Americas
Boeing, NASA, United Airlines to test SAF benefits with air-to-air flights
In a collaboration to strengthen sustainability in aviation, Boeing is partnering with NASA and United Airlines for in-flight testing to measure how SAF affects contrails and non-carbon emissions, in addition to reducing the fuel's life cycle climate impact.
Researcher improves CO2 and biofuel byproduct conversion to valuable chemicals
A University of Alberta researcher has developed better ways to convert carbon dioxide, a harmful greenhouse gas, and glycerol, a leftover of biodiesel production, into value-added materials with wide-ranging uses including liquid hydrogen storage.
Russia fuel exports jump in Sept despite OPEC deal, sanctions
Russian crude oil and product exports rose in September by as much as 460,000 bpd, the International Energy Agency estimated, despite Western sanctions and Moscow’s pledge to cut output in tandem with OPEC
U.S. sanctions two tanker owners for carrying Russian oil above price cap
The U.S. imposed the first sanctions on owners of tankers carrying Russian oil above the G7 price cap of $60 a barrel, one based in Turkey and one in the United Arab Emirates, in an effort to close loopholes on the mechanism designed to punish Moscow for the war in Ukraine.
Russia will never be seen as reliable energy supplier, U.S. energy official says
U.S. Assistant Secretary for Energy Resources Geoffrey Pyatt said Russia would never again be viewed as a reliable energy supplier, a day after Washington imposed fresh sanctions on Moscow because of its war in Ukraine.
U.S. awards $7 B to seven U.S. hydrogen hubs
The Biden administration is expected to announce the winners of $7 B in federal grants to build out regional hydrogen hubs.
The SAF Grand Challenge
The SAF Grand Challenge is the result of DOE, DOT, and USDA launching a government-wide Memorandum of Understanding that will attempt to reduce the cost, enhance the sustainability, and expand the production and use of SAF.
Seaspan and AES sign MoU to collaborate on LNG bunkering business development
In the framework of the 3rd International LNG Global Forum, held in Cartagena, Colombia, Seaspan has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with global energy company, AES.
The Gulf Energy Information Excellence Awards 2023 winners honored at live Houston gala
The 2023 Gulf Energy Information Excellence Awards was held on Wednesday evening at the Post Oak Hotel in Houston, Texas (U.S.). The black-tie gala recognized the energy industry’s leading innovations and thought leaders.
Yokogawa joins Avelia’s blockchain-powered SAF purchasing program
Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces it has become the first industrial automation customer headquartered in Asia to join Avelia, a blockchain book-and-claim platform for SAF.
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- Phelan Green Group's $2.6-B eMethanol project remains on schedule 6/13
- Algeria launches $7-B investment plan to expand hydrocarbon processing 6/13
- AFPM/API: President Trump officially overturns California (U.S.) gas car ban 6/12
- Decision on oil refiner Italiana Petroli's sale expected around end-June 6/12
- EIA: U.S. crude stocks fall, gasoline and distillate inventories rise as refining activity increases 6/12
