The environment

ENOC Group has opened five new service stations in Dubai, expanding its network to 122 stations in the UAE.

Biofabrik Technologies GmbH introduces a decentralised solution to the problem of waste oil.

Ergon BioFuels LLC has announced plans to close its ethanol plant in Vicksburg, Mississippi, US.

John Crane has launched its latest gas seal technology designed to be retrofitted into centrifugal compressors with oil seals to significantly lower operating costs, improve reliability and reduce methane emissions by up to 95%.

The IMO is making progress towards inclusion of methanol in gas-fuelled ships code, according to the Methanol Institute.

Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) has announced it will soon begin using renewable natural gas for the first time at the 25 utility-owned natural gas vehicle fueling stations across its service territory, as well as at six fueling stations in the San Diego area.

Royal Dutch Shell plc (Shell) has announced a target to maintain methane emissions intensity below 0.2% by 2025. This target covers all oil and gas assets for which Shell is the operator.

Chemicals producer Clariant is among those listed in the annual sustainability assessment index.

The planned biorefinery in Natchez, Mississippi, has been issued a Finding of No Significant Impact by the US Department of Agriculture.

MOL Group will support the completion of APK’s plastic recycling plant in Germany.

Indian Oil Corp. Ltd. (IOCL) has chosen Honeywell UOP’s Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) technology to supply high-quality hydrogen at five of its refineries.

The US EPA has entered into a MoU with the State of New Mexico to clarify the existing frameworks related to the way wastewater from oil and natural gas extraction activities can be re-used, recycled, and renewed.

ExxonMobil has signed a five-year sole supply contract with Infinis.

MMEX Resources Corp. intends to develop a solar power project to provide electric power to its planned crude distillation unit and crude oil refinery.

The International Maritime Organization’s 0.5% sulfur cap is due to come into effect on 1 January 2020.