Europe downstream news
Total ends membership of API
Total has said that API's climate positions were only "partially aligned" with its own.
Essar and Progressive Energy set up JV to produce low carbon hydrogen in UK
The joint venture will manufacture hydrogen at Essar’s Stanlow Refinery in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, UK.
Altrad awarded contracts at Lindsey Oil Refinery
The contracts are for general site services and the provision of access, insulation and painting services.
Mammoet supports modernisation of Karlsruhe refinery
Mammoet assisted with the replacement of the reactor head of the FCC plant.
Inter Pipeline awards Worley contract for Heartland Petrochemical Complex
Worley will provide commissioning support, direct hire maintenance, small capital construction, turnaround, engineering and consulting services at the newly constructed Complex in Alberta, Canada.
TechnipFMC resumes separation into two publicly traded companies
The separation is expected to be completed in 1Q21, subject to customary conditions and regulatory approvals.
Neste acquires minority stake in Alterra Energy
The collaboration between the companies will include joint technology development and global technology licensing, enabling the partners to collaborate in commercialising Alterra’s proprietary thermochemical liquefaction technology in Europe.
NextChem and JFE Engineering Corp. sign agreement for production of low carbon chemicals products
The agreement aims at developing in cooperation the model which considers waste as a resource to produce advanced fuels, hydrogen, fertilizers and low carbon chemical products.
Galp to shut Matosinhos refinery
The company will focus on enhancing the resilience and competitiveness of the Sines industrial site.
Neste completes first industrial-scale processing run with liquefied waste plastic in Finland
Neste has said that it has successfully processed 400 t of liquefied plastic waste at its refinery in Finland this autumn.