Europe
Horisont Energi AS: Commercial progress for the Barents Blue project
Horisont Energi is progressing the commercial work and has now passed a milestone for the Barents Blue project by signing the first term-sheet (non-binding) for gas supply from the Snøhvit LNG facility at Melkøya in Northern Norway.
Russia's Saratov oil refinery suspends operations after drone attacks
Rosneft-owned oil refinery in the southern Russian city of Saratov has suspended fuel production for safety reasons after Ukrainian drone attacks on Tuesday, industry sources said, expecting the plant to resume operations in a day or two.
BASF introduces first superabsorbent polymer with product carbon footprint of zero
BASF now offers HySorb® B 6610 ZeroPCF, the first polyacrylate-based superabsorbent polymer marketed with a product carbon footprint of zero for the hygiene industry. The zero PCF is achieved by utilizing renewable energy in addition to the established biomass balance approach in the production process at the Antwerp Verbund site.
Russia may ban gasoline exports for a month to stabilize prices
Russia's Federal Anti-Monopoly Service may initiate a one-month ban on gasoline exports to stabilize wholesale prices ahead of the crop-sowing campaign
Russia's oil transit via Ukraine down 15% in 2024
Russia's oil transit through Ukraine's pipeline system declined by 15% in 2024 to 11.5 MM tonnes (t) (230,300 bpd).
Power2X awards Worley contract for its 250,000-tpy eFuels Rotterdam project
Power2X has contracted Worley to provide engineering and project management services for its eFuels Rotterdam project–a world-scale production facility for sustainable aviation fuel and ultra-low carbon fuels.
Digital Exclusive: A unified approach to methane emissions reporting (3)
This article looks at the causes of methane emissions, new technologies to monitor it and pathways to mitigate them in the future.
Ukrainian drone strikes trigger fires at major oil and gas facilities in Russia
Ukraine struck energy facilities in southern Russia with dozens of drones launched on Monday, triggering fires at a major oil refinery and gas processing plant and disrupting flights from the Volga to the Caucasus Mountains, Russian and Ukrainian officials said.
Analysis: Trump's oil tariffs a boost for European and Asian refiners
U.S. President Donald Trump's trade tariffs on Canadian and Mexican oil imports will offer European and Asian refineries a competitive advantage against their U.S. rivals, analysts and market participants said.
bp and Iberdrola choose Toledo-based Imefy to supply the main transformer for green H2 plant
bp and Iberdrola have awarded the Toledo-based company Imefy the contract to manufacture and supply the transformer for the largest renewable H2 production plant in Spain (25 MW), which will be located at the bp refinery in Castellón.
- Transitional Industries and CFEnergia sign feedstock supply contract for $3.3-B Pacifico Mexinol project 2/17
- Neste and World Fuel Services extend partnership, expanding SAF availability at more than 100 airports in Europe 2/17
- U.S. refined product exports by tanker increase to > 6.3 MMbpd in January 2/17
- Japan's oil and gas independence climbs to highest since 2009 2/17
- Dangote signs $400-MM equipment deal with China's XCMG to speed up refinery expansion 2/17
- Former Lukoil-owned ISAB refinery in Sicily exits crisis procedure 2/17

