Equipment
J-ENG achieves first complete commercial ammonia-fueled engine
The engine official test runs were conducted under the supervision of Nippon Yusen Kaisya (NYK Line), Nihon Shipyard Co. Ltd. (NSY), Japan Marine United Corporation (JMU) and Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK).
LyondellBasell optimizes refinery middle distillates production across multiple units with dynamic optimization application
KraussMaffei launches co-rotating twin-screw extruders for petrochemical industry
With the market launch of the new ZE Petrochemical (ZE-PC) series, KraussMaffei Extrusion is setting a milestone in industrial raw polymer production.
Aster Chemicals declares force majeure at Singapore naphtha cracker
Singapore's Aster Chemicals and Energy has declared force majeure on petrochemical supplies from its naphtha cracker on Bukom island
Sinopec wins engineering contract for Saudi Arabian green hydrogen/ammonia project
China's Sinopec said it has agreed to provide engineering services for Saudi Arabia's ACWA Power to build the world’s largest integrated green hydrogen and green ammonia project in the kingdom.
Russia's idle oil refining capacity record high after Ukrainian drone attacks
Damage from Ukrainian drone attacks and extensive planned maintenance have sent Russia's offline oil refining capacity to a record high in August, though working sites are likely to spur output to help mitigate the impact.
Mexico's Dos Bocas refinery offline due to power outage
Mexico's 340,000-bpd Dos Bocas refinery has been offline since Monday due to a power outage at the plant, two sources familiar with the matter said.
Sherwin-Williams launches single-coat high-performance Acrolon 680 for industrial and marine assets
Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine is helping make coating applications faster and longer lasting for an array of industrial- and marine-related assets with the new Acrolon 680 single-coat topcoat.

- Swift Fuels advances light gas (LG2F™) demonstration plant plans in Louisiana (U.S.) 9/8
- Kisuma enables rubber manufacturers to enhance durability and sustainability with DHT™-4 additives 9/8
- Altalto awards Maire engineering study contract for 23,000-tpy sustainable aviation fuel plant 9/8
- Iraq in talks with ExxonMobil on Asian refining capacities 9/8
- TotalEnergies sees Brent-Dubai crude price gap remaining negative, making sweet grades more attractive to Asian refiners 9/8
- Chevron seeks diversified approach to refinery investments 9/8