Downstream news

Mantel has announced a new strategic investment from Constellation Technology Ventures (CTV) and Azimut Investments to scale carbon capture across heavy industry.

Aduro Clean Technologies has announced the selection of Saipem for Early Works and Services supporting the development of Aduro's planned First-of-a-Kind Hydrochemolytic™ Technology Facility at Chemelot in the Netherlands.

Shell Pilipinas Corp. is progressing with a terminal expansion in Cebu, strategically located in the Visayas, the Philippines, to strengthen the availability of energy products and enhance supply chain resilience.

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.