The environment

Fluor provided engineering and procurement (EP) services to convert an idled petroleum refinery into a modern facility that produces renewable diesel fuel from soybean oil.

BASF, SABIC, and Linde have inaugurated the world’s first demonstration plant for large-scale electrically heated steam cracking furnaces.

Vitol has announced the acquisition of renewable energy company, BioMethane Partners, to form Vitol BioMethane (VBM).

Heraeus Precious Metals has introduced its new offering for products made with 100% recycled precious metals.

ReGen III Corp., a cleantech company commercialising the ReGen™ process to upcycle used motor oil (UMO) into high-value Group III base oils, has provided an update regarding the company’s pilot testing with Koch Modular Process Systems.

Chart Industries Inc. has been chosen to supply critical liquefaction equipment to the Cedar LNG project, including natural gas liquefaction cold boxes and brazed aluminium heat exchangers.

Mark Naples, Umicore Coating Services, considers how the threat of methane emissions can finally be conquered in the oil and gas industry.

Prada Group has announced its first investment in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) credits, utilising DHL Global Forwarding’s GoGreen Plus service.

Andrew Hubbell, CITGO, Brandon Burns, Shell Energy and Chemicals, and Victor Batarseh, W.R. Grace & Co., explain how the environmental impact of FCCs can be reduced with wet gas scrubbers by implementing SOx additive.

Wood has been selected as a contractor by Net Zero Teesside Power (NZT Power) and Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP) for integrated project management services.

According to DNV's annual ‘Industry Insight’ survey, 73% of senior energy professionals express confidence in the industry's growth trajectory for the upcoming year.

Burges Salmon has advised Eni on the grant by the Secretary of State for the UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) of a Development Consent Order (DCO) for the HyNet carbon dioxide pipeline.

The EIA reports that US manufacturers specialising in chemicals and petroleum refining have traditionally accounted for the largest shares of both hydrogen consumption and production.

BIOGEST America Inc. has signed a letter of intent (LOI) for the joint development and financing of a renewable natural gas (RNG) project in Saint-Nazaire d’Acton area, Quebec, Canada.

Chevron New Energies (CNE), a division of Chevron USA. Inc. has announced a lead investment in ION Clean Energy (ION), a company that provides post-combustion point-source capture technology.