North America downstream news

The US$100 million announced under DOE’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy programme aims to identify and help develop cutting-edge, innovative technologies needed to further reduce greenhouse gas emissions and tackle climate change.

Dan Williamson, a spokesman for the project, said that there were "very substantive conversations going on with a number of companies".

A subsidiary of CVR Energy, Inc. is proceeding with the next phase of the KBR Solid Acid Alkylation Technology project for its refinery in Wynnewood, Oklahoma, US.

The transaction is expected to close in 2Q21 subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals.

Investment agreements for Varennes Carbon Recycling have been signed by Proman and its partners, Shell, Suncor, the Government of Québec, and Enerkem.

Chevron has announced an US$11 million 4Q20 loss.

The facility will be located at the Port Arthur refinery in Texas, US.

Siemens Energy has completed commissioning one feed and sales gas train and one refrigeration compression train for the Pipestone Processing Facility in Grand Prairie, Alberta, Canada.

CVR Energy is revamping its refinery in Oklahoma, US, to produce approximately 100 million gallons of renewable diesel per year.

The company has received certification through the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification PLUS (ISCC PLUS) process for its recycling programme which converts waste plastics into circular polyethylene, and signed a long-term supply agreement with Nexus Fuels LLC as its first supplier of pyrolysis oil.