Right‑Sized Automation: Why Smaller Terminals Need a Different Approach to Batch Control
Across the storage and terminal sector, much of the discussion around automation focuses on large, complex facilities. Yet globally, the majority of terminals look quite different. Bulk plants, transload facilities, […]
Deutsche Energy Terminal expands management team
DET Deutsche Energy Terminal GmbH is expanding its management team: Dr. Martin Meurers will assume the role of chief operating officer (COO) with primary responsibility for capacity marketing and ensuring […]
Colonial Oil Industries acquires Atkinson Oil
Colonial Oil Industries has announced the acquisition of Atkinson Oil Company, a Sandersville-based commercial distributor of fuel and lubricants known for its experienced team and strong safety and service record. […]
EU to subsidise energy-intensive industries
EU members are now able to reduce a beneficiary’s extra electricity costs by up to 70%. The reduction applies to energy-intensive industries such as agriculture, fishery, land transport, and intra-EU sea shipping. The Middle East crisis Temporary […]
Exolum advances UK CO2 storage
Severnside Carbon and Exolum, Europe’s leading energy logistics company, have signed a new agreement under which Exolum will create a new subsidiary, ‘Exolum 7CO₂’, to invest and lead the next […]
India proposes higher ethanol blending
India issued a notification late on Tuesday proposing amendments to the Central Motor Vehicles Rules to formally incorporate higher ethanol-blended fuels. The aim is to reduce the country’s reliance on […]
United Arab Emirates leaves Opec
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced it is leaving the Opec and Opec+ groups, after the World Bank warned the war in the Middle East has caused the biggest […]
Shell to acquire ARC Resources
Shell has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire ARC Resources, an energy company focused on the Montney shale basin in British Columbia and Alberta, Canada. The acquisition accelerates Shell’s […]
ExxonMobil Fawley completes Southampton pipeline
ExxonMobil Fawley has completed its Southampton to London Pipeline (SLP) installation project in a major milestone for UK aviation. The project included upgrading on‑site facilities to increase jet fuel capacity […]
Iran brings legacy tanker into use as Kharg storage fills
As the US-Iran conflict continues, with a blockade on the Strait of Hormuz, indications suggest Iran’s Kharg Island is running out of oil storage space. To mitigate this, Iran has […]
BOTAŞ to boost Turkey oil storage with new tank farm
Turkey’s BOTAŞ is building a new tank farm at Ceyhan port to expand crude oil storage capacity from 1 million to 45 million barrels. Speaking at the Regulation and Competition […]
Gerotto accelerates AI-Robotics integration at IFAT
Gerotto is showcasing its acceleration in robotic innovation at the 2026 edition of IFAT, taking place from May 4 to 7 in Munich, Germany. The trade fair is an international […]
Chane appoints Grischa Sauerberg as COO
Grischa Sauerberg joined Chane as chief commercial officer (CCO) on 1 April. Sauerberg brings more than two decades of international experience across the energy and industrial sectors, including senior leadership […]
LBC’s Radboud Godron Joins Ammonia Energy Association Board
Radboud Godron, group business development director new energies at LBC Tank Terminals, has been appointed to the Board of the Ammonia Energy Association (AEA). LBC said on LinkedIn: ‘His involvement […]
deugro delivers equipment for INEOS terminal expansion
Duegro has successfully delivered over 7,324 m3 and over 1,441 tonnes of critical equipment from Oman to Belgium for the INEOS Terminal Expansion Project, on behalf of engineering contractors Worley. […]
DIRECTANK Becomes Exclusive CST Reseller
CST Industries has announced a new partnership between DIRECTANK and OptiDome, making DIRECTANK the exclusive reseller for CST covers in the US oil & gas market. This partnership brings CST’s […]
QADworks: How To Collaborate on Digitalisation
