Europe downstream news

Moeve has reached the final investment decision to begin construction of Southern Europe’s largest green hydrogen project, located in Andalusia, Spain.

VAROPreem has launched Preem Redefine HVO100, a Nordic Swan-Ecolabelled fuel, in Norway.

Feedstock availability poses a critical barrier to SAF scale-up. JM’s FT CANS technology, developed with BP, enables flexible feedstock strategies and a proven route to commercial-scale SAF.

Eni has announced the final investment decision has been approved for Eni's plan to convert certain units of the Sannazzaro de’ Burgondi refinery in Lombardy, Italy, into a biorefinery.

MET International AG and Shell have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding to expand their existing long-term co-operation in LNG and gas trading.

Carbon Neutral Fuels has announced the selection of technology from Johnson Matthey, BP, and Honeywell UOP for its power-to-liquid efuels facility in Workington, UK.

INEOS has announced a €300 million investment supported by French government grants that will deliver the next phase of its Lavera regeneration plan and cut carbon dioxide emissions by 331 000 tpy.

BASF’s Intermediates division is set to strengthen supply security for its European customers in the 1,4-butanediol (BDO) value chain through increased production at its BDO plant in Ludwigshafen, Germany.

Syntholene Energy has selected Dynelectro as the electrolyser technology vendor for its synthetic fuel demonstration facility in Iceland.

Exolum, Methanex Corp., and Ørsted, have announced the launch of the UK’s first commercially ready bio-methanol storage and supply service for shipping at the Port of Immingham.