
EIA: West Coast summer refinery margins decline despite reduced capacity
The EIA reports that this spring, California refinery crack spreads for gasoline and diesel dipped below average despite shrinking refinery capacity on the West Coast (PADD 5).
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The EIA reports that this spring, California refinery crack spreads for gasoline and diesel dipped below average despite shrinking refinery capacity on the West Coast (PADD 5).

Mark Naples, Umicore Coating Services, considers how the integration of intelligent sensors into oil and gas production will be key to emissions reduction.

New research from Clarity AI reveals only 9% of the top oil and gas companies report Scope 3 emissions from their investments, leading to discrepancies in portfolio carbon footprinting.

Production capacity of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the US could increase from around 2000 bpd to nearly 30 000 bpd in 2024, reports the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).

LNG trade increased 3.1% globally in 2023, according to a recently released report from the International Group of Liquefied Natural Gas Importers (GIIGNL).

Neste and Mitsubishi Corp. (MC) have agreed to establish a strategic partnership focusing on developing value chains for renewable chemicals and plastics for and with Japanese brands.

Wood has been awarded a US$40 million engineering design contract by Kuraray to build a new sustainable packaging production plant in Singapore.

Evonik has announced the expansion of its sodium methylate production capacity at its Rosario plant, located in the Sante Fé Province in Argentina.

Essar Energy Transition (EET) has launched EET Hydrogen Power, Europe’s first hydrogen-ready combined heat and power plant (CHP) to be built at its Stanlow refinery, with the aim of completing construction in 2027.

Lummus Technology and MOL Group have announced the commencement of the design phase for the first Lummus Advanced Waste Plastic Recycling unit.

TotalEnergies has joined, with a 10% interest, the Ruwais LNG project, alongside national company ADNOC (60%), Shell (10%), BP (10%) and Mitsui (10%).

KBC (a Yokogawa Company) has announced the release of KBC AcuityTM Process Twin Pro, a web-based Software as a Service (SaaS) application.