North America downstream news
EIA: LNG sale and purchase agreements signed in 2023 support US LNG projects
Developers advanced three LNG projects to the construction phase in 2023, following the signing of sale and purchase agreements (SPA) underpinning the projects.
Sugar Valley Energy to produce SAF at biorefinery
Sugar Valley Energy, a new 160 acre bioenergy campus planned in California’s Imperial Valley, intends to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for the airline industry,
TotalEnergies converts feedstocks from plastic waste into circular polymers
TotalEnergies has converted feedstocks from plastic waste into circular polymers at its polypropylene plant in La Porte, Texas, US.
POET and Summit Carbon Solutions announce carbon capture partnership
POET and Summit Carbon Solutions have announced a partnership connecting the world's largest biofuel producer with the world's largest carbon capture and storage project.
Demountable flare stack systems in North America
Nikki Ebert, Zeeco, USA, discusses how demountable flare stack systems work and reveals the advantages that they can offer in refining, petrochemical, and LNG facilities.
Municipal District of Greenview signs MoU with Interprovincial Fuel Solutions Ltd
The Municipal District of Greenview has approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Interprovincial Fuel Solutions Ltd (IFS) for the construction of a petrochemical facility.
Linde starts-up supply of clean hydrogen and captured carbon dioxide to Celanese
Linde has started supplying clean hydrogen and captured carbon dioxide to Celanese, a global chemical and specialty materials company.
Texas LNG concludes required permitting for final investment decision
Texas LNG has completed the permitting efforts required for a final investment decision (FID) on its LNG project.
LanzaJet celebrates opening of SAF production facility
LanzaJet has joined government officials, industry leaders, partners, and supporters to open LanzaJet Freedom Pines Fuels, the world's first ethanol to sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production facility.
Rise in relatively denser crude oil production drives US growth
The EIA reports that in 2023, most of the crude oil produced in Texas was relatively dense for the state.