North America downstream news

Venture Global LNG has announced its long-term expansion plan to increase production from 70 million tpy to more than 100 million tpy of nameplate LNG export capacity.

The US exported more LNG than any other LNG-exporting country in the first six months of 2023.

Brightmark RNG Holdings LLC, a joint venture (JV) partnership between Chevron and Brightmark Fund Holdings LLC, have announced the delivery of the first renewable natural gas (RNG) from its Larson Project in Okeechobee County, Florida, US.

Unplanned refinery outages and lower gasoline production capacity are increasing the costs of producing summer-grade gasoline in the US.

Commonwealth LNG has signed a strategic agreement with Baker Hughes related to Commonwealth LNG’s facility under development in Louisiana, US.

Topsoe has been selected by Marathon Petroleum as the technology provider for renewable fuels production at the Martinez Renewable Fuels Facility in California, US.

In 1H23, natural gas spot prices at Texas hubs traded closer to the US benchmark, Henry Hub, than in the second half of 2H22.

Yokogawa has announced PSS Group as the new representative for the company's industrial automation products portfolio consisting of field, control, and analytical instrumentation in Eastern Canada.

Ethane production in the US reached a monthly record of 2.7 million bpd in April 2023.

The EIA has reported that refiners in China processed and imported record volumes of crude oil in 1H23, sourcing much of the additional crude oil runs from Russia, Iran, Brazil, and the US.