Europe
Russia's Sibur suspends output at petrochemical plant east of Moscow after drone attack
Russian petrochemicals giant Sibur said on Wednesday it had temporarily suspended production at its plant in the Nizhny Novgorod region due to a Ukrainian drone attack.
LyondellBasell secures wind power to aid circular/low-carbon solutions in Germany
Under the 15-year agreement with European energy firm Vattenfall, LyondellBasell will secure 450 gigawatt-hours annually of offshore wind energy to support its circular and low-carbon solutions in Germany, the company said.
DHL Express to buy SAF from Japan's Cosmo starting April
DHL Express, a division of Germany's Deutsche Post DHLn.DE, said on Tuesday it would buy sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from a unit of Japan's Cosmo Energy Holdings starting in April.
Freija develops large-scale clean fuel production in the Tampere region
Freija is progressing the development of one of Europe’s largest clean fuel production facilities in the City of Nokia, Tampere region, Finland, to meet strong demand for eMethane driven by adopted EU directives.
European glut weighs on global gasoline margins
Gasoline stocks in Europe have hit a record high as exports dropped due to higher refinery runs in the U.S. and Nigeria, resulting in gasoline profit margins at European and U.S. oil refineries falling to a 15-month low in January.
Liquid Wind, Turun Seudun Energiantuotanto Oy to partner on eFuel facility in Finland
Liquid Wind and Turun Seudun Energiantuotanto Oy (TSE) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the development of an eFuel facility in Naantali, Finland.
Enilive (Eni) starts SAF production at 400,000-tpy Gela biorefinery in Sicily
Enilive announced the commissioning of its first plant to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at the Gela biorefinery in Sicily, which has a capacity of 400,000 tpy, representing almost a third of the expected European SAF demand in 2025
Mabanaft to convert tanks at the Port of Hamburg to methanol storage
Mabanaft plans to convert four of its tanks at the Blumensand tank terminal in the Port of Hamburg over the next two years to methanol and facilitate the import of low-carbon methanol to northern Germany.
Italy, Saudi Arabia sign energy cooperation agreement, including low-carbon hydrogen, ammonia and CCS
The cooperation focuses on renewable energy, reducing methane emissions, power interconnections, renewable and low-emissions hydrogen and ammonia, and carbon capture and storage systems
Reolum selects Johnson Matthey technology for one of the largest planned e-methanol plants in Europe
Johnson Matthey’s (JM) e-methanol technology has been selected by Reolum for the next phase of its La Robla Nueva Energia (NE) project. Located in the Spanish region of Castilla y León, it will be one of the largest e-methanol production plants in Europe, planned to be online by the end of 2027.
- Iran's Revolutionary Guards say they targeted petrochemical facilities in the Gulf 4/6
- Damietta Green Ammonia completes pre-FEED for $873-MM, 150,000-tpy green ammonia facility 4/6
- EIB and Eni sign €500-MM in financing for new biorefinery in Sannazzaro de’ Burgondi 4/6
- India's Reliance buys Venezuelan oil directly from PDVSA 4/6
- Japan to boost intermediate chemical imports amid tighter naphtha supply 4/6
- Five EU countries call for windfall tax on energy companies 4/6
