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Worley finalises the front-end engineering and design (FEED) for Alfanar’s Lighthouse Green Fuels (LGF) sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) project in Teesside, UK, establishing LGF as the most mature project of its kind in Europe. LGF will produce SAF and renewable naphtha from sustainably sourced biomass feedstocks.
As part of the FEED, Worley’s engineering solution covered LGF’s feedstock…
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Exolum begins its project at the aviation fuel storage and distribution facilities at Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport in Madeira, Portugal.
As part of the project, Exolum operates the current fuel storage facility, which includes six horizontal tanks and the hydrant system that runs over 1km long and has 32 supply points. Exolum will also invest €4.5 million by 2029 in new tanks…
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Santa Barbara County, US, has approved a $254,000 ($220,000) environmental review contract to support the decommissioning of Freeport-McMoRan’s Point Arguello oil and gas facilities, which ceased operating after the 2015 Refugio Oil Spill and pipeline shutdown.
The onshore Gaviota Facility and pipelines, extending three miles offshore, will be removed. MRS Environmental will prepare an…
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bp is streamlining its organisational structure to focus on Upstream and Downstream verticals – rather than the current three-segment structure. The move aims to improve performance while growing value for shareholders. Gordon Birrell will be executive vice president of Upstream, with Richard Harding as interim executive vice president of Downstream.
Upstream brings together bp’s oil and…
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Ongoing geopolitical instability, trade complexity and logistics disruption continue to place strain on the global liquid bulk sector and the wider industries it supports. Ben Beattie, director of Forbeats, explains how toll processors can help operators maintain continuity, manage risk and navigate a challenging trading environment
From fuels and petrochemicals to chemicals and intermediates,…
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The Federation of European Tank Storage Associations (FETSA) has announced its new president, as Bruno Hayem, CEO of Tepsa, concludes his tenure. He will be succeeded by Walter Moone, president business unit Netherlands for Royal Vopak.
The announcement was made during FETSA’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Hamburg, Germany.
During his presidency, Bruno Hayem helped guide FETSA through a…
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JERA, Japan’s largest power generation company, has signed a long-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) sales and purchase agreement (SPA) with PETRONAS LNG, a subsidiary of Malaysian state-owned oil and gas company PETRONAS.
Under the agreement, JERA will procure up to approximately 2 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) of LNG for 20 years from 2028, primarily sourced from Malaysia.
JERA and…
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KLM Cityhopper has operated flight between Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and Hamburg, Germany, using a 5% synthetic kerosene fuel blend – the first passenger flight in Germany to do so.
The e-Sustainable Aviation Fuel (e-SAF) was produced by INERATEC, blended with fossil kerosene by MB Energy and refuelled into the aircraft at Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam. e-SAF is made using renewable…
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Transatlantic cooperation and energy flows remain critical – but risk mitigation is needed, says Ravi Bhatiani, executive director at the Federation of European Tank Storage Associations (FETSA)
In the EU-US energy relationship, when US LNG lands at a European regasification terminal, or US kerosene arrives at a European terminal, it is held, managed, and blended in our members’ terminals.…
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Thyssenkrupp Uhde has been awarded the pre-FEED contracts by Fuella AS for the development of two large-scale green ammonia projects in the Port of Pecém, Brazil and the Port of Açu, Brazil. The PeGA and AçuGA projects (respectively) target the production of 400,000 tonnes per annum (tpa) of green ammonia each, powered entirely by renewable energy. The pre-FEED phase will focus on optimising…
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African integrated energy company Heirs Energies has been awarded the Best Oil & Gas Deal of the Year at the EMEA Finance Project Finance Awards 2026. The win is based on Heirs Energies’ $750 million (€651 million) dual-tranche Senior Secured Reserved Based Lending facility.
The financing is structured to ‘accelerate field development, optimise production and support Heirs’…
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PETRONAS and Eni have announced the establishment of 50/50 joint venture Searah, which will combine key businesses across Indonesia and Malaysia. This comes seven months after the Investment Agreement on 3 November 2025 and 16 months after the Memorandum of Understanding in February 2025.
Searah’s portfolio includes 19 gas-producing and development assets – 14 in Indonesia and five in…
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CEO Julie Helms on growth, leadership, and the tank storage sector
‘I have always been driven by a need to understand how things work,’ says Discus CEO, Julie Helms. ‘My path has really been shaped by curiosity, understanding how systems operate, how people operate, and how to bring those together.’ Studying biology and psychology gave Helms the foundation to understand science, people,…
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MB Energy has signed the first term sheet for capacity booking for its planned ammonia import terminal in Hamburg-Blumensand, Germany with SET Select Energy at the World Hydrogen Summit, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
The agreement highlights MB Energy’s commitment to establishing international supply chains for future-orientated energy carriers, as well as strengthens Hamburg’s position as a…
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Eskom and Zuzuland Energy Terminal (ZET) have signed a Heads of Agreement (HOA) to confirm a long-term strategic partnership to support South Africa’s gas-to-power programme.
As part of the agreement, Eskom will have foundation customer status at the proposed Zuzuland Energy Terminal, underpinning its planned 3,000mw gas-to-power programme. The terminal will provide open access to LNG…
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The European Union asks member countries to waive penalties for three years for oil and gas companies that breach its methane emissions law due to ongoing disruption to energy supplies as a result of the Iran war. The change will apply to existing oil and gas supply contracts, and any signed or renewed before January 2028.
The EU methane law requires that imported gas must comply with…
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Reuters has reported that Alexander Belgov, governor of St Petersburg, Russia, states Ukrainian drones have hit an oil terminal in St Petersburg and a dry-docked warship at a nearby naval base hours before the St Petersburg International Economic Forum.
According to the governor, unspecified ‘infrastructure objects’ had been attacked, with governor of Leningrad region, Alexander Drozdenko,…
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GADOT Group is expanding its business activities into Houston, Texas, US, marking an important milestone in its international platform.
The presence in Houston will allow access to key business opportunities and support in the region, as well as improve GADOT’s understanding of market trends and industry developments. It also strengthens its foothold in the North American chemicals market,…
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Waste-based biodiesel company Greenergy is increasing storage capacity at its Exolum terminal in Grangemouth, Scotland (UK).
The expansion falls in line with its 2025 commitment to strengthening the company’s supply infrastructure in Scotland and increasing capacity for its customers in the region. The move also highlights Greenergy’s continued investment in resilient, reliable fuel supply…
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Following the success of phase 1, Regal Petro Trading is commissioning the phase 2 expansion of its oil storage terminal at Hamriyah Free Zone, Sharjah, UAE.
The facility will stretch over 15,000 m2 and currently comprises of 11 API 650-aligned above-ground atmospheric storage tanks with a total storage capacity of 48,000 m3. Phase 2 will add 10 new API-aligned aboveground tanks, offering 45,000…
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