Environment & Safety
Six injured in fire at Phillips 66 Texas refinery tank farm
U.S. crews extinguished a fire on Tuesday at Phillips 66's 149,000-barrel-per-day joint-venture refinery in Borger, Texas, and six people were treated for injuries, the company said.
thyssenkrupp Uhde selected by ADNOC for commercial-scale ammonia cracking plant
thyssenkrupp Uhde and ADNOC have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore a long-term partnership to create new markets for hydrogen and promote global clean energy value chains.
Raven SR agrees to supply sustainable aviation fuel to All Nippon Airways
Raven SR Inc., a renewable fuels company, today announced it has sign an MoU to supply SAF to All Nippon Airways for major global routes.
Babcock & Wilcox win contract to support Phillips 66 carbon capture project in U.K.
Babcock & Wilcox announced that its B&W Environmental segment has been awarded a contract by Phillips 66 Limited to design a flue gas pre-treatment technology upstream from a planned CO2 capture system on the Phillips 66 Limited Humber Refinery’s Fluid Catalytic Cracker.
Neste completes acquisition of business from Crimson Renewable Energy in the U.S.
In November 2022, Neste announced that it would acquire the used cooking oil (UCO) collection and aggregation business and related assets on the U.S. West Coast from Crimson Renewable Energy Holdings.
Clean Energy Marine Hubs Initiative gains momentum at Ministerial energy meeting
IRENA will continue to expand its collaboration with ICS and partners in the shipping sector to further strengthen the CEM Hubs initiative and accelerate the use of renewables-based fuels in the shipping and other end-use sectors.
Rio Tinto trials renewable diesel at U.S. operations
Rio Tinto said on Friday it is conducting trials at its Kennecott copper operations in Salt Lake City, Utah, to determine the suitability of renewable diesel for open pit haulage.
Bain Capital buys stake in biofuel firm for $400 MM
Bain Capital Private Equity said this week it has completed a deal to acquire a stake in renewable fuel producer EcoCeres Inc, as the Boston-based investor strives to ramp up its sustainable investment.
KLM Group’s CO2 emission reduction targets for 2030 approved by SBTi
Together with Air France-KLM and Air France, the KLM Group commits to reducing its CO2 emissions by 30% per revenue ton kilometer (RTK) by 2030.
Alberta premier says province open to providing carbon capture tax credits
Canada's main oil-producing province Alberta is open to bolstering tax credits for carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology but also wants the federal government to increase financial support, Premier Danielle Smith said this week.
- OC Global signs MoU with Passo Fundo for greenfield ammonia plant in Brazil 8/8
- India's E20 fuel rollout marked by widespread criticism 8/8
- Argentina's YPF to invest $400 MM in sustainable jet fuel venture 8/8
- South African tax authorities extend jet fuel lifeline to airports 8/8
- MOL Group successfully completes another SAF and HVO production test 8/8
- India approves $3.4-B payout to state-run refiners for cooking gas losses 8/8
