Downstream news

Venture Global, Inc. and Vitol have announced the execution of an agreement for the purchase of approximately 1.5 million tpy of US LNG from Venture Global for five years commencing in 2026.

Econotherm has announced that it has been awarded a contract to supply a heat pipe-based fired heater air-preheater to a major refiner in Thailand.

ADNOC and OMV have announced strong progress towards the formation of Borouge Group International AG, including the signing of an Asset Usage Agreement for the Borouge 4 (B4) production complex.

REZEL Catalysts Corp. has been awarded a contract to supply catalysts for a 600 000 t CATOFIN™ PDH unit operated by Lihuayi Weiyuan Chemical Co., Ltd. in China.

SAFFiRE Renewables has selected ANDRITZ to supply key refining technology for its new pilot plant in Liberal, Kansas, US, that will convert agricultural residues into cellulosic ethanol.

Jérôme Lefrancois and David McGee, ENVEA Global, explore the advantages that Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy can offer for monitoring CO2 impurities in carbon capture applications.

EcoCeres Inc. has launched a sustainable aviation fuel pilot programme in China, codenamed Project Spark.

The US exported approximately 0.3 billion ft3/d of LNG to destinations in the Caribbean in 2025, according to the US Department of Energy’s LNG Exports and Re-Exports Details.

Shell Catalyst & Technologies has completed a successful warranty test run of the Shell Turbo Technologies at the Gbaran-Ubie Central Processing Facility (CPF) in Nigeria, operated by Renaissance Africa Energy Co. Ltd.

BASF has started up the world’s first production plant for catalysts based on X3D® technology at its Ludwigshafen site, Germany.