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Indian caustic soda major TGV SRAAC selects thyssenkrupp nucera for new expansion contract

Indian caustic soda major TGV SRAAC Ltd. (formerly Sree Rayalaseema Alkalies and Allied Chemicals Ltd.), has commissioned thyssenkrupp nucera to expand its chlor-alkali plants in Kurnool in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

NNPC CEO reaffirms Nigeria's initiative to debottleneck domestic refining capacity, strives for self sufficiency

The Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Ltd, Engr. Bashir Bayo Ojulari, has reaffirmed the Company’s commitment to dismantling structural bottlenecks towards laying a solid foundation for a self-sufficient refining ecosystem in Africa.

Update: Cancelled and postponed green hydrogen projects

Developers of green hydrogen have scaled back investments and scrapped projects globally as elevated production costs and weak demand for the low-carbon fuel have made many ventures unviable. 

Indonesia's Danantara awards $8-B EPC contract for modular refinery builds

Indonesian sovereign wealth fund Danantara plans to sign an $8 billion engineering, procurement and construction contract with U.S. engineering firm KBR Inc to build 17 modular refineries. 

Europe's chemical industry seeks a lifeboat to stay in business

Europe's petrochemical industry is unravelling under a wave of plant closures after years of losses and a rapid expansion of global capacity led by China.

India's Numaligarh Refinery extends key green hydrogen tender date amid Assam policy uncertainty

India's Numaligarh Refinery Ltd (NRL) has extended the deadline for submitting bids for its green hydrogen project in Assam by two weeks, according to a tender document, as uncertainty looms over the state's flagship clean energy policy.

Saudi Arabia solidifies international partnerships to export renewable energy, green H2 to Europe

The agreements and MoUs were signed during the Renewable Energy and Green Hydrogen Export Workshop, led by ACWA Power under the supervision of the Ministry of Energy.

Zambia plans 60,000-bpd oil refinery in copper belt

Officials hope construction will start in the third quarter of 2025, with a first phase of commercial operations planned for 2026.

Indian Oil to upgrade Panipat refinery's diesel unit for green jet fuel production

Indian Oil Corp plans to shut the diesel desulfurizer unit at its 300,000-bpd Panipat refinery for an upgrade aimed at producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) next year, Arvind Kumar, its head of refineries, said.

Nayara to use Univation Technologies' PE process for world-scale plant in India

Univation Technologies, LLC announced that Nayara Energy Ltd. has selected Univation's UNIPOL™ PE Process Technology for a world-scale production line in Vadinar, Gujarat, India.