North America downstream news

Delta Air Lines, in collaboration with Shell and Portland International Airport (PDX), has taken delivery of SAF into the PDX fuel system, marking the first commercial-scale SAF uplift at PDX, US.

ExxonMobil Corp. and GHGSat have announced a partnership to monitor and mitigate methane at scale across ExxonMobil’s onshore operations globally.

thyssenkrupp Uhde has delivered and commissioned its proprietary EnviNOx® technology to Covestro’s Baytown, Texas, US, facility.

Green Plains Inc. has announced that it has entered into an asset purchase agreement with POET to sell its Rives, Tennessee-based, US, ethanol plant, for US$190 million in cash.

ABB has entered a supply agreement with Citroniq to provide advanced automation, electrification, and digitalisation solutions for a 100% biogenic polypropylene facility in Nebraska, US.

On 25 August 2025, the Monday before Labour Day weekend, the retail price of regular gasoline averaged US$3.15/gal. across the US, 5% (or US$0.17 cents/gal.) lower than at the same time in 2024, the EIA has reported.

Sempra Infrastructure and EQT Corp. have announced a SPA for the supply of 2 million tpy of LNG offtake from the Port Arthur LNG Phase 2 development project in Jefferson County, Texas, US.

A major reconfiguration project is set to begin at ExxonMobil’s Baytown, Texas, US, complex that will increase the production of products like base stocks and diesel.

The AFPM President and CEO has responded to the EPA’s actions to address the backlog of nearly 200 small refinery exemptions.

AMIGO LNG S.A. de C.V has announced the signing of a definitive long-term sale and purchase agreement with Gunvor Singapore Pte Ltd.