Economics
Curtiss-Wright Exlar announces new Tritex EVA for oil & gas valve actuation
Curtiss-Wright’s Actuation Division announced that its new Exlar Tritex EVA electric valve actuator has achieved CSA Class 1, Division 2 Hazardous Location certification.
China's Rongsheng, Saudi Aramco in talks to buy stake in each other's units
Chinese privately-controlled refiner Rongsheng Petrochemical and Saudi Aramco are in talks for the Chinese company to buy a 50% stake in the Saudi company's refining unit SASREF.
Jet Aviation partners with World Fuel Services to offer SAF in Montana and Arizona (U.S.)
Jet Aviation announced that it has signed an agreement with World Fuel Services to secure and offer SAF on-site at its FBOs in Bozeman, Montana, and Scottsdale, Arizona, effective immediately.
Oil climbs as supply concerns deepen with Libyan oilfield disruption
Oil benchmark Brent rose by around a $1 a barrel, after reports of a disruption to Libya's top oilfield added to supply concerns emanating from tensions in the Red Sea.
China crude flows to storage poised to pick up after half-year lull
China's flow of crude oil into inventories faded over the second half of last year as the world's top importer reduced purchases in response to higher prices.
India turns to Saudi as purchases of Russian oil fall in December
India increased imports of Saudi oil in December as payment problems drove its Russian oil buys to an 11-month low, with at least five cargoes of the sweet Sokol variant heading to other locations, data from vessel tracking agencies showed.
Maersk partners with Yokohama City and Mitsubishi Gas Chemical to develop green methanol bunkering infrastructure
This collaborative agreement will focus on the development of green methanol bunkering infrastructure in Yokohama as Maersk’s 16,000 TEU green methanol-powered container vessels will be delivered since 2024.
Brussels Airport encourages the use of SAF thanks to federal government support
To accelerate the sustainable development of the aviation sector and encourage the use of sustainable fuel, Brussels Airport Company, thanks to federal government support, will be granting a special financial contribution to promote its use.
China gives most refiners full crude import quotas for 2024
China has released 179.01 MMt of crude oil import quotas for 2024, 60% more than the January batch last year as almost all the refiners received their annual allocations.
Executive Viewpoint: A lifecycle assessment on chemically recycling plastics: A conversation with Neste’s Maiju Helin
HP spoke with Maiju Helin, Head of Sustainability and Regulatory Transformation Renewable Polymers and Chemicals, Neste, regarding Neste’s lifecycle assessment report on chemically recycling waste plastic.
- INEOS to invest €250 MM in Lavera cracker modernization project in France 11/19
- BASF adds ISCC EU certification to certified biomass-balanced methanol portfolio 11/19
- Ducor Petrochemicals, Blue Circle Olefins partner to create a fully circular supply chain for polypropylene 11/18
- World's first: Air Liquide’s innovative technology converts ammonia into hydrogen at industrial scale 11/18
- Borouge to supply advanced polyolefin solutions for next-generation vehicles 11/18
- ASTM International signs MoU with Gulf Cooperation Council Laboratory Company for Technical Services (GCC Lab TSCo.) 11/18

