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31. Southern Energy Renewables And Axens Sign Memorandum Of Understanding To Advance SAF Projects In Louisiana And Beyond 3/13/2026

    Southern Energy Renewables Inc. ("Southern"), a U.S.-based producer of low-cost fuels made from biomass, with a flagship Louisiana project that plans to utilize regional wood-waste biomass to deliver green methanol and carbon-negative sustainable aviation fuel ("SAF") at scale, today announced that Southern and Axens have signed a memorandum of understanding ("MoU") to collaborate on the development of sustainable aviation fuel ("SAF") and related fuel projects, with an initial focus on Southern's planned biomass‑to‑fuel facility in Louisiana.

32. PETRONAS Confirms Hydrocarbon Discovery At Barokah-1, East Java Of Indonesia 3/12/2026

    PETRONAS, through its subsidiary PETRONAS North Ketapang Sdn. Bhd. has made its first hydrocarbon discovery at the Barokah-1 exploration well located within the North Ketapang Production Sharing Contract (PSC), offshore East Java, Indonesia.

33. KBR Wins General Maintenance Services Contract From SATORP For Its Strategic Petrochemical Expansion Complex 3/12/2026

    KBR announced today it has been awarded a landmark seven-year General Maintenance Services (GMS) contract, with an optional three-year extension, from Saudi Aramco Total Refining and Petrochemical Company (SATORP) for its strategic petrochemical expansion complex in Jubail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

34. Multi-Metallic Clusters Selectively Manipulate Strong Molecular Skeletons 3/11/2026

    Multi-titanium hydrides can selectively snip the strong structural bonds of stable organic molecules called pyridines, RIKEN researchers have shown¹.

35. NETL Partner Project Advances Flexible, Low-NOx Fueling For Industrial Operations 3/10/2026

    ClearSign Technologies Corporation, with project management and financial support from NETL, is working to advance industrial fueling technologies that will address the practical demands of U.S. refineries and chemical processing facilities by enabling the cost-effective use of diverse fuel and natural gas mixed gas blends in industrial heating applications.

36. Renewable-Powered Technology Converts Carbon Dioxide Into Key Chemical 3/10/2026

    Ethylene is a key chemical used to make plastics, packaging, and many everyday products.

37. INA Completes The Rijeka Refinery Upgrade Project 3/10/2026

    INA has marked the completion of the Rijeka Refinery Upgrade Project. The modernization involved an investment of nearly EUR 700 million, representing the largest single investment in INA’s history and one of the biggest industrial investments in modern Croatia.

38. Chandra Asri Group Increases MTBE And Butene-1 Plant Capacity, Supports Import Substitution And Strengthens National Resilience 3/9/2026

    PT Chandra Asri Pacific Tbk (Chandra Asri Group), a leading energy, chemical, and infrastructure solutions provider in Southeast Asia, has increased the production capacity of its Methyl Tert-butyl Ether (MTBE) and Butene -1 (B1) plant by up to 25%.

39. Shintech Announces Capital Investment Of $3.4B To Bolster PVC And Caustic Soda Business 3/5/2026

    Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. is going to further bolster its integrated production capabilities of Shintech Inc., its subsidiary in the U.S. The investment in this phase includes the second ethylene production unit, and the fourth chlor-alkali and vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) production plants at its existing site in Plaquemine, Louisiana.

40. South Australia To Host HAMR Energy's First-Of-Its Kind Methanol-To-Jet Fuel Facility 3/3/2026

    Leading low carbon liquid fuels (LCLF) company HAMR Energy has today announced that its $700-800M sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production facility will be located in South Australia after receiving backing from the State Government.