Hydrocarbon Engineering

05/12/2025

It's time for this week's round-up of the top news stories from the downstream oil and gas sector! ✨

Aster has announced an agreement with Hitachi Energy Asia Ltd (Hitachi) to acquire advanced compressor solutions to double its ethylene export capacity at Aster Bukom island facility, Singapore. 🇸🇬

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) considers key geopolitical developments that have contributed to rising diesel prices in the final months of 2025. 🛢️

Petrobras has advanced the expansion of the processing capacity of the Abreu e Lima Refinery (RNEST), Brazil, with the construction of the second set of units (train 2). 🏭

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The latest downstream news, industry trends and events from the hydrocarbon industry, covering oil refining, gas processing and clean fuels.

05/12/2025

American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) President and CEO Chet Thompson has issued a statement on the Trump administration’s proposed revised 2027 - 2031 Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards. 🇺🇸

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(AFPM) President and CEO Chet Thompson has issued a statement on the Trump administration’s proposed revised 2027 - 2031 Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards.

05/12/2025

LBC Tank Terminals Vlissingen has been awarded a €6.6 million subsidy to further develop its terminal in Zeeland, the Netherlands. This investment marks a significant step in the transition toward a future-proof and sustainable port infrastructure. 🇳🇱

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LBC Vlissingen has been awarded a €6.6 million subsidy to further develop its terminal in Zeeland, the Netherlands.

04/12/2025

The December issue of Hydrocarbon Engineering is now live! 📚

This issue's front cover is brought to you by Distillation Equipment Company Ltd 📸

Thank you to all of our contributing authors: Euro Petroleum Consultants, KBC A Yokogawa Company, ABB Energy Industries, Yokogawa, Distillation Equipment Company Ltd, aramco, Sulzer, IGS | Integrated Global Services, NanoTech Materials, and Owens Corning 👏

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03/12/2025

The latest Hydrocarbon Engineering Spotlight Interview features Clariant Catalysts: https://bit.ly/4pLsOM5

We sit down with Felicitas Cokoja, Senior Digital Transformation Manager and Product Manager of CLARITY at Clariant Catalysts, and Francisco Amaral, Global Technology Advisor for Olefins, to discuss their article that featured in the August 2025 issue of Hydrocarbon Engineering magazine.

Watch the full interview here: https://bit.ly/4pLsOM5

03/12/2025

TotalEnergies, TES, Osaka Gas Co., Ltd., Toho Gas Co Ltd, and ITOCHU Corporation have signed a joint development and operating agreement, granting the Japanese companies a combined 33.3% stake in the Live Oak project – a large scale facility to produce electric natural gas (e-NG), also known as e-methane, initiated by TotalEnergies and TES and currently under development in Nebraska, US. 🏭

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TotalEnergies, TES, Osaka Gas, Toho Gas, and ITOCHU have signed a joint development and operating agreement, granting the Japanese companies a combined 33.3% stake in the Live Oak project.

02/12/2025

Aster has announced an agreement with Hitachi Asia Ltd (Hitachi) to acquire advanced compressor solutions to double its ethylene export capacity at Aster Bukom island facility, Singapore. 🇸🇬

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Aster has announced an agreement with Hitachi to acquire advanced compressor solutions to double its ethylene export capacity at the Aster Bukom island facility, Singapore.

01/12/2025

Petrobras has announced that its Board of Directors has approved the 2026 - 2030 Business Plan (PN 2026 - 30). ✅

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Petrobras has announced that its Board of Directors has approved the 2026 - 2030 Business Plan (PN 2026 - 30).

28/11/2025

It's time for this week's round-up of the top news stories from the downstream oil and gas sector! ✨

Eni, through its satellite company Azule Energy – a 50:50 joint venture with bp the operator of the New Gas Consortium (NGC) – inaugurated the NGC Gas Treatment Plant in Soyo, Northern Angola. 🇦🇴

Dangote Petroleum & Petrochemicals and has selected Honeywell to supply technology and services to help enable the refinery to process a wider range of crude and double the production capacity by 2028. 🏭

Masdar (Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company) and Tadweer Group have collaborated to develop Abu Dhabi’s first commercial scale hydrogen and waste-to-sustainable aviation fuel project. ✈️

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The latest downstream news, industry trends and events from the hydrocarbon industry, covering oil refining, gas processing and clean fuels.

28/11/2025

The Zambia Development Agency has handed over the investment licence to China Zambia Petrochemical Corp. for the development of a US$1.1 billion crude-oil refinery and integrated energy complex in Ndola, Zambia. 🇿🇲

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The Zambia Development Agency has handed over the investment licence to China Zambia Petrochemical Corp. for the development of a US$1.1 billion crude-oil refinery and integrated energy complex in Ndola, Zambia.

27/11/2025

Sonatrach and SINOPEC Guangzhou Engineering Co. Ltd have signed a contract relating to the construction of a hydrotreating and reforming unit (CCR type) to treat heavy naphtha at the Arzew refinery, Algeria. 🇩🇿

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Sonatrach and Sinopec Guangzhou Engineering Co. Ltd have signed a contract relating to the construction of a hydrotreating and reforming unit (CCR type) to treat heavy naphtha at the Arzew refinery, Algeria.

26/11/2025

Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases has announced that it has been awarded a contract by MATHESON Tri-Gas Inc. to build an air separation unit in Las Vegas, Nevada, US, scheduled for completion in 2027. 🇺🇸

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Nikkiso has announced that it has been awarded a contract by Matheson Tri-Gas Inc. to build an air separation unit in Las Vegas, Nevada, US, scheduled for completion in 2027.