bp executive Emma Delaney to become first female OMV CEO
OMV has proposed bp executive Emma Delaney as its next chief executive officer, in a move that would make her the first woman to lead the Austrian energy group in its history. Her appointment as chairwoman of the executive board
ACEA: EU eases HDV CO2 compliance rules, but gaps remain
The Council of the European Union on 30 March formally adopted a targeted amendment to the regulation on CO2 emission standards for heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs), introducing temporary compliance flexibility for truck and bus manufacturers without altering the bloc’s
Satorp refinery in Saudi Arabia shuts after Iran conflict damage
TotalEnergies has shut down one of the two processing trains at the Satorp refinery in Saudi Arabia after the facility sustained damage during incidents on the night of 7–8 April, the French energy major confirmed to Reuters. No casualties were
PVOIL, BSR deepen ties to advance Vietnam’s biofuel push
PetroVietnam Oil Corporation (PVOIL) and Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical Joint Stock Company (BSR) convened in Da Nang on 6 April to review first-quarter contract performance and strengthen their long-standing partnership as Vietnam accelerates its nationwide
Axens selected to license technologies for first new U.S. refinery in 50 years
French refining technology company Axens has been selected as the technology licensor for America First Refining’s (AFR) large-scale refinery at the Port of Brownsville, Texas —
Motul named official fluids supplier for bimota in global commercial deal
Motul has signed a global commercial partnership with bimota, the iconic Italian motorcycle manufacturer, under which Motul becomes the official fluids supplier for first
AFYREN announces plans to build a second plant
AFYREN, a French greentech company that converts agricultural co-products into 100% bio-based, low-carbon carboxylic acids using a proprietary biomimetic fermentation process, has announced a sharpened development strategy targeting group-level profitability by 2028 and the commissioning of a second plant by
U.S. court vacates EPA denials of biofuel exemptions for two refineries
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has vacated the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decisions denying small-refinery exemptions from the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) programme to two refineries for the 2024 compliance year, ruling that the agency’s interpretation
FUCHS ECOCOOL GLOBAL 1000 wins Rolls-Royce approval
FUCHS Lubricants Germany has announced that its ECOCOOL GLOBAL 1000 water-miscible cutting fluid has received approval under Rolls-Royce specification CSS 129/131 (Cat. 1), the latest in a
GS Caltex, Veolia sign MoU to green and digitalise Yeosu refinery
South Korean refiner GS Caltex has signed a comprehensive memorandum of understanding with Veolia, the French global environmental solutions company, to innovate utility operations and strengthen sustainability