North America downstream news

Pinnacle has announced the expansion of its Dos Picos system and processing complex in the US, with the construction of an additional natural gas processing plant, Train II.

MAN Energy Solutions will supply compressor trains for a new blue ammonia and hydrogen plant in Louisiana, US.

Baker Hughes has been awarded an order by Bechtel Energy Inc. to supply three main refrigerant compressors (MRCs) for NextDecade’s Rio Grande LNG project.

The renewable diesel at three HF Sinclair facilities in the US is being successfully produced using Topsoe’s licensed HydroFlex technology.

The EIA forecasts that US refinery utilisation will reach as high as 95% on a monthly average basis this summer in response to high product prices and crack spreads for gasoline, distillate fuel oil, and jet fuel.

Phillips 66 has made a Final Investment Decision (FID) to move forward with Rodeo Renewed, the project to convert its San Francisco refinery in Rodeo, California, US, into one of the world’s largest renewable fuels facilities.

The EIA’s 2022 Annual Energy Outlook report projects growth in consumption of NGLs in the bulk chemicals industry.

MCO-I has secured a contract to deliver compressor train equipment for Chevron Phillips Chemicals' new propylene unit in Texas.

ClearSign Technologies has received an initial engineering order from a large independent national refiner as the first phase of a project to retrofit two process heaters in one of the company's Californian refineries.

Kinder Morgan has announced the receipt of the necessary commercial commitments to move forward with the permitting and construction of a renewable diesel hub in Southern California, US.