Environment & Safety
Vietnam's largest refinery's RFCC unit shut for troubleshooting
Vietnam's largest refinery, Nghi Son Refinery and Petrochemical (NSRP), has shut a residual fluid catalytic cracking (RFCC) unit for "troubleshooting", two sources familiar with the matter said.
Petrobras' next CEO seen overseeing strategic shift with renewables focus
The nomination of a Brazilian senator and longtime energy consultant to lead Petrobras suggests President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva wants the state-run firm to pivot to more renewable energy projects.
TC Energy says Keystone pipeline returns to service
Canadian pipeline operator TC Energy Corp said it had completed a controlled restart of its Keystone crude oil pipeline to Cushing, Oklahoma, safely returning the pipeline to service after a 21-day outage.
2022 SAF production increases 200%
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) estimates that SAF production will reach at least 300 MM liters in 2022—a 200% increase on 2021 production of 100 MM liters.
Mexico's Pemex sees poor environmental record as threat to financing
Mexican state oil company Pemex said it has been falling behind in a global race to transition from fossil to renewable energy sources, and that stricter demands from environmentally conscious investors pose a threat.
Fire at Lanaz refinery in Iraq's Erbil under control
A fire at the Lanaz refinery in the northern Iraqi city of Erbil has been brought under control by civil defence teams, the state news agency INA reported.
Japan minister signs clean energy cooperation document during Saudi visit
Saudi Arabia and Japan signed a memorandum of cooperation (MoC) in the fields of the circular carbon economy, carbon recycling, clean hydrogen and fuel ammonia, the Saudi Energy Ministry said on Twitter.
VistaJet, AEG Fuels partner with SAF deal
VistaJet continues to push forward with its plan for more sustainable aviation solutions and announces an agreement with AEG Fuels to purchase SAF produced by OMV at Vienna International Airport.
Nippon Cargo Airlines to use Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel for their cargo flights reducing the emissions of cargo transport
Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA), the only international cargo airline based in Japan, has for the first time used Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel for several cargo flights in November and December this year.
JPMorgan sets 2030 emissions targets for polluting industries
JPMorgan said it had set targets to cut emissions tied to its finance and dealmaking in the iron and steel, cement and aviation sectors, as those emissions linked to oil and gas usage rose.
- Phillips 66 and Kinder Morgan announce open season extension for Western Gateway refined products pipeline 3/25
- Econotherm awarded contract for heat pipe heat exchanger in a Thai refinery 3/25
- Tecnimont awarded $50-MM rehab study contract for Guaracara refinery upgrade project 3/25
- Japanese refiners raise runs as stockpile release begins 3/25
- HyOrc signs binding agreement for European waste-to-methanol project 3/25
- Vietnam's Nghi Son refinery has crude oil for uninterrupted operations until end of May 3/25
