The environment

Maire Tecnimont has been granted a FEED contract by African Refineries Port Harcourt Ltd for a 100 000 bpd refining plant.

Numaligarh Refinery Ltd. is expanding its refining capacity from its current 3 million tpy to 9 million by installing a new 6 million tpy capacity Crude Oil Distillation Unit / Vacuum Distillation Unit and associated downstream process units as part of the NREP.

Neste has purchased the European rights to Alterra Energy’s liquefaction technology, further solidifying the company’s efforts to advance chemical recycling.

The furnace has been commissioned by Essar Oil UK as it transitions to run its operations on hydrogen as part of HyNet, the UK’s leading decarbonisation cluster and will be the UK’s first refinery-based hydrogen-powered furnace.

Funded by Network Innovation Allowance (NIA), this project will play a fundamental role in garnering a greater understanding of the existing network, improving risk analysis and aiding development by allowing the prediction of future scenarios.

The companies are cooperating to enable the production of a major polyurethane raw material based on renewable materials via mass balance.

Topsoe’s technologies are set to reduce customers’ greenhouse gas emissions by 12 million t in 2022 alone. The key driver is the company's renewable fuels solution, producing low-carbon fuels from waste and biomass.

Aramco has published its first sustainability report, which outlines ways in which the company plans to further tackle emissions while delivering reliable, affordable energy solutions.

The Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping has welcomed Equinor as a Strategic Partner, committing to the development of zero-carbon technologies and solutions for the maritime industry.

Focal Point Energy has agreed to form a 50/50 joint venture with Insa Oil to expand Insa Oil's portfolio of refined products into the broader Balkan market, and develop new clean energy opportunities in the region.

Chevron Corp. has completed its previously-announced acquisition of Renewable Energy Group (REG), following approval by REG stockholders.

According to Wood Mackenzie, potential low-carbon hydrogen demand from the global refining sector could reach 50 million tpy by 2050.

ABB has been selected by Braya Renewable Fuels to support the transformation of the idled Come By Chance oil refinery in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, into a renewable fuels production centre.

Chevron and KazMunayGas have announced an MoU to explore potential lower-carbon business opportunities in Kazakhstan.

Syngenta leveraged Seeq on AWS for carbon intensity tracking and nitrogen blanket balancing, enabling the company to drive sustainability goals and business value through production, quality, yield, and environmental improvements.