Refining
Pertamina partners with ABL to enhance asset management at its Cilacap refinery (Indonesia)
Pt. Kilang Pertamina Internasional has appointed ABL’s asset integrity management unit to further enhance asset management at the Indonesian national energy company’s Cilacap Refinery Unit IV, located in Central Java, Indonesia.
Motiva shuts FCC, alkylation units at its Port Arthur, Texas (U.S.) refinery
Motiva Enterprises completed shutting the gasoline-producing fluidic catalytic cracker-3 (FCC-3) and the alkylation units at its 626,000-bpd Port Arthur, Texas, refinery on Tuesday for planned work, said people familiar with operations.
ExxonMobil and Trammo sign HOA for low-carbon ammonia offtake
Trammo Inc. and ExxonMobil Corp. have signed a heads of agreement (HOA) to advance discussions for Trammo’s long-term offtake of 300,000 metric tpy–500,000 metric tpy of low-carbon ammonia from ExxonMobil’s Baytown, Texas facility.
Russia oil sanctions create different winners at different times
The crude oil market is adapting quickly to the new sanctions against Russia's shadow fleet of tankers, albeit by creating both short- and medium-term winners and losers.
Update: U.S. crude stocks rise as refiners cut production amid winter storms
U.S. crude stocks rose last week as refinery utilization slipped, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Wednesday, as winter storms sweeping the country hit fuelmakers' operations and boosted distillates demand.
Schneider Electric, MaxGrip partner to improve asset performance for customers
Leveraging MaxGrip’s Asset Improvement Program, Schneider Electric will further support customers in their digital transformation journey by providing a comprehensive asset lifecycle management program.
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.
Haffner Energy, LanzaJet, LanzaTech to unlock alcohol-to-jet SAF production from biomass residues
Haffner Energy, a leading advanced solid biomass-to-clean fuels solutions provider; LanzaTech, a carbon management company providing a differentiated syngas-to-ethanol solution, and LanzaJet, the leading ethanol-to-jet technology company and fuels producer, are working together to explore joint biomass-to-sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) projects covering the entire production value chain.
New DuPont™ Tychem® 6000 SFR lightweight coverall provides dual hazard protection
DuPont has launched DuPont™ Tychem® 6000 SFR—a lightweight hooded garment designed to help protect people working in challenging environments against multiple chemical and flash-fire hazards.
Boeing partners with Norsk e-Fuels to advance SAF production
Boeing’s investment will accelerate the production and availability of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the Nordics and globally. It is also intended to support the commercial aviation industry’s and ICAO member states’ common goal to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

- LanzaJet expands partnership with Microsoft to strengthen the company’s global growth 6/13
- Phelan Green Group's $2.6-B eMethanol project remains on schedule 6/13
- Algeria launches $7-B investment plan to expand hydrocarbon processing 6/13
- AFPM/API: President Trump officially overturns California (U.S.) gas car ban 6/12
- Decision on oil refiner Italiana Petroli's sale expected around end-June 6/12
- EIA: U.S. crude stocks fall, gasoline and distillate inventories rise as refining activity increases 6/12