The environment

Burns & McDonnell will serve as the EPC contractor for Calumet’s 12 000 bpd renewable fuels project in the Pacific Northwest.

MyRechemical, NextChem’s subsidiary dedicated to waste-to-chemical technologies, and Johnson Matthey will jointly cooperate to commercially develop ‘waste-to-methanol’ technology worldwide.

Mubadala Petroleum and Eni have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for cooperation in energy transition initiatives.

According to GlobalData, low-carbon hydrogen production in North America is to nearly triple by 2030, reaching 1.4 million tpy.

A proposed joint venture between Chevron and Bunge would help to meet the demand for renewable fuels and to develop lower carbon intensity feedstocks.

ExxonMobil Catalysts and Licensing LLC (ExxonMobil) has introduced ExxonMobil Renewable Diesel process technology (EMRD) to help meet the evolving needs for mobility, while utilising renewable feedstock.

Arbor Renewable Gas LLC will use Topsoe’s TIGAS technology for producing renewable gasoline at a new facility in the Gulf Coast region.

Neste has signed a renewable power purchase agreement with Statkraft, who will begin the wind power deliveries to Neste's Porvoo refinery in Finland in mid-2022.

Neste is providing companies in Finland with a service for monitoring transport fuel emissions, as a Neste industry survey has shown that renewable diesel is increasingly being used in the public sector and for goods transport.

Calumet has chosen Haldor Topsoe for a renewable diesel project in the Pacific Northwest.

According to Wood Mackenzie, the use of carbon capture and storage (CCS) could have a material impact on LNG projects’ carbon emissions.

Imperial is moving forward with plans to construct a world-class renewable diesel complex at its Strathcona refinery near Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Brightmark and Chevron have announced the second expansion of their joint venture, Brightmark RNG Holdings LLC, to own projects across the US to produce and market dairy biomethane, a renewable natural gas (RNG).

bp and CleanBay Renewables has announced a 15-year agreement where bp will purchase renewable natural gas (RNG) processed from poultry litter and sell it as fuel for the US transportation sector. 

The Society for Gas as a Marine Fuel (SGMF) has set up its first regional committee to facilitate cooperation and information sharing as uptake of LNG ship fuel surges in the Asia Pacific.