Downstream news
CTCI to build regasification facility
CTCI has announced that it was awarded an LNG terminal-related EPC contract to help CPC Corp. build regasification facility at Kaohsiung Intercontinental LNG Receiving Terminal in southern Taiwan.
Sempra Infrastructure and EQT announce long-term LNG supply agreement
Sempra Infrastructure and EQT Corp. have announced a SPA for the supply of 2 million tpy of LNG offtake from the Port Arthur LNG Phase 2 development project in Jefferson County, Texas, US.
Borouge collaborates with Yokogawa on autonomous AI control room
Borouge is set to collaborate with Yokogawa to conduct a proof-of-concept for AI-powered autonomous control room operations at Borouge’s Ruwais facility in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Transportation fuel demand remains below pre-pandemic levels
Five years after the COVID-19 national emergency was declared, gasoline demand, distillate demand, and jet fuel demand all remain less than pre-pandemic averages, the US EIA has reported.
Evonik opens alkoxides plant in Singapore
Evonik has inaugurated its new world-scale alkoxides production facility on Jurong Island, Singapore – marking a major milestone in its global catalyst strategy.
KraussMaffei Extrusion launch new ZE-PC series
KraussMaffei Extrusion has launched the new ZE Petrochemical (ZE-PC) series for industrial raw polymer production.
ExxonMobil to begin reconfiguration project
A major reconfiguration project is set to begin at ExxonMobil’s Baytown, Texas, US, complex that will increase the production of products like base stocks and diesel.
US jet fuel consumption growth slows after air travel recovers from pandemic slowdown
US jet fuel consumption growth has slowed in 2025, following a period of rapid consumption growth after 2020, as US air travel recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic, the EIA has reported.
Trafigura signs long-term LNG supply agreement with KOGAS
Trafigura has signed a long-term agreement to supply LNG to Korea Gas Corp.
European refiners set to scale green hydrogen
High costs have kept green hydrogen projects from taking off, but new regulations in the EU’s refining sector offers a solution to launching carbon friendly technology at scale, according to a new report from Wood Mackenzie.