Construction
BPCL secures land for $11-B refinery project in southern India
The order said the government has allocated 6,000 acres for a refinery and petrochemicals project costing about 968.62 B rupees and asked BPCL to begin commercial operations by January 2029.
Arcadia eFuels, Hitachi Energy to deliver electrical infrastructure for Vordingborg eSAF facility
As one of the world’s first large scale sustainable aviation fuel (eSAF) facilities, the plant will operate entirely on renewable electricity in the production of eSAF, reducing emissions in the aviation industry.
Indonesia's state palm oil company to develop biodiesel complex in Papua in 2028
Agrinas has been assigned by President Prabowo Subianto to produce enough palm oil to meet rising demand for mandatory biodiesel blending, Fansuri said, with the goal of increasing the bio-content to eventually achieve 100% palm oil-based biodiesel, known as B100.
Senegal plans to start construction of new refinery next year
SAR, West Africa's oldest refinery, processes 1.5 MMtpy of crude oil (or around 30,000 bpd), but faces a domestic shortfall.
LanzaJet advances UK ethanol-to-jet SAF project
LanzaJet, Inc. has been awarded more than $13 million (£10 million) from the UK Department for Transport’s Advanced Fuels Fund (AFF) to accelerate development of Project Speedbird, a major sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) biorefinery in Teesside, United Kingdom
Exolum planning construction of new €100-MM energy transition terminal at the Outer Port of A Coruña, Spain
The project is conceived as an energy transition terminal, designed to progressively adapt to market developments, regulation and industrial demand, and will be equipped to operate with both conventional products and sustainable fuels, such as renewable ammonia, captured CO₂, green methanol, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and other biofuels.
MHI Compressor Intl. delivers critical turbomachinery for Woodside Energy’s Beaumont New Ammonia Project
This facility, originally developed by OCI Global as the OCI Clean Ammonia project, now owned by Woodside Energy, will be the first large-scale, lower-carbon greenfield ammonia facility in the world.
China’s Sinopec begins Xinjiang refining and chemical upgrading project
China’s Sinopec has begun construction to upgrade its integrated refining and petrochemical project in the oil- and gas-rich Xinjiang region.
- Indian Oil buys first Colombian oil under Ecopetrol contract 12/31
- Ukrainian drone attack sparks fire, damages equipment at Tuapse refinery 12/31
- Chile's $2.5-B Volta green ammonia project wins environmental permit 12/31
- China begins issuing second batch of 2026 crude import quotas to refiners 12/31
- EIA: U.S. crude, fuel inventories rose in the week ended December 19 12/30
- Ghana's Tema oil refinery restarts after 9-yr shutdown 12/30