Digitalising your terminal can fix real problems – but only with stakeholder engagement from the first step, say the experts at QADworks In the busy world of chemical terminals, missing a small detail can lead to big problems. For a long time, these terminals have used paper to keep track of work. Field workers carry clipboards and paper logs that often get wet, oily, or lost. This way of working is slow. It also keeps terminal workers and outside contractors from working well together. Moving toward a modern terminal is not about taking one huge risk. It is about taking […]
Phillips 66 & Kinder Morgan Advance Western Gateway Pipeline Project
Phillips 66 and Kinder Morgan have announced the advancement of the Western Gateway Pipeline (Western Gateway), a proposed refined products pipeline system, following a successful second open season that secured […]
Perpetual Next Engages GLS to Support US Biomethanol
Perpetual Next has engaged Global Location Strategies (GLS) to support the next phase of its US development strategy for biomethanol and torrefaction projects. Under the agreed scope, GLS will assess […]
Technip Energies Opens London Office
Technip Energies’ CEO Arnaud Pieton celebrated the opening of the company’s new London office with a classic British tea party, alongside UK managing director. Matthew Cheadle. and Genesis managing director, […]
Port of Antwerp-Bruges Cleared After Oil Spill
An oil spill at the Port of Antwerp-Bruges on 10 April has been causing significant disruption. The spill occurred during a bunkering operation in the Deurganck Dock. Although the source […]
Cashco Acquires 3B Controls
Cashco, a provider of highly-engineered pressure management solutions such as regulators, control valves, and tank safety and storage equipment, and a portfolio company of May River Capital, has acquired 3B […]
MB Energy to Build Ammonia Import Terminal
Hamburg’s Authority for Environment, Climate, Energy and Agriculture (BUKEA) has granted MB Energy a permit to build and operate a new ammonia import terminal. Subject to the final investment decision […]
Dragon LNG Launches Notice for Auction for August 2029
Dragon LNG, a receiving terminal in south-west Wales, UK, has launched a binding capacity auction for approximately 9.3 billion m3 per year of firm regasification capacity, available from 26 August […]
Emerson: The Easiest Way to Automate Tank Monitoring
Hanna Lundin, product manager at Emerson, explains how the Rosemount 2405 Monitoring Hub is making it more feasible to automate tank monitoring operations In the modern digital age, you might […]
Sale of Petrofac Asset Solutions to CB&I Completes
CB&I has completed its acquisition of Petrofac’s Asset Solutions business, a leading provider of operations, maintenance, wells and decommissioning services for onshore and offshore energy assets. ‘Today we embark on […]
TotalEnergies Makes Hydrocarbon Discovery on Moho License
TotalEnergies EP Congo (63.5%, operator) has made a hydrocarbon discovery on the Moho license, offshore the Republic of Congo, following the drilling of the MHNM-6 NFW exploration well targeting the […]
Technip Energies Awarded Engineering Contract for Long Son Petrochemicals
Technip Energies has been awarded a contract by Long Son Petrochemicals Co. for its Long Son Petrochemicals Enhancement project, located on Long Son Island, Vietnam. The contract covers engineering and […]
Honeywell to Help Boost Fuel Production & Enhance Workforce Capabilities at Dangote Refinery
Honeywell is providing connected services, advanced digital performance monitoring and operator training to the Dangote Petroleum Refinery in Lekki, Nigeria — the world’s largest single-train petroleum refinery. Through this collaboration, […]
Chevron Confirms Oil Discovery at Bandit Prospect
Chevron has confirmed an oil discovery at the Bandit prospect in the Gulf of America, as announced by operator Occidental. The exploration well is located in Green Canyon Block 680, […]
UAB-Online: Redefining Just-In-Time Operations
Hans Bobeldijk, CEO at UAB-Online explains why liquid bulk terminals must move from arrival timing to operational readiness For many years, Just in Time (JIT) in shipping has been discussed […]
Emerson Top-Entry Cryogenic Valve Limits Leakage & Loss
Emerson has introduced the Fisher IC2 Cryogenic Top-Entry Control Valve, ideal for cold box applications in air separation units, hydrogen liquefaction and LNG production. Cold boxes are insulated enclosures that […]
