Europe downstream news

€128 million in EU state aid will be sent to fund a 50% increase in regasification capacity at Swinoujscie.

With record profits and processing more crude oil than ever, the Polish company stands in good stead for 2019.

Following its success in China, the Xgard Bright addressable fixed-point gas detector will be sold worldwide by the UK manufacturer.

The new facility will have a targeted production capacity of 750 000 tpy.

Cooperation will include potential transportation, storage (onshore/offshore), bunkering as well as other LNG infrastructure.

A new research project is exploring ammonia’s potential as a sustainable fuel and a good solution for “storing” green power from wind turbines and solar cells.

Braskem and Haldor Topsoe have reached mechanical completion of the MOSAIK™ process step of their demonstration plant that will produce bio-based MEG from sugars.

Marine LNG Zeebrugge will supply LNG, using the LNG bunkering vessel ENGIE Zeebrugge, to four crude shuttle tankers owned by Equinor.

Synova produces 20 000 tpy of recycled polypropylene for the automotive sector.

Dave Godfrey will represent the ongoing interests of the organisation’s Future Leaders Programme.