Economics
U.S. crude stocks rose while gasoline and distillate inventories fell
U.S. crude stocks rose while gasoline and distillate inventories fell in the week ending February 9, 2024 the Energy Information Administration said.
Russia's seaborne oil product exports fell in January, calculations show
Russia's January seaborne oil product exports fell 8.6% from a year earlier and 2% from the previous month to 10.792 MMt owing to lower processing and unplanned refinery repair work.
Uganda says it is in talks to import all its oil via Tanzania
Uganda is negotiating with Tanzania to import all of its oil products through Dar es Salaam, which would mean an end to imports via Kenya's Mombasa port.
Singapore fuel oil inventories draw for second consecutive week
Singapore's onshore fuel oil inventories fell for a second straight week as an uptick in exports exceeded a climb in imports.
Russia's Novatek resumes processing at damaged Ust-Luga complex
Russian energy company Novatek resumed gas condensate processing at its Ust-Luga complex after the site was damaged last month by a suspected Ukrainian drone attack.
EE North America and Montauk Renewables forge agreement for biogenic CO2 delivery
In a pivotal move towards sustainable energy solutions, EE North America and Montauk Renewables, Inc. have signed a long-term contract for the delivery of 140,000 tpy of biogenic CO2 over a minimum 15-year term.
Mabanaft is granted $13 MM in funding for the construction of a new solar methanol plant in Australia
Together with Australian renewable energy company Vast, Mabanaft is assessing to build a demonstration plant with a capacity of around 7,500 tons of green methanol per year.
Shell quits Iraqi petrochemicals plant talks
Oil major Shell has withdrawn from talks on building a petrochemicals plant in the southern oil hub of Basra.
The European aviation association urges policymakers to enhance their efforts in promoting SAF
European aviation associations, part of the DESTINATION 2050 alliance, urge EU policymakers to enhance efforts for a leading SAF industry.
Red Sea, Russian refinery attacks tighten Asia naphtha supplies
Prices of naphtha, a key petrochemical feedstock, have jumped in Asia as drone attacks on Russian refineries and the Red Sea shipping crisis have disrupted European shipment.
- INEOS receives €300-million grant to rejuvenate and decarbonize its Lavera plant 2/19
- AGC Vinythai commissions expanded chlor-alkali plant and e-BiTAC electrolyzers from thyssenkrupp nucera 2/19
- BASF launches AdBlue GE (green electricity) to decarbonize mobility value chain 2/19
- Carbon Neutral Fuels select Johnson Matthey, bp and Honeywell UOP technologies for UK SAF plant 2/19
- ExxonMobil starts operations on second carbon capture project in Louisiana (U.S.) 2/19
- Pall introduces two new technologies to reduce CAPEX and TCO in oil and gas processing 2/19
