Europe

HyOrc secures industrial site and accelerated permitting path for Portugal green methanol project

Slovakia ending diesel fuel export ban, other measures still in place

Slovakia has taken measures to cope with surging global oil prices since U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran started at the end of February.

TotalEnergies extends its fuel price cap policy in France until the end of April

EIB and Eni sign €500-MM in financing for new biorefinery in Sannazzaro de’ Burgondi

Five EU countries call for windfall tax on energy companies

Such a measure could help fund relief for consumers in the face of high energy prices and be a signal that "we stand united and are able to take action", they said.

Ukrainian drone attack shuts crucial unit at Russia's Novo-Ufimsk oil refinery

The CDU-5 distillation unit, which the sources say caught fire, accounts for around 28% of the Novo-Ufimsk refinery's total capacity.

Metafuels secures Dutch government grant to advance Rotterdam eSAF project

Perpetual Next appoints Bilfinger as lead consultant for its Methanol Moerdijk project

Heavy equipment for KazMunayGas' Atyrau PE plant ships from Shanghai to Kazakhstan

IEA: Middle East oil disruptions set to hit Europe in April

More than 12 MMbbl of oil have been lost since the start of the U.S.-Israel war on Iran due to Tehran's attacks on energy assets in the region and restrictions on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.