Latin American news

Alfa Laval has announced the signing of a 1.1 BSEK (€102 million) contract to supply hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) pre-treatment technology for Acelen’s new biorefinery project in Brazil.

Petrobras has approved the FID for the RPBC Biorefining project, which entails the construction of a dedicated plant for producing SAF and renewable diesel at the Presidente Bernardes Refinery in Cubatão, São Paulo, Brazil.

Petrobras has completed the production and sale of the first batch of SAF produced from CORSIA-certified low-risk ILUC soybean oil, which attests to sustainability criteria and a lower risk of impact on new areas.

Honeywell has announced that its modular Ecofining™ process technology, specialised pumps, compressors, and integrated control and safety systems will help drive SAF and renewable diesel production for Acelen Renewables' greenfield site in Bahia, Brazil.

Syzygy Plasmonics has announced that it has entered into a capacity reservation agreement with World Fuel Services for future SAF production from Syzygy's planned NovaSAF™ facilities.

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva visited the Paulínia Refinery and announced an investment of R$37 billion in the state of São Paulo for refining, biorefining, E&P, decarbonisation, and sustainable energy generation.

The Pacifico Mexinol project celebrated the beginning of its pre-construction phase by symbolically laying a first stone.

Honeywell has announced that Petrobras has selected Honeywell UOP’s ethanol-to-jet process technology for project development at its REPLAN refinery in São Paulo, Brazil.

Baker Hughes has announced a substantial 60 month service award from Petrobras to support critical turbomachinery equipment for Brazil’s offshore operations as well as a major refinery.

Wood Mackenzie warns Middle East conflict threatens 200 million tpy of Asian LNG demand growth over next decade as Qatar declares force majeure on shipments.