Europe downstream news

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.

Maire Tecnimont Group’s NextChem has been awarded an Engineering contract for a biojet plant in France.

Vitol Aviation, a fuel supplier at Heathrow, UK, is making Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel™ available ahead of the G7 Summit to be held from 11 to 13 June 2021.

Air Liquide Engineering & Construction has signed a contract with Zeeland Refinery, a joint venture between TotalEnergies and Lukoil, to provide a carbon capture and liquefaction solution in the Netherlands.

Eurotank Amsterdam is investing in the conversion of its gas oil tanks, making them suitable for storing biofuels, mixed biofuels and hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO), following a successful pilot project.