Downstream news

Greg Fearn, Senior Associate at independent UK law firm, Burges Salmon, looks at the impact of the UK's signing of the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) mandate.

Sakota Spirit, a Harvestone Low Carbon Partners company (HLCP), has announced the successful installation and operation of Alfa Laval's Prodec Oil Plus centrifuge technology, designed to optimise oil recovery at the plant.

Coal use and emissions from power generation in Asia will surge in coming decades unless there is significant new supply of US LNG, a new study by Wood Mackenzie has shown.

Lufthansa Cargo and AP Moller - Maersk (Maersk) have signed an agreement to promote the decarbonisation of airfreight through the use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF).

Hapag-Lloyd has reached an agreement with Goldwind for the delivery of 250 000 tpy of green methanol.

Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Amir of the State of Qatar, His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani, the Deputy Amir, laid the foundation stone of the blue ammonia plant at a special ceremony held in Mesaieed Industrial City.

BASF has launched EasiplasTM, a new brand of high-density polyethylene (HDPE), alongside reaching significant construction milestones at the HDPE plant at the Zhanjiang Verbund site.

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) reports that on the Monday before Thanksgiving, the retail price of regular gasoline averaged US$3.04/gal across the US, 7% less than the same time in 2023.

Finnish technology company, Liquid Sun, has secured nearly €4 million in funding, which will drive the company to initiate Finland's first eSAF production testing facility.

International Airlines Group (IAG) has announced a new Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) purchase agreement with e-SAF producer Infinium, which plans to supply the UK market with power-to-liquid e-SAF from late 2026.