Downstream news

Excelerate Energy L.P. (Excelerate) has successfully concluded with Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) the negotiation stage of the tender process for the lease of Bahia Regasification Terminal.

Burckhardt Compression has been selected as compressor supplier for a hydrogen liquefaction plant in South Korea. The order includes three Process Gas Compressor API618 systems for the compression of hydrogen within the liquefaction process. 

The EIA expects 3.4% more US propane consumption this winter compared with last winter, reflecting greater use of propane as a petrochemical feedstock.

According to Wood Mackenzie, the use of carbon capture and storage (CCS) could have a material impact on LNG projects’ carbon emissions.

The orders spanned the company’s key defense/space, energy and chemical/petrochemical markets, as well as advanced energy applications and HVAC.

Imperial is moving forward with plans to construct a world-class renewable diesel complex at its Strathcona refinery near Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

In this special Q&A, Hydrocarbon Engineering sat down with Ben Berwick, Product Manager, Cook Compression, to talk about some key topics in the downstream compressor market.

Brightmark and Chevron have announced the second expansion of their joint venture, Brightmark RNG Holdings LLC, to own projects across the US to produce and market dairy biomethane, a renewable natural gas (RNG).

bp and CleanBay Renewables has announced a 15-year agreement where bp will purchase renewable natural gas (RNG) processed from poultry litter and sell it as fuel for the US transportation sector. 

BASF is building a new pilot plant centre at its Ludwigshafen site, Germany, to strengthen its global catalyst development and help customers to bring new products faster to the market.