Engineering & Design
HIF, Porsche AG and Shell sign e-Fuels supply agreement for Haru Oni facility
HIF Global, through its subsidiary HIF Chile, signed an agreement with Porsche AG and Shell for the delivery of e-Fuels produced by HIF’s Haru Oni e-Fuels facility in Punta Arenas, Chile.
BASF becomes first producer of renewable ammonia in Central Europe
BASF produces the renewable ammonia grades at its Verbund site in Ludwigshafen by feeding hydrogen into the ammonia plant which reduces the plant’s natural gas consumption
Alder Renewables, Bioenergie AE Cote-Nord to build SAF plant in Quebec, Canada
Alder Renewables and Bioénergie AE Côte-Nord have announced Project Avance, a strategic partnership to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from sawmill residues in Port-Cartier, Québec.
ReCarbon, Emerging Fuels Technology sign collaboration agreement to produce sustainable aviation fuels
ReCarbon Inc. and Emerging Fuels Technology (EFT) announced the signing of a five-year TCA to develop, test and integrate their respective technologies for the production of SAF.
Digital Feature: How consensus-based standards are shaping the future of oil and natural gas worldwide
With its cross-border projects, interconnected supply chains and technical systems spanning continents, the global oil and natural gas industry is indeed complex. And while managing safety, sustainability, efficiency and reliability across these diverse environments has never been simple, the challenges continue to grow as expectations rise and technologies evolve.
Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. receives recyclability certification for advanced, multi-layer food packaging materials
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation announced that its multi-layer film containing SoarnoL™, a gas barrier resin used in food packaging materials, and Soaresin™, a recycling aid, has received recyclability certification from U.S. recyclability certification organization the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR).
Venezuela restarts Carbon refinery's FCCU after a year out of service
Venezuela's second largest refinery, Cardon, restarted its fluid catalytic cracker which had been out of service for more than a year due to a failure and lack of raw materials
BASF partners with Plug Power to deploy purification solutions in their advanced hydrogen liquefaction plants
BASF announced the signing of a Cooperation Agreement with Plug Power, positioning BASF’s advanced DeOxo catalysts as an offer within Plug Power’s hydrogen liquefaction plants globally to enhance their market offerings, improving reliability and cost efficiency.
TotalEnergies seeks permit for $16-B green hydrogen/ammonia project in Chile
The project, run by the Chilean subsidiary TEC H2 MAG, is expected to begin operations in 2030 and includes a wind farm, seven electrolysis centers for green hydrogen, a desalination plant, an ammonia plant and maritime infrastructure for shipping.
Messe Frankfurt and DECHEMA team up for new ACHEMA Middle East
DECHEMA, which organizes the ACHEMA, the leading trade show for the global process industry, launches ACHEMA Middle East in Saudi Arabia together with Messe Frankfurt. DECHEMA and Messe Frankfurt have reached the necessary agreements and the event will be held for the first time in Riyadh in 2026, and then every three years after that.

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