Europe downstream news
Lukoil opens high-viscosity index oils production complex at Volgograd refinery
The production facility includes a de-asphalting unit and a fractionation unit for unconverted oil.
BP reports US$5.7 billion loss in 2020
For 4Q20, BP reported a profit of US$115 million.
ABP Humber container terminals open for business
The newly expanded ABP Humber container terminals are now open for business following a £50 million investment.
OMV makes petrochemical investments at Burghausen Refinery
The measures aim to increase the site’s ethylene and propylene production capacity.
Bilfinger commissioned by Clariant to support construction of biofuels plant in Romania
Once operational, the plant will process around 250 000 t of locally sourced wheat straw per year into 50 000 t of cellulosic ethanol.
GlobalData: Asia to lead global acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene capacity additions by 2024
Global acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene capacity is poised to register a total growth of 19% from 11.36 million tpy in 2019 to 13.49 million tpy in 2024, according to GlobalData.
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.