Greenhouse Gases
LanzaTech signs MLA with SEKISUI to develop multiple commercial-scale waste-to-ethanol plants across Japan
LanzaTech Global has signed a Master License Agreement with SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO. to deploy, at commercial scale, a jointly developed platform that converts syngas derived from municipal solid waste and industrial solid waste into ethanol.
Shipping industry outlines protocol to incentivize methane reduction
The Methane Abatement in Maritime Innovation Initiative has opened a new protocol for consultation to encourage methane reductions in shipping. The Methane Measurement Protocol is the first industrywide effort to establish a universal method for measuring methane.
KBC acquires Flaretot Limited, a software provider specializing in flare system designs
KBC announced it had acquired Flaretot® Limited, a leading simulation software provider specializing in the design and evaluation of flare systems for hydrocarbon processing plants.
Polyplastics launches biomass-balanced LCP for reduced CO2 emissions
Polyplastics Co. Ltd., a global leader in engineering plastics, has announced the launch of LAPEROS (R) bG-LCP, a sustainable solution based on biomass-derived materials (mass balance approach) which reduces carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and improves the renewable content ratio.
Occidental's 1PointFive secures funding of up to $500 MM from U.S. DOE
Occidental Petroleum's carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) unit 1PointFive said on Thursday that the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) has committed up to $500 MM to support the development of its South Texas Direct Air Capture (DAC) Hub.
Ceres Power Holdings signs SOEC systems license with Thermax to decarbonize hard-to-abate industries
The partnership will accelerate solid oxide electrolysis cell (SOEC) system development within the hard-to-abate green ammonia, petrochemical and steel industries in India and other territories.
Marathon's Detroit refinery gets new air permit to boost crude throughput
Michigan's environmental agency on Tuesday issued a new air permit to Marathon Petroleum covering emissions from its Detroit refinery, which will allow the refiner to boost crude throughput at the plant.
AIDA Cruises tests further biofuels
In the port of Rotterdam yesterday, AIDA Cruises, one of Carnival Corp.'s world-class cruise lines, refueled its AIDAprima cruise ship for the first time using 100% renewable bio-marine fuel as part of a pilot project to evaluate the fuel performance in regular ship operations for potential for future use.
Brookfield to invest up to $1.1 B in Infinium to scale ultra-low carbon eFuels
Infinium, one of the world’s first producers of commercially available ultra-low carbon eFuels, and Brookfield Asset Management have announced a strategic funding partnership to accelerate the growth of Infinium’s eFuels platform.
Schneider Electric and GR3N to tackle plastic recycling challenges and drive circularity in chemical sector
Schneider Electric, one of the world's most sustainable companies and a leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, has partnered with GR3N, the Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) chemical recycler, to create the first open automation system for the advanced plastic recycling industry.
- Indian Oil buys first Colombian oil under Ecopetrol contract 12/31
- Ukrainian drone attack sparks fire, damages equipment at Tuapse refinery 12/31
- Chile's $2.5-B Volta green ammonia project wins environmental permit 12/31
- China begins issuing second batch of 2026 crude import quotas to refiners 12/31
- EIA: U.S. crude, fuel inventories rose in the week ended December 19 12/30
- Ghana's Tema oil refinery restarts after 9-yr shutdown 12/30

