North America downstream news

Daniela Hathorn, Senior Market Analyst, Capital.com, offers commentary on the latest developments in the Middle East, and how this is likely to affect global oil markets.

Southern Energy Renewables Inc. have announced that Southern and Axens have signed an MoU to collaborate on the development of SAF and related fuel projects, with an initial focus on Southern's facility in Louisiana, US.

In 2025, the US imported an average of 490 000 bpd of crude oil from the Middle East Gulf region – Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE, the US EIA has reported.

BASF is launching Butyl acrylate RE and 2-Ethylhexylacrylate RE, two new products that are manufactured at BASF’s Freeport, Texas site, US, with attributed electricity from renewable sources.

Gevo Inc. has announced that it is developing plans for a potential expansion at the site of its Richardton, North Dakota facility in the US, by adding a second ethanol production facility.

NGL exports reached 3.1 million bpd in 2025, growing 7% from the previous year, NGL plant production increasing every year since 2005.

The API has issued a statement on the US EPA’s final Renewable Fuel Standard “Set 2” rule, establishing volume obligations for 2026 and 2027.

LNG Canada is starting construction work near its marine terminal consisting of wharf demolition, quay wall construction, and assessment of dredging work.

AFPM President and CEO Chet Thompson has issued a statement today on the EPA’s announcement of a record-breaking final Renewable Fuel Standard rule covering years 2026 and 2027.

ABB has been awarded additional orders by Bechtel, extending its scope to deliver integrated automation and electrical solutions for Trains 4 and 5 of the Rio Grande LNG facility in the US.