North America downstream news

CB&I has received a contract award and full notice to proceed from Technip Energies on behalf of Caturus for five full containment concrete LNG storage tanks for the Commonwealth LNG project, Louisiana, US.

Axens has announced a commercial collaboration with XCF Global aimed at supporting the market deployment of Vegan®, Axens’ proprietary Hydroprocessed Esters and Fatty Acids technology.

Phillips 66 has announced that it is moving forward with the Zeus Gas Plant and a third Coastal Bend Fractionator, two projects that will advance its integrated wellhead-to-market strategy, Gulf Coast, US.

BASF has opened a new research and development centre for advancements in refinery catalysts in Attapulgus, Georgia, US.

Technip Energies received full notice to proceed for a major EPC contract with Commonwealth LNG for its 9.5 million tpy LNG export facility in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, US.

International energy leaders to converge in Calgary, driving millions in economic activity, boosting tourism, and reinforcing the region’s tole as a global energy hub.

Total energy production in the US increased to a new record of 107 quadrillion British thermal units in 2025, a 3.4% increase from the previous record set in 2024, driven by record high production in natural gas, crude oil, NGPLs, and renewables.

Worley has been selected by Dow to provide FEED services under a new EPCM contract for the cogeneration component of Dow’s Path2Zero project in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada.

Even if a deal is struck, Rystad Energy cautions that the consequences for physical oil markets will be slower and more conditional than futures prices are currently pricing in.

Ameresco Inc. and HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital Inc. have announced their agreement to spin off Ameresco’s biofuels business into a newly formed joint venture, Neogenyx Fuels.