Downstream news
Brussels Airport encourages use of sustainable aviation fuel
To encourage the use of sustainable fuel, Brussels Airport Company, thanks to federal government support, will be granting a special financial contribution to promote its use.
Brent crude oil prices averaged US$19/bbl less in 2023 than 2022
The EIA reports that the price of Brent crude oil averaged US$83/bbl in 2023, down from US$101/bbl in 2022.
Chart Industries announces LNG awards
Chart Industries Inc. has announced the recent receipt of multiple LNG-related awards.
Tecnimont achieves milestone for rehabilitation project of Port Harcourt complex
MAIRE's subsidiary, Tecnimont, has successfully achieved the mechanical completion of the rehabilitation works of the old plant (Area 5) for a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC).
Essar selects Topsoe technology
Topsoe has been selected by Essar to provide technology for a £360 million carbon capture project.
2023 in the Spotlight
Watch a selection of our Spotlight interviews with industry experts, recorded throughout 2023.
Asia set to lead the global phenol industry capacity additions
GlobalData reports that Asia is set to account for 89% of global phenol capacity additions by 2027.
Neste doubled the amount of waste plastic processed during 2023
In its efforts to scale-up chemical recycling, Neste has successfully concluded another series of industrial-scale processing runs with increasing volumes of liquefied waste plastic at its refinery in Porvoo, Finland.
Japanese refineries close as the country's petroleum consumption falls
In its ‘Short-Term Energy Outlook’, the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecasts the lowest annual petroleum consumption in Japan in 2024 since at least 1980.
US LNG critical to addressing European supply gap
The American Petroleum Institute (API) and International Association of Oil and Gas Producers (IOGP) have released new analysis from Rystad Energy showing that Europe could face a looming natural gas supply gap in the coming decades.