Downstream news
First SAF-powered Emirates flights take off from Dubai
The first Emirates flights operating with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) provided by Shell Aviation have taken off from Dubai International Airport (DXB).
Neste partners with PTL Marine
Neste is partnering with PTL Marine to provide Neste MY Renewable Diesel™ to the marine sector across the State of California, US.
New Fortress Energy signs FSRU charter
New Fortress Energy Inc. announced that it has executed a definitive agreement to charter the Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU), Energos Winter, from Petrobras starting in December 2023.
NATSO and SIGMA urge US DOE to adopt market-oriented approach
NATSO, representing travel centres and truck stops, and SIGMA: America’s Leading Fuel Marketers, have urged the US Department of Energy (DOE) to adopt a market-oriented, technology-neutral approach to transportation decarbonisation.
China's largest LNG storage tank in operation
China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (Sinopec) has officially put China's largest LNG storage tank into service at its Qingdao LNG Receiving Terminal.
Grace expands operating UNIPOL® PP technology capacity
W. R. Grace & Co (Grace) has announced that Oriental Energy Co. Ltd has started up a new plant with Grace’s UNIPOL® PP process technology.
Refiners urge New Mexico to reject California vehicle mandates
The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) has filed comments in opposition to New Mexico’s proposed regulations to adopt California’s Advanced Clean Cars II (ACC II) standards through 2032.
Haldia selects multiple Lummus technologies for propylene plant
Lummus Technology has announced that Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd. (HPL) will license its olefins conversion technology (OCT) and the Lummus/Versalis cumene and phenol technologies for a new plant in West Bengal, India.
Cheniere and Foran Energy Group sign LNG SPA
Cheniere Energy, Inc. has announced that Cheniere’s subsidiary, Cheniere Marketing, LLC, has entered into a long-term LNG Sales and Purchase Agreement (SPA” with Foran Energy Group Co. Ltd.
Chesapeake Energy and Vitol sign LNG supply Heads of Agreement
Chesapeake Energy Corp. and Vitol Inc. have announced their entrance into a Heads of Agreement with Chesapeake Energy Marketing L.L.C., a subsidiary of Chesapeake Energy Corp.