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Oil rises on diesel demand boost in sparse holiday trade

Oil prices settled higher on Monday in thin late-year trade as investors bet on a drop in temperatures across the U.S. and Europe over the coming weeks to boost diesel demand.

EIA: U.S. crude stocks fall on strong refining demand

U.S. crude stocks drew down more than expected on strong refinery runs, while distillate inventories fell thanks to higher truck traffic during the holiday season and cold weather, data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) showed on Friday.

bp says Whiting, Indiana (U.S.) refinery operations normal following leak

bp's 435,000-bpd Whiting, Indiana (U.S.) refinery was operating normally following a leak from a pipeline that transports liquid material.

Relevant Industrial announces acquisition of Loy Instrument Inc.

Relevant Industrial LLC (Relevant), a leading provider of industrial equipment and engineered solutions, has acquired Loy Instrument Inc., a trusted leader in process control and combustion solutions.

Stellantis unit to pay $4.2 MM to resolve California (U.S.) emissions probe

Stellantis unit FCA US has agreed to pay $4.2 MM to resolve a California (U.S.) investigation into excess emissions.

John Cockerill, Johnson Matthey and ETFuels partner for 120,000-tpy Texas (U.S.) e-methanol project

The three entities will partner to build a 120,000-tpy e-methanol plant, using a 210-MW electrolyzer and Johnson Matthey's eMERALD e-methanol technology

Technip Energies, LanzaTech awarded U.S. DOE funding for breakthrough CO2-to-ethylene technology

The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations has committed up to $200 MM in federal funding for Technip Energies and LanzaTech's Project SECURE.

Verde Clean Fuels receives $50-MM investment from Cottonmouth Ventures for the potential development of GTG plants in the Permian Basin (U.S.)

Proceeds from the investment are expected to be used to further the development and construction of potential natural gas-to-gasoline production plants in the Permian Basin (U.S.). The proposed plants would produce fully-refined gasoline utilizing Verde’s patented STG+® process from associated natural gas feedstock supplied from Diamondback's operations in the Permian Basin.

Neste to supply SAF to Air New Zealand marking the airline’s largest purchase of SAF to date

Neste and Air New Zealand have signed an agreement for the supply of 23,000 tons (30 million liters) of neat, i.e. unblended Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel. It is the airline's largest purchase of SAF to date. The SAF will be used by Air New Zealand at Los Angeles (LAX) and San Francisco (SFO) international airports through to February 2026.

thyssenkrupp nucera partners with Chlorum Solutions USA for chlor-alkali plant in the U.S.

Chlorum Solutions USA has chosen thyssenkrupp nucera as its partner to develop its first U.S. chlor-alkali plant in Casa Grande, Arizona (U.S.). thyssenkrupp nucera will oversee the engineering and procurement of the plant’s chlor-alkaline electrolyzer using skid-mounted technology.