Downstream news

Seaborne petroleum product exports from Nigeria have grown seven-fold since 2023, playing an increasing role in the international market for petroleum products at a time when supplies from other areas have been constrained, the EIA has reported.

Asia is expected to lead global conventional refinery capacity additions during 2026 to 2030, supported by a large pipeline of new build and expansion projects, GlobalData has reported.

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.