Europe
Repsol invests 5 MM Euros in Puertollano lubricants plant
Repsol will invest 5 MM euros in its Puertollano lubricants plant as part of the company’s objective to increase sales in both domestic and international markets. Production will be increased until maximum capacity is reached.
Linde awarded supply contract for biofuel refinery
GOTHENBURG, Sweden/MUNICH, Germany — Technology company The Linde Group has been awarded with the engineering and supply of a modular hydrogen manufacturing unit for St1 Refinery in Gothenburg, Sweden. Linde’s Engineering Division will start the engineering and construction of the unit immediately, with the completion estimated for the end of 2018.
Oil falls on strong dollar, OPEC and China weigh
LONDON (Reuters) — Oil prices fell on Tuesday, extending a heavy sell-off after a surge in the dollar and weighed down by signs of weaker demand in China, the world's second-largest consumer.
MeadCo launches ScriptX 8.0 for the oil and gas industry
UK company MeadCo launched ScriptX 8.0 to the oil and gas industry. ScriptX provides consistent printing of daily reports, equipment lists and all critical documents, both on and off shore, from Internet Explorer.
German green group to pursue diesel bans as agreed steps inadequate
BERLIN (Reuters) — German efforts to overcome a diesel scandal were dealt a blow on Tuesday after prosecutors widened a Volkswagen probe and a key environmental group said steps proposed by automakers to cut pollution remained inadequate.
UFF to use Neste renewable diesel in its logistics chain
Neste MY Renewable Diesel, produced entirely from waste and residues, will reduce the amount of greenhouse gas emissions produced in UFF's logistics chain. UFF is an organization that recycles clothing for non-profit purposes, and the organization's logistics chain covers the whole of Finland. In collecting clothes for recycling and reuse, UFF clocks up about 800,000 km–900,000 km annually with its own vehicles.
Traffic to Antwerp port blocked as cargo ship runs aground
BRUSSELS (Reuters) — Traffic to and from Antwerp, Europe's second-biggest port, was halted on Monday after a container ship ran aground on the banks of the river Scheldt which connects the port to the North Sea.
Oil prices slip on Chinese demand concerns, rising US activity
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) — Oil prices fell on Monday as a slowdown in Chinese refining raised concerns about demand in the world's second-biggest consumer, while an increase in US drilling capacity could deepen a global supply glut.
IEA says strong oil demand growth helping market rebalance
LONDON (Reuters) — World oil demand will grow more than expected this year, helping to ease a global glut despite rising production from North America and weak OPEC compliance with output cuts, the International Energy Agency said on Friday.
Amec Foster Wheeler JV enters Australian petchem market with ammonia facilities contract
LONDON — Clough AMEC has won a landmark contract to provide maintenance services to ammonia facilities in Western Australia that supply international and domestic fertilizer markets and explosives used in the mining industry.
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