Refining & Processing

Photo from Petróleo Brasileiro SA.
Petrobras' LUBNOR refinery in Brazil.
Energy Transition

Petrobras advances carbon-neutral plan for LUBNOR refinery

April 17, 2024
Petrobras is progressing with decarbonization plans as part of the carbon-neutral master plan for the LUBNOR refinery in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.
Photo from Esso SAF.
Esso SAF Fos-sur-Mer refining operations, France.
Refining & Processing

ExxonMobil reveals mixed plan to shed, shutter French refining, chemical assets

April 11, 2024
Esso Societe Anonyme Francaise (SAF)—a majority owned subsidiary of ExxonMobil—has entered formal discussions for the sale of its 140,000-b/sd (133,000-b/d) Fos-sur-Mer integrated...
Photo from DG Fuels LLC.
Rendering of proposed DG Fuels' proposed St. James Parish SAF plant.
Energy Transition

DG Fuels secures technology licensing for Louisiana SAF plant, future projects

April 10, 2024
DG Fuels LLC has let a contract to Johnson Matthey and bp PLC to license their jointly developed Fischer Tropsch CANS technology for the operator’s sustainable aviation fuel production...
Photo from Borealis AG.
Borealis Porvoo complex.
Petrochemicals

Finnish steam cracker to boost olefins production from renewable, recycled feedstocks

April 9, 2024
Borealis AG has taken final investment decision to revamp an existing steam cracker at Borealis Polymers Oy’s petrochemical complex in Porvoo, Finland.