Europe downstream news

The technology group Wärtsilä is pioneering the adoption of hydrogen and ammonia as viable engine fuels through advanced testing in Wärtsilä’s fuel-flexible combustion engines.

Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) has established the first end-to-end logistics chain for importing Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel™ (SAF) to Switzerland in collaboration with various partners.

The Société Ivoirienne de Raffinage (SIR) will use Honeywell UOP Distillate Unionfining™ technology to produce diesel that complies with both AFRI 6 and Euro-V emission standards.

Air Liquide, Borealis, Esso SAF, TotalEnergies and Yara International ASA have signed an MOU to develop a CO2 infrastructure including capture and storage to help decarbonise the industrial basin located in the Normandy region, France.

During the first six months of 2021, 120 million t were transhipped through the Port of Antwerp, an increase of 5% compared with the same period last year, despite the impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

INEOS Chemicals Grangemouth, INEOS FPS and Petroineos, have signed an MOU with the Acorn CCS Project to develop Scotland’s first carbon capture and storage system by 2027.

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.