North America downstream news
2023 US annual average retail gasoline prices lower than 2022
The EIA reports that US retail gasoline prices in 2023 averaged US$0.43 per gal. less than in 2022.
Brent crude oil prices averaged US$19/bbl less in 2023 than 2022
The EIA reports that the price of Brent crude oil averaged US$83/bbl in 2023, down from US$101/bbl in 2022.
Gold H2 shortisted for emissions reduction Alberta grant programme
Gold Hydrogen (GH2) has advanced to the second stage of Emissions Reduction Alberta’s (ERA) Emerging Innovators Challenge.
CITGO Corpus Christi Refinery earns third ENERGY STAR® certification
The CITGO Corpus Christi Refinery has earned the US Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) ENERGY STAR® certification, distinguishing the plant as a leader in energy and environmental management in the petroleum industry.
Gunvor partners with ClearShift on zero carbon diesel and chemicals
Gunvor USA LLC has executed a feedstock supply and product offtake Letter of Intent (LOI) with Dallas-based ClearShift LLC.
Neste partners with Coleman Oil Company
Neste has partnered with Coleman Oil Company to enable cities and businesses to have easier access to Neste MY Renewable Diesel™ in the state of Washington, US.
Belgian and Houston-based partners form energy transition cooperation
H.E. Alexander De Croo, Prime Minister of Belgium, has witnessed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on energy transition cooperation between three Belgian and three Houston-based partners.
Texas LNG and ABB to collaborate
Glenfarne Energy Transition’s Texas LNG and ABB have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on automation and electrical equipment for a new LNG export terminal.
NEXTCHEM awarded process design contract by DG Fuels
NEXTCHEM, through its subsidiary MyRechemical, has been selected by DG Fuels to provide the process design package in relation to a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) facility.
MENA countries supply approximately one-third of global LNG
Nearly one-third of global LNG exports in 2022 were supplied by exporting countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, according to data from the International Group of Liquefied Natural Gas Importers (GIIGNL).