Europe downstream news

Shell Deutschland (Shell) has reached an agreement with Alcmene GmbH (part of the Liwathon Group) for the sale of its non-operated 37.5% shareholding in the Germany PCK Schwedt refinery.

The Ecoslops petroleum residues recycling (P2R) unit has started-up at the TotalEnergies La Mède platform in Bouches-du-Rhône, France.

EveRé, the CMA CGM Group, Elengy, and TotalEnergies have joined forces to study the feasibility of creating France’s first production unit for liquefied biomethane (BioLNG).

INEOS Energy has announced its £25 million cornerstone backing for HydrogenOne, the first listed fund dedicated to clean hydrogen in London, UK.

Shell is starting up a PEM green hydrogen electrolyser in Europe. The project, backed by a European consortium, will accelerate hydrogen production and contribute to Europe’s goal to achieve climate neutrality.

KBR has been awarded a contract by Raízen Argentina for modernising the fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) unit at its Buenos Aires refinery.

A major turnaround at Neste’s Porvoo refinery in Finland is now successfully completed and production has started at the refinery.

Técnicas Reunidas has been awarded by Gazprom Neft a US$240 million contract for the development of a modern unit for treating a residual oil at Moscow Refinery.

Use of wind power will be increased at the Porvoo refinery in Finland, as Neste is aiming for 100% renewable electricity use globally by 2023.

MAN Energy Solutions and the thyssenkrupp business unit Uhde have signed an agreement to drive forward the development, testing and marketing of autonomous turbomachinery systems operation for the nitric acid production industry.