Downstream news

Woodside has joined five parties to establish the HyStation company, which aims to construct and operate hydrogen refuelling stations to service public transport bus fleets in South Korea.

LyondellBasell has announced that the company has obtained the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) PLUS certification for certain grades of polyethylene and polypropylene produced at four of its US manufacturing sites.

Shell Ventures BV and BlueAlp Holding BV have announced a strategic partnership to develop, scale and deploy BlueAlp’s plastic waste to chemical feedstock technology.

United and Honeywell have announced a joint multimillion-dollar investment in Alder Fuels – a cleantech company that is producing technologies for producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at scale.

Chart Industries Inc. has announced that it has completed an expanded investment in HTEC Hydrogen Technology & Energy Corp. (HTEC).

According to GlobalData, India is expected to contribute about 30% of the total refinery hydrotreater capacity additions in Asia between 2021 to 2025, the second highest in the region after China.

Sasol and the Central Energy Fund (CEF) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate on accelerating the development of gas solutions in South Africa.

Rain Carbon Inc. has resumed calcined petroleum coke production at three of its US facilities, and the restart process has begun at a fourth plant impacted by Hurricane Ida, which hit the Gulf Coast on August 29.

Chevron U.S.A. Inc., a subsidiary of Chevron Corp. and Caterpillar Inc. have announced a collaboration agreement to develop hydrogen demonstration projects in transportation and stationary power applications, including prime power.

The American Petroleum Institute (API) and 130 organisations have sent a letter to the US Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works opposing legislation that would place a fee on methane.