Europe
Bulgaria restricts fuel exports to EU following Lukoil sanctions
The ban will not apply to the refueling of domestic and foreign ships, aircraft and deliveries to the armed forces of European Union and NATO member states.
Russia-backed sanctioned Indian refiner boosts crude runs to 90%
Oil processing at Nayara's 400,000-bpd western India plant dropped to 70%–80% after the EU sanctioned it in July, denting its exports and leading suppliers such as Iraq and Saudi Arabia to halt crude sales to the company.
Diesel rally sparked by Western sanctions on Russia will be short-lived
A new wave of Western sanctions on Russia’s oil industry has roiled the diesel market, sending refining margins soaring, but global supplies are unlikely to be severely disrupted for long.
Portugal's chemicals sector needs to spend $35 B on decarbonization, industry group says
The sector currently invests an average of around €1 B per year in growth, manufacturing processes, and energy efficiency, but only a portion is targeted at decarbonization.
Finland's Wartsila believes in shipping decarbonization despite IMO setback
The Finnish engineering group, one of the world's biggest ship engine makers, has invested in emissions reduction technologies for ships and power plants. It expects higher demand for those under the International Maritime Organization's climate plan.
Slovak refiner Slovnaft says Croatia's Janaf cuts supply of non-Russian crude
Slovnaft, part of Hungary's oil and gas group MOL, mostly processes Russian oil and has an exemption to EU sanctions that allows it to export products derived from those deliveries.
Schneider Electric’s technology blueprint paves way for global e-methanol fuel expansion
Powered by renewable electricity from the adjacent 304-MW Kassø Solar Park, the largest in the Nordics, the facility captures biogenic CO₂ from nearby sources to produce up to 42,000 metric tpy of e-methanol.
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