HPCL enters into hydrogen purchase & sale agreement with BPCL  

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) said that it has signed a pact with Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) for synergy in the purchase and sale of hydrogen between the refineries the two firms operate in Mumbai. Hydrogen is an essential utility required for treating of diesel and petrol to produce low-emission fuel of Euro-VI or

bp launches green hydrogen cluster

bp launched the green hydrogen cluster of the Valencia region (HyVal) at its Castellón refinery. Led by bp, this public-private collaborative initiative is intended to be based around the phased development of up to 2GW of electrolysis capacity by 2030 for producing green hydrogen at bp’s refinery. HyVal is expected to play an instrumental role

HPCL refinery will be ready by 2024

Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Puri said the HPPCL Rajasthan Refinery (HRRL) project will be ready by January 2024 and will be fully functional by 2024. The petroleum minister said that the ministry will request Prime Minister Narendra Modi to inaugurate the refinery in January 2024. The greenfield refinery-cum-petrochemical complex at Barmer, Rajasthan, is being set

Saudi Aramco enters into refinery building contract with Sinopec

Sinopec has signed a deal with Saudi Aramco to build a Phase II 16 million-ton-a-year refining project. Sinopec has signed a framework agreement with Saudi Aramco to build a Phase II 16 million-ton-a-year refining project and 1.5 million-ton-year ethylene units in Gulei, Fujian. The project is expected to be completed and operating by the end

Worley bags contract to build first lithium refinery in the UK

Engineering services company Worley has secured a contract to support Green Lithium’s plans to build the UK’s first large-scale merchant lithium refinery in Teeside. Worley has announced that it has commenced work on the first lithium refinery in the UK, which will be built in Teesside by Green Lithium. Once operational, the plant is expected

Refinery expansion contract awarded to L&T

The hydrocarbon onshore division of Larsen & Toubro’s (L&T) energy business has secured a large contract from Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. Indian Oil Corporation is implementing the Panipat refinery expansion (P-25) project to enhance refining capacity. India’s largest state-run oil marketing company is implementing the Panipat refinery expansion (P-25) project to enhance refining capacity from

BP to start producing SAF by 2025

BP Plc is aiming to start producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in Australia by 2025 after converting its oil refinery near Perth to produce renewable fuels. The company however, has not disclosed what volume it plans to produce. Australia has no SAF production so far and has no mandates for the fuel, unlike the European

SARCO signs renewable energy projects with Christof Global Impact

Saudi Arabian Refineries Company (SARCO), and Christof Global Impact signed two non-binding memoranda of understanding (MoUs) to develop renewable energy projects. The first project is to study an investment partnership to build a refinery producing the ‘biodiesel’ biofuel carbon, which is negative fuel derived from algae through “carbon negative algae oil – sustainable fuel platform”

Veolia launches solution to produce CO2-neutral biofuel

Veolia launches the world’s largest biorefinery project producing CO2-neutral bio-methanol from a pulp mill, located in Finland. The project allows to unlock the potential of this alternative source of feedstock for biofuel that is almost completely unexplored to date. Developed in close cooperation with Metsä Fibre, the largest cooperative forestry association in Europe, the refinery

China caps refinery capacity under peak emissions plan

China will cap primary crude processing capacity at 20mn b/d by 2025, the government said in a new action plan to achieve peak emissions by 2030. The plan, published by the state council today, gives a more detailed sector-by-sector breakdown following the release of an economy-wide plan for peak emissions and carbon neutrality on 24