Europe
TotalEnergies CEO says refineries won't be disrupted by Thursday strike day
The chief executive of oil major TotalEnergies said this week that strikes against France's planned pension reform on Thursday should not disrupt operations at refineries, adding that petrol stations were also prepared for the strike action.
Germany's Schwedt refinery to get non-Russian oil via Gdansk in January
Germany has received confirmation that commercial crude oil deliveries for the PCK Schwedt refinery are expected in the Polish port of Gdansk in January, the economy ministry told Reuters.
KLM Group’s CO2 emission reduction targets for 2030 approved by SBTi
Together with Air France-KLM and Air France, the KLM Group commits to reducing its CO2 emissions by 30% per revenue ton kilometer (RTK) by 2030.
Trafigura sells out of Russia-backed Indian refiner Nayara Energy
Trafigura has sold its 24.5% stake in Russia-backed Indian refiner Nayara Energy to a Rome-based energy investment group, following on from a deal on Monday where a group of firms backed by the commodity trading company agreed to buy Lukoil's Italian refinery.
Russia's Lukoil agrees to sell Italian refinery to consortium
Russia's Lukoil has sold its Italian refinery to a consortium of Western private equity and trading firms in the first major asset sale since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, the companies said on Monday.
Brussels Airlines starts new year with first delivery of Neste MY SAF to Brussels Airport
Brussels Airlines, the flag carrier of Belgium and part of the Lufthansa Group, has started the new year by being the first airline receiving a delivery of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel at Brussels Airport for the first time using the NATO Central European Pipeline System.
Poland ready for Russian oil ban, says minister
Poland is prepared for a Russian ban on oil sales to countries implementing a price cap, the climate minister said, with the country having cut its intake of Russian crude and secured alternative supplies from producers such as Saudi Arabia.
LUKOIL completes reconstruction of several units at Volgograd refinery
A large-scale reconstruction has been completed at the Volgograd refinery. The project included modernization of the CDU-VDU-5 crude distillation unit with production capacity of 3.5 MMtpy and the solvent extraction unit with production capacity of 300, 000 tpy.
ADNOC Acquires 24.9% Stake in OMV
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and Mubadala announced a transaction involving OMV, a global energy and chemicals group, headquartered and listed in Vienna, Austria.
India to remain top buyer of Russia's Urals crude in December
India is taking most of Russia's Urals crude oil loading in December as it remains top buyer for a second month in a row, according to traders and Refinitiv data.
- 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
