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Asia's crude oil imports back to pre-war levels but refined fuels lag

Asia's imports of crude oil recovered in October to match levels prior to the Iran conflict, but in a sign that the real stress in energy markets is in refined products, imports of fuels such as ...
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MOL returns fire-damaged AV3 crude unit at Danube refinery to full capacity after $56-MM rebuild

Following the restoration, which lasted nearly a year and was carried out with a budget of approximately 18 billion forints ($56 million), the unit is once again operating at full capacity. The ...
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AdvanSix receives government funding for $98-MM ammonia expansion and modernization project

Hopewell has produced nitrogen-based fertilizers for close to 100 years, and the operations employ about 1,000 people, according to the company. AdvanSix describes itself as a vertically integrated ...
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Egypt buys six fuel oil cargoes for year-end delivery as LNG prices climb

Egypt's state oil company bought six cargoes of high-sulfur fuel oil for delivery between November and December via a recent tender, several trading sources told media, while monthly fuel oil imports ...
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Singapore Airlines to offtake next-generation SAF from Aether Fuels

Singapore Airlines (SIA) has signed an agreement to purchase up to 4,800 tonnes of next-generation sustainable aviation fuel ...
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Sierra Instruments introduces new ½-in. insertion probe option for thermal mass flowmeters

Sierra Instruments has released a new ½-in. diameter option on insertion probes for AdvantageMass TM100, PowerMass TM500, and ...
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Biofuels Partners and Jianglan Bio-Energy collaborate on biofuels supply chain

Biofuels Partners has signed a Collaboration Agreement with Jianglan Bio-Energy to explore international cooperation across ...
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Petkim picks Univation UNIPOL PE process for planned 850,000-tpy polyethylene complex at Aliaga

Univation Technologies said the licensed polyethylene capacity at the planned Aliaga complex is expected to total 850,000 metric tpy, split across two similarly designed "swing" reactor lines of ...
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China Energy Engineering begins phase 2 of $1.5-B integrated hydrogen-ammonia-methanol project in China

China Energy Engineering Corp. has begun construction of the second phase of its integrated green hydrogen, ammonia and methanol project in Songyuan, Jilin province, with the expansion expected to ...
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EQUATE Group’s MEGlobal becomes first U.S. ethylene glycol producer to earn ISCC Carbon Footprint Certification

MEGlobal Americas Inc., an EQUATE Group company, has received International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) ...
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Russia to extend diesel export ban, use quotas to fulfill U.S. deal

Russia will extend its diesel export ban until the end of the year while allowing some companies to ship fuel under a quota system to meet its new export commitment to the US, two people familiar with ...
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Investments start to pay off as energy industry accelerates AI adoption, but infrastructure must keep pace

Abu Dhabi, UAE – October 29, 2026: AI investment and adoption are accelerating across the global energy industry, with leaders increasingly seeing financial returns and recognizing the technology's ...