Europe downstream news
Conversion of Preem's Lysekil refinery begins
Preem has launched a new project to rebuild the Lysekil refinery to become Scandinavia's largest producer of renewable fuels.
Eastern Pacific Shipping and GoodFuels collaborate on marine biofuel bunker trial
Eastern Pacific Shipping has appointed GoodFuels to supply biofuel bunkers for its MR tanker M/T Pacific Beryl.
Lummus Technology awarded contract by Lukoil Burgas
Lummus Technology's Novolen business has been awarded a contract by Lukoil Burgas for a petrochemical facility in Bulgaria.
BPT to deliver Operator Training Simulator for Zeepipe gas receiving terminal
Billington Process Technology has been awarded contracts by Gassco and ABB to deliver an Operator Training Simulator for the Zeepipe gas receiving terminal in Belgium.
Prax Group acquires Total Oil Terminal in Zeebrugge
The facility will be re-branded as Prax Terminals Belgium, with Harvest Energy Marine managing all bunkering and commercial operations performed at the terminal.
Europe's largest butane storage tank inaugurated
Oiltanking Antwerp Gas Terminal N.V. has successfully commissioned a fully refrigerated, double containment tank of 135 000 m3.
TechnipFMC to modernise ethylene furnaces at Shell Moerdijk
The upgrade is expected to reduce Shell Moerdijk’s annual CO2 emissions by about 10%.
Preem withdraws expansion plans for Lysekil Refinery
The 2016 Environmental Permit Application at the Lysekil Refinery in Sweden will be withdrawn in favour of a re-prioritisation centred around renewable production.
CLH acquires 15 liquid product storage terminals in Europe
CLH has acquired the liquid product storage facilities of Inter Terminals in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany and the Netherlands.
Polyplastics to construct cyclic olefin copolymer production facility
The new plant, to be operated by local Polyplastics subsidiary TOPAS Advanced Polymers GmbH, will have a capacity of 20 000 tpy, more than doubling the company’s current output.