Fuels

Biofuel

Cepsa, Bio-Oils Begin Construction on Biorefinery in Spain

Cepsa and Bio-Oils, a subsidiary of Apical, are beginning construction of the largest second-generation biofuels plant in southern Europe. The facility will hav…

Biofuel

Glomar Claims 28% Emissions Reduction Using Goodfuels' Biofuel

Dutch offshore drilling services provider Glomar Offshore has revealed that it has achieved CO2 emissions reduction by 28% by transitioning from traditional fue…

Biofuel

Spain's Cepsa, Apical Begin Work on Southern Europe's Biggest Biofuels Plant

A view from a ferry shows the refinery of Cepsa at Cepsa Energy Park in San Roque, near Algeciras, Spain January 19, 2023. REUTERS/Jon Nazca Purchase Licensing …

Biofuel

Africa-Focused Energy Trader Mocoh Sets up Biofuels Arm

Africa-focused energy trader Mocoh SA has set up a new biofuels trading arm with Clear Sustainable Energy Trading AG to target growing sustainable fuel demand f…

Renewable Diesel

Braya Starts Making Renewable Diesel at Converted Come-By-Chance Plant

A handout photo of Braya Renewable Fuels' refinery that produces renewable diesel in Come By Chance, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada February 20, 2024. Br…

Biofuel

VARO Partners With Orim Energy to Provide Biofuels in Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp Region

Switerzland-based VARO Energy and Orim Energy, an independent oil trading company that specializes in the blending and bunkering of marine fuels, have formed a …

Carbon Emissions

Britain to Exit Energy Charter Treaty Over Failure to Align With Net Zero

Britain said on Thursday it will follow other European countries in leaving an international treaty which has been criticised for blocking efforts to fight clim…

Carbon Capture

Veolia Feasibility Study Highlights Potential of UK's First Carbon Capture Technology to Produce Sustainable Fuels Using Energy Recovery Facilities

Veolia has launched a site feasibility study ahead of a pilot project to use innovative carbon capture processes in energy recovery facilities (ERF) in the UK. …

Electric Vehicles

It Begins: Ethiopia Set to Become First Country to Ban Internal Combustion Cars

Ethiopia spent nearly $6 billion to import fossil fuels last year — with more than half of that spending going to fuel vehicles. In response, Ethiopia’s Trans…

Oil & Gas Trade

Exxon Beats Estimates, Ends 2023 With a $36 Billion Profit

Exxon Mobil (XOM.N), opens new tab on Friday posted a better-than-expected $36 billion profit for 2023, lifted by fuels trading and higher oil and gas productio…

Biofuel

EIA: Total US Biofuels Capacity Expands to 23.77 Billion Gallons per Year in November

Total U.S. biofuel operatable production capacity was up slightly in November, with gains for ethanol, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information…

Biofuel

EIA: Densified Biomass Fuel Production Reaches 980,000 Tons in October

U.S. manufacturers produced approximately 980,000 tons of densified biomass fuels in October, according to the January edition of the U.S. Energy Information Ad…

Biofuel

NYK Breaks Ground on In-House Biofuel Testing Hub

On Monday, January 29, Japanese shipping major NYK Group broke ground on a test engine facility, aimed at evaluating the safety and practical application of bio…

Thermal Coal

UN Chief Says Phase-Out of Fossil Fuels 'Essential and Inevitable'

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres attends the 54th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 17, 2024. REUTERS/Denis Balibou…

Biofuel

Singapore: Bunker Sales of Biofuels More Than Tripled in 2023

Singapore has made significant progress in the supply of alternative fuels as bunker sales of biofuel blends increased to 520,000 tonnes in 2023, which more tha…