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Jérôme Lefrancois and David McGee, ENVEA Global, explore the advantages that Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy can offer for monitoring CO2 impurities in carbon capture applications.
EcoCeres and Chinese aviation partners launch SAF pilot programme
EcoCeres Inc. has launched a sustainable aviation fuel pilot programme in China, codenamed Project Spark.
EIA: US exports of LNG to the Caribbean near record highs in 2025
The US exported approximately 0.3 billion ft3/d of LNG to destinations in the Caribbean in 2025, according to the US Department of Energy’s LNG Exports and Re-Exports Details.
Shell Catalysts & Technologies completes warranty test run of turbo column internals at Gbaran CPF
Shell Catalyst & Technologies has completed a successful warranty test run of the Shell Turbo Technologies at the Gbaran-Ubie Central Processing Facility (CPF) in Nigeria, operated by Renaissance Africa Energy Co. Ltd.
BASF starts up the world’s first production plant for 3D-printed catalysts
BASF has started up the world’s first production plant for catalysts based on X3D® technology at its Ludwigshafen site, Germany.
Wood Mackenzie: Ras Laffan attacks fundamentally reshape global LNG outlook
Missile attacks on Qatar’s Ras Laffan Industrial City fundamentally alter the global gas market outlook, according to Wood Mackenzie analysis.
BP agrees to sell Gelsenkirchen refinery to Klesch Group
BP has reached an agreement to sell its Gelsenkirchen refinery and related businesses to Klesch Group, an independent European refiner.
Notice to proceed for Phase 2 of CP2 Venture Global project
Worley has received full notice to proceed from Venture Global under its reimbursable engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for the second phase of its CP2 project.
Ebara Elliott Energy and NuScale partner to power petrochemical plants
Ebara Elliott Energy and NuScale Power Corp. (NuScale) have announced a collaborative research programme to demonstrate and field test a commercial scale high-temperature steam compressor to integrate NuScale Power Modules™ (NPM) with petrochemical plants needing process heat.
Abundia selects Topsoe technology for waste-plastics recycling facility
Abundia has announced that it has entered a multi-project licensing agreement with Topsoe to deploy its HydroFlex® technology for the upgrading process at Abundia's waste-plastics-to-renewable products recycling facility in Baytown, Texas, US.