Despite tight supply, US refiners export most gas in three years

While President Biden is fretting about high gasoline prices, even going as far as asking OPEC+ to raise oil output, US refiners are exporting the most gasoline in three years. Shipments of the fuel in the first eight months of the year rose to 802,000 barrels a day, the highest for the period since 2018,

Two New Vessels Illustrate Progress with Methanol-Fuelled Ships

The shipping industry is increasingly looking to methanol-fuelled vessels as the next step in the transition away from traditional heavy fuel oil. While supplies of methanol do not currently support a large-scale conversion, interest grew when shipping major Maersk announced that t was accelerating its efforts to launch methanol-fueled vessels. While Maersk’s vessels remain years

Maersk to go green early as new fuel options speed up transition

A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S, one of the world’s largest oil consumers, will reach its goal of becoming carbon neutral ahead of a 2050 deadline because the green transition in shipping is turning out to be easier than expected, its chief executive said. “It will go a lot faster,” CEO Soren Skou said. The Copenhagen-based company will

Ethanol production in the US reaches near record levels

The US Energy Information Administration says production averaged 1.107 million barrels a day, the second-highest average on record, and an increase of 1,000 barrels on the week and 56,000 on the year. The high of 1.108 million barrels a day was set in early December 2017. Margins have improved recently and plant capacity is reportedly

How whisky waste can replace fossil fuels on road to net-zero

As Glasgow welcomes leaders from around the world to the United Nations climate summit, COP26, the founder of a Scottish biotech company is calling for action, not targets. Professor Martin Tangney’s company, Celtic Renewables, turns left-over waste from whisky-making into the kind of everyday chemicals that are normally made in oil refineries, without drilling for

India Refiners Brace for Low Carbon Future

India’s biggest oil refiners are finalizing plans to cut down on emissions from their facilities while remaining optimistic about the future of petroleum fuels in the country. State-run majors from Indian Oil Corp. to Hindustan Petroleum Corp. are opting for low-carbon operations with the use of green hydrogen and clean power. They are also installing

The danger of the marine vessels that serve refineries

Pollution occurs in every phase of the oil refining process. In this series, we analyze the impacts of pollution in three categories: direct pollution from the refinery operations themselves; “upstream” and “downstream” pollution from transporting crude oil and refined products;1 and indirect pollution from consuming the refineries’ products. It’s important to consider all three categories

There’s no difference in gasoline itself but brands do mix in different additives

No, there’s no difference in gasoline itself but brands mix in different additives, which some studies have shown may impact the quality or wear and tear on your engine over time. Gas is a shared commodity, says Gas Buddy petroleum analyst Patrick De Haan, with a handful of refineries storing it in common containers before

Ships could clean up the ocean by turning marine plastic into fuel

Specially equipped ships could filter plastic from the ocean and convert it into a fuel that would provide power not only for the conversion, but also to drive the ship, creating a self-sustaining clean-up operation. As much as 12.7 million tonnes of plastic enter the oceans each year and it is eventually ground into tiny

Brazil tops importers of US LNG cargoes in October

Brazil was No. 1 buyer of US LNG for the third month in a row in October amid severe drought that has drained its hydroelectric resources, while Spain was a close second as pipeline gas supplies faced constraints, S&P Global Platts Analytics data showed. Power data from Brazil’s National Electric System operator showed that hydro