Economics
Neste sees Singapore green jet fuel sales picking up from Q2 2024
Finland's Neste beat third-quarter core earnings forecasts and said SAF sales from its new Singapore facility would pick up from the second quarter of next year.
Axens, IFPEN, and JEPLAN commence operations at the Rewind PET facility in Japan for PET chemical recycling
Axens, IFPEN and JEPLAN entered into a partnership in 2020 to develop and license an innovative recycling process, called Rewind PET, that can be used to recycle all types of waste Polyethylene Terephthalate, especially those difficult to recycle mechanically.
Ecopetrol CEO says oil industry's future not threatened by energy transition
Colombia's oil and gas industry is not coming to an end due to the transition to cleaner energy in response to a union statement which alleged executive decision-making is threatening the majority state-owned company's future.
Venezuela's PDVSA signs new euro-denominated fuel contracts amid U.S. sanction easing
Venezuela's PDVSA has signed at least two new spot contracts to export fuel oil and asphalt cement, demanding prepayment in euros from customers as the state-run oil company begins to turn to cash sales after the U.S. eased sanctions.
U.S. crude, gasoline stockpiles rise as refiners run less oil
U.S. crude oil stockpiles jumped last week as refinery utilization dropped, while gasoline inventories posted a surprise build.
Petoskey Plastics receives NOL from FDA for food-contact PCR-LLDPE
Petoskey Plastics has received a No Objection Letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration confirming the capability of its secondary recycling process to produce post-consumer recycled linear, low-density polyethylene material that is suitable for food-contact applications.
Thailand soars from 11th to 8th in global LNG import rankings with 25% surge
Thailand has jumped from eleventh to eighth in the world ranking for imports of LNG, after purchases through October soared 25% from the same period in 2022.
China sets minimum size for new refiners as it caps overall capacity
China has set a minimum size for new oil refineries and will ban small crude processors that claim to be chemicals or bitumen producers under its plan to limit total capacity at 1-B metric tons by 2025.
Ireland could start producing sustainable jet fuel from 2030
Ireland's offshore wind power plans could see it produce SAF from around 2030 but "significant progress" is needed to develop SAF at scale.
Market prices for Renewable Fuel Standard credits are falling
The prices of ethanol and biomass-based diesel renewable identification number credits—the compliance mechanism used for the Renewable Fuel Standard program administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency—each fell by more than one third between September 1 and October 16.
- ITT to acquire SPX Flow for > $4.77 B, expanding leadership in highly engineered components and adjacent flow technologies 12/5
- MOL Group introduces eco-friendly Bag-in-Box packaging for lubricants 12/5
- Addis Energy secures $8.3 MM to scale its transformative approach to low-cost ammonia production 12/5
- World Fuel Services supplies cruise line with waste-based biofuels 12/5
- Chevron announced $18 B-$19-B CAPEX budget for 2026 12/5
- Russia and India sign deal to build urea plant in Russia 12/5

