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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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Digitalisation across fragmented port environments such as Houston, Texas, US, is no longer constrained by technology. The platforms exist, the data is available and the operational value case is increasingly clear. The greater challenge lies in execution; bringing independent organisations together around shared, digitised pre-arrival workflows and persuading them to move away from…
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American Tank & Vessel has been awarded a front-end engineering design (FEED) contract by Synergen Green Energy for its green ammonia terminal on the Texas Gulf Coast, US.
The terminal is one of the first US commercial-scale facilities designed for green ammonia transport, providing a reliable and competitive supply chain for the domestic and global markets. As a partnership, AT&V and…
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Fluor Corporation's joint venture with JGC Corporation has received limited notice to proceed (LNTP) for the proposed Phase 2 expansion of the LNG Canada export facility in Kitimat, British Columbia, Canada.
The same joint venture partners (JFJV) played a central role in delivering Phase 1 of LNG Canada, providing engineering, procurement, fabrication management, construction and commissioning…
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From September 2026, Thomas de Boer will succeed Frans Everts as president director of Shell Netherlands. Everts has led the role since April 2023.
Under Everts’ leadership, Shell Netherlands began construction on one of Europe’s largest green hydrogen plants, and made progression on new energies with Shell’s fourth offshore wind farm and the roll-out of the charging stations network.…
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SensoTech’s inline measurement system LiquiSonic provides continuous monitoring for the transportation of polymerisation-critical monomers, complementing existing safety and quality concepts. The solution is suitable for unloading lines, storage tank monitoring via recirculation or bypass, tank outlets, transfer lines, or quarantine tanks.
Heat, long storage times, contamination, oxygen…
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Nine people are still missing, and presumed dead, according to authorities in Washington state, USA, after a chemical tank ruptured at a paper mill. The likely death toll is now sitting at 11 people, making this one of the deadliest workplace accidents in the USA in recent decades.
Authorities said there was no hope of finding more survivors following the tank failure at the Nippon Dynawave…
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HMT’s director, strategic growth & sustainability, Allie Alderson explores the next wave of aboveground storage tank regulations
The regulatory landscape surrounding aboveground storage tanks (ASTs) is shifting steadily, and in some cases, significantly. For many owners and operators, it can feel like the rules are no longer evolving in isolation, but rather converging into a more…
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