Europe downstream news

Uniper and thyssenkrupp Uhde have signed a framework agreement for the use of ammonia cracking technology for six large scale ammonia plants.

Greenlyte Carbon Technologies is inaugurating a LiquidSolar SNG plant in Duisburg, Germany, marking a step from development towards industrial production of synthetic fuels (e-fuels).

OCI Global has announced that it has reached an agreement for the sale of 100% of its equity interests in OCI Ammonia Holding to AGROFERT for a total consideration of €290 million.

Tecnimont (MAIRE) attended the groundbreaking ceremony of the Tengiz Gas Separation Complex (GSC) project in the Atyrau Region, Kazakhstan.

An independent study commissioned by Ithaca Energy and endorsed by OEUK shows that 65% of UK crude production ultimately serves UK market through European refining network, Wood Mackenzie analysis reveals.

INEOS has announced a €250 million investment programme to regenerate and modernise its cracker at Lavera, France, as part of a move to secure the future of one of the nation’s most important industrial sites.

Verso Energy have announced the selection of Rely to deliver the front-end engineering design (FEED) for the DEZiR eSAF project in Petit-Couronne, Normandie, France.

OMV and Masdar have signed a binding agreement to develop and operate a new 140 MW green hydrogen electrolyser plant in Bruck an der Leitha, Austria, to decarbonise OMV's Schwechat refinery.

Blue Circle Olefins has secured funding for the next phase of ProjectNL, the development of a commercial methanol to olefins (MTO) production facility in the Netherlands.

Fluor Corp. has announced that it has been awarded a contract by LanzaJet for the front-end engineering and design (FEED) of a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production hub in North Yorkshire, England, UK.