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Emerging Fuels Technology awarded technology licensing contract for seawater CO2-to-SAF conversion plant

Emerging Fuels Technology's proprietary technology platform will be used on Sea Dragon Energy's demonstration plant that will convert CO2 extracted from seawater into synthetic jet fuel (sustainable aviation fuel).

RCM Technologies unlocks increases in ethanol plant capacity

RCM Technologies Inc., RCM Thermal Kinetics, a division of RCM Technologies, has launched its innovative New Ethanol eXpansion Technology (NEXT) program. This solution is designed to revolutionize ethanol plant expansion projects by enhancing production capacity and energy efficiency without requiring costly and time-consuming major equipment replacement.

South Korea's GS Caltex plans Yeosu refinery maintenance in late February

The maintenance at its 330,000-bpd crude distillation unit is expected to last for around 30 days

Indonesia's B40 palm oil delay causes market uncertainty

Indonesia has yet to implement a higher mandatory blend of biodiesel planned for Jan. 1 as industry participants await technical details of the new regulation, causing confusion among palm oil traders.

Japan's Taiyo Oil to shut two CDUs at Shikoku refinery for maintenance

Japanese oil refiner Taiyo Oil plans to shut down two crude distillation units (CDUs) at its 138,000-bpd Shikoku refinery in western Japan this week for scheduled maintenance.

Chevron upgrades Pasadena refinery to increase capacity, feedstock and product flexibility

Chevron U.S.A. has completed a retrofit of its refinery in Pasadena, Texas (U.S.), which is expected to increase product flexibility and expand the processing capacity of lighter crudes by nearly 15% to 125,000 bpd.

Malaysia plans to produce sustainable jet fuel in 2027

Malaysia plans to start producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in 2027, with an initial production capacity of 1MMtpy.

bp delays Whiting refinery (U.S.) restart from maintenance

bp has delayed the restart of a crude distillation unit and a coker at its 435,000-bpd Whiting, Indiana, refinery from maintenance.

DG Fuels to build $5-B, 193-MMgpy SAF facility in Minnesota (U.S.)

DG Fuels announced the selection of a site for a roughly $5-B manufacturing facility in Moorhead, Minnesota, that will produce 193 MMgpy of low-carbon aviation fuel (SAF) using agricultural and wood waste as feedstock.

Shell Catalysts & Technologies, Licella to develop global low-carbon biomass-to-biofuel commercial solutions

Shell Catalysts & Technologies and Licella have formed a new upgrading technology collaboration to develop a low-carbon, integrated solution for converting biomass into advanced biofuels. This initiative aims to unlock a new value chain for the production of low-carbon fuels, addressing growing global demand for sustainable energy solutions, including sustainable aviation fuel.