Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Portugal's Galp confident it will find alternative gasoline markets if U.S. tariffs bite
Portuguese oil company Galp Energia's gasoline exports to the United States could be curtailed if U.S. President Donald Trump imposes tariffs on European goods, but the company is confident it can find alternative destinations.
Universal Fuel Technologies’ pilot demonstrates new sustainable aviation fuel production pathways
During a five-month pilot, the company demonstrated that its Flexiforming technology can produce high-quality 100% synthetic SAF from multiple renewable feedstocks.
Regulations needed to spur airlines to use SAF, Japan oil refiners group head says
Japanese oil refiners believe concrete regulations and frameworks are needed to encourage airlines to use sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and develop supply chains to support decarbonization efforts, the head of the industry lobby group said on Friday.
thyssenkrupp Uhde selected for Elyse Energy’s biomass-to-SAF project in France
BioTfueL® technology has been selected for the BioTJet project by Elyse Energy and its partners (Axens, Avril, IFPEN). This project will produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from end-of-life wood waste & local forestry residues with the addition of green hydrogen.
Syntholene secures 20-MW energy agreement for geothermal-powered eSAF commercial demonstration facility
Syntholene Energy Corp., a leader in clean fuel synthesis, has secured a dedicated geothermal energy resource sufficient to deploy the world’s first geothermal-powered synthetic sustainable aviation fuel (eSAF) plant module.
Asia's SAF ambitions exceed demand, heralding exports and potentially lowering prices
Asia's ability to supply sustainable aviation fuel will outpace regional demand this year and next as more production comes online, increasing exports and potentially lowering prices for the fuel
Cluj International Airport (Romania) begins using SAF provided by OMV Petrom
OMV Petrom, the largest integrated energy producer in Southeast Europe, in supplying Cluj International Airport Avram Iancu with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in 2025, an important step towards reducing carbon emissions in air transportation.
PetroChina in preliminary agreement with Germany's Mabanaft on expanding fuel sales to Europe
PetroChina International's London unit signed a preliminary agreement with German energy company Mabanaft to expand sales of Chinese refined fuel products to Europe, the Chinese state oil and gas trader said.
Rely to support Verso Energy in the development of seven e-Fuels production plants worldwide
Rely, a joint venture between Technip Energies and John Cockerill, and Verso Energy have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU), in view of the development by Verso Energy of seven e-Fuels production plants worldwide: four in France, two in Finland, and one in the U.S. These facilities are expected to produce more than 500,000 tpy of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), with up to 90% lower lifecycle emissions than conventional jet fuel.
China SAF plants push back start-up amid lack of policy
Several Chinese builders of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plants are postponing start up as a lack of government policy guidance restrains them from marketing the fuel domestically or exporting it.
- 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
