Downstream news

Lummus Technology has been awarded a contract from KINEF for two proprietary heaters that will be part of a refinery upgrade in Kirishi, Russia.

bp has announced plans for a US$269 million investment in three projects at its Cherry Point Refinery in Washington state, US.

The IEA reports that while investment is increasing in hydrogen projects to support the energy transition, further efforts are needed to reduce costs and encourage wider use across sectors.

Worley has been awarded a two-year extension to a non-binding frame agreement for the provision of services to Woodside gas plants in Western Australia.

Ardian, a private investment house, via its infrastructure business, and FiveT Hydrogen, a clean-hydrogen enabling investment platform, have announced a partnership to create Hy24, an equally owned joint venture.

Carboline has announced the launch of CarboNext: a programme that aims to educate, connect, support, and engage with the next generation of engineers and professionals.

Valmet has announced that it will rebuild the pretreatment system for RE Energy’s biorefinery in Denmark.

NEUMAN & ESSER GROUP has established a cooperation with the Technical College ‘Shunde Polytechnic’ of Foshan in South China to develop decarbonisation technologies.

A number of European banks have signed agreements to finance the expansion of Uzbekistan’s flagship gas chemical asset.

LyondellBasell has announced its ambition of, and approach to, achieving net zero emissions from global operations by 2050. As an interim step toward 2050, the company also announced a strategy to achieve an absolute reduction of 30% in scope 1 and scope 2 emissions by 2030.