

US operable atmospheric distillation capacity totalled 18.2 million b/cd on 1 January 2026 – down over 250 000 b/cd (about 1%) compared with 1 January 2025 – according to the EIA's latest annual Refinery Capacity Report.

Energy Transfer LP has announced an expansion of the Nederland NGL Export Terminal to meet additional customer demand, Texas, US.