Aviation Fuel
PetroChina in preliminary agreement with Germany's Mabanaft on expanding fuel sales to Europe
PetroChina International's London unit signed a preliminary agreement with German energy company Mabanaft to expand sales of Chinese refined fuel products to Europe, the Chinese state oil and gas trader said.
China SAF plants push back start-up amid lack of policy
Several Chinese builders of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plants are postponing start up as a lack of government policy guidance restrains them from marketing the fuel domestically or exporting it.
Cosmo to launch Japan's first sustainable aviation fuel production
Cosmo Energy Holdings is set to launch Japan's first domestic production of sustainable aviation fuel in April, a step toward the country's goal of replacing 10% of jet fuel with a cleaner alternative, though cost-cutting challenges remain.
EIA: Refinery closures and rising consumption will reduce U.S. petroleum inventories in 2026
In 2026, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecast that inventories of the three largest transportation fuels in the U.S.—motor gasoline, distillate fuel oil and jet fuel—will fall to their lowest levels since 2000 in its February Short-Term Energy Outlook.
Taiyo Oil selects Honeywell UOP's ethanol-to-jet technology for 200-MMlpy SAF plant in Japan
Taiyo Oil Co., Ltd. has chosen Honeywell UOP's Ethanol-to-Jet technology to produce sustainable aviation fuel at its Okinawa Operations in Japan. This facility will have a production target of 200 MMlpy.
OMV Petrom starts construction of sustainable fuels unit at Petrobrazi Refinery
The new sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel (HVO) unit will have a production capacity of 250,000 tons of sustainable fuels per year, starting in 2028.
Bangchak signs SAF supply deal with Shell
Bangchak Corporation Public Company Limited announced that they have entered into a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) supply agreement with Singapore-based Shell International Eastern Trading Company. The agreement stipulates the offtake of ISCC EU/CORSIA certified SAF to be delivered to Shell.
Taiwan's CPC Corp. offers March jet fuel in rare move
Taiwan's CPC Corp. is seeking to sell jet fuel for export in March, its first such offer in nearly three years.
Wood confirms ADNOC Refining’s capability to produce lower carbon aviation fuel
Wood has confirmed ADNOC Refining’s capability to produce lower carbon aviation fuel, paving the way for its future alignment with International Civil Aviation Organization’s Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation
ZeroAvia invited to join second round of UK CAA’s Hydrogen Sandbox Challenge
ZeroAvia has been invited to join the UK Civil Aviation Authority’s (CAA’s) extended and expanded Hydrogen Challenge program.
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