Environment

Indonesia's Pertamina modifies two refineries to convert cooking oil into fuel

Pertamina is modifying facilities at its Dumai and Balongan, which will join its Cilacap plant that already processes vegetable oils into fuel.

Eni seeks approval for Sicily biorefinery, recycling plant

Italy's energy ministry recently cleared the application to proceed with the project, which will use the area currently occupied by Eni's ethylene plant, set to be gradually decommissioned.

Indonesia aims for B50 biodiesel in second half of 2026

The world's largest producer of palm oil has a biofuel program which blends palm oil with diesel to reduce reliance on fuel imports.

Green Carbon Development selects Axens Vegan® technology for new renewable fuels facility in Texas (U.S.)

Designed for a capacity of 10,500 barrels per stream day (bpsd), the project will deploy the Vegan® hydroprocessing solution to flexibly produce both sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel (RD).

Braskem unveils updated lifecycle assessments for I’m green™ bio-based portfolio

Advance GHG performance management: The use of SME-configurable smart assets with molecular-level GHG determination for refining, petrochemicals and upstream operations

The critical interdependency of relief valve analysis and flare system considerations during a HAZOP study

Arcadia eFuels, Hitachi Energy to deliver electrical infrastructure for Vordingborg eSAF facility

As one of the world’s first large scale sustainable aviation fuel (eSAF) facilities, the plant will operate entirely on renewable electricity in the production of eSAF, reducing emissions in the aviation industry.

Integra upgraded for recycled PP with Borcycle™ M advanced mechanical recycling technology

Indonesia's state palm oil company to develop biodiesel complex in Papua in 2028

Agrinas has been assigned by President Prabowo Subianto to produce enough palm oil to meet rising demand for mandatory biodiesel blending, Fansuri said, with the goal of increasing the bio-content to eventually achieve 100% palm oil-based biodiesel, known as B100.