The environment

The AFPM supports the initiative which aims to waive the Renewable Fuel Standard compliance burdens for 2020.

Shell has unveiled plans to become a net-zero emissions business by 2050 or sooner.

Biogest has received its first order to build an agricultural biogas plant near Ankara in Turkey.

Thaioil has selected Haldor Topsoe air quality control technology for its Sriracha Refinery in Thailand.

The April issue of Hydrocarbon Engineering is now available online!

As the pressure to act on climate change builds, McKinsey & Co. suggest that the oil and gas industry should consider a range of options to decarbonise.

According to the Diesel Technology Forum, states in the US that have enacted greenhouse gas emissions reduction programmes for the transportation sector, including low-carbon fuel requirements, are realising significant reductions in CO2 emissions.

The Society for Gas as a Marine Fuel has released a video explaining why LNG is currently the only viable solution available that can cut emissions from deep-sea shipping.

A number of companies have collaborated to explore hydrogen as a low-carbon alternative for Singapore.

The multi-functional terminal extends Swedish methane infrastructure significantly and improves access for the country’s industry.

Wärtsilä has carried out its first combustion trials using ammonia to test its use as a fuel.

Gasum has announced an agreement with Forchem for the supply of LBG to a tall oil biorefinery in Finland.

Clariant and Floreon will collaborate to develop and market biopolymers.

Neste and Mirova have announced a combined €10 million investment into Recycling Technologies Ltd.

Gazprom Neft has announced that it has cut electricity, heat and fuel consumption and cost at its refineries.