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30/09/2026Saudi Arabia Qualifies 13 Companies for Third Round of CCGT Independent Power Projects

Saudi Arabia has completed prequalification for the third round of its Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) Independent Power Producer (IPP) programme and qualified 13 companies, according to a report dated 27 September 2026. The qualification process was launched in July 2026 under the supervision of the Ministry of Energy. The qualified companies are reported to […]

30/09/2026KBR to Supply Purifier Technology for SABIC Agri-Nutrients’ 3,500 MTPD Ammonia Plant in Jubail, Saudi Arabia

US engineering company KBR has won a contract to supply its Purifier(R) ammonia technology for a 3,500 metric-tons-per-day (MTPD) ammonia plant that SABIC Agri-Nutrients (SABIC AN) is developing in Jubail, Saudi Arabia, according to a report dated 29 September 2026. KBR is said to describe the award as its largest ammonia technology license by capacity […]

29/09/2026Infinium Launches Methane-Based mSAF Sustainable Aviation Fuel Platform, Combining Electric Reformer and Fischer-Tropsch Catalyst

US-based Infinium is reported to have launched, on 21 September 2026, its mSAF (methane-derived Sustainable Aviation Fuel) platform. The company is said to describe the move as extending its commercial product offerings to methane feedstocks. The platform reportedly combines electric reforming technology with Fischer-Tropsch (FT) synthesis. The mSAF platform is said to consist of two […]

29/09/2026Avantium Starts Up FDCA Flagship Plant in Delfzijl, Netherlands, Producing First Batch at World’s First Commercial-Scale FDCA Facility

Avantium N.V. is reported to have produced the first FDCA (furandicarboxylic acid) at its flagship plant in Delfzijl, the Netherlands, on 28 September 2026. The plant is described as the world’s first commercial-scale FDCA production facility. According to the company, commercial sales are expected to begin at the end of 2026. The plant applies Avantium’s […]

28/09/2026MOL Completes Reconstruction of Fire-Damaged AV3 Atmospheric Distillation Unit at Danube Refinery

Hungarian energy company MOL Group has completed reconstruction of the AV3 atmospheric distillation unit at its Danube refinery, according to reports. The unit suffered significant structural and equipment damage in a fire in October 2025, and the reconstruction is reported to have cost approximately 18 billion forints (about US$57 million). MOL said the reconstruction work […]

28/09/2026QatarEnergy Pushes Back North Field East LNG Train 1 Startup to First Half of 2027

State-owned QatarEnergy has delayed the startup of the first liquefied natural gas (LNG) production train under its North Field East (NFE) project from the originally planned 2026 to the first half of 2027. Energy Minister and QatarEnergy CEO Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi said disruptions to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz could affect the delivery schedule […]

28/09/2026Philippines Resumes Malampaya Gas Supply to 1,200MW Ilijan Power Plant Under Six-Month Interim Deal

Natural gas from the Philippines’ Malampaya gas field has resumed flowing to the 1,200MW Ilijan power plant through the restored Tabangao-Ilijan pipeline, according to reports. The resumption is under a six-month interim supply agreement, which the Philippine Department of Energy expects will lower generation costs. The Malampaya gas field is operated by Prime Energy under […]

28/09/2026Brazil’s Grupo Corcovado Secures Federal Authorization for First of Five Planned Gas Power Plants in Bahia

Brazilian power developer Grupo Corcovado has received federal authorization for the first of five planned gas-fired power plants in the Pojuca region of Bahia state, according to reports. The authorized unit, named UTE Corcovado 05, is rated at 49.998MW. The authorization for UTE Corcovado 05 was granted on September 21, with the Pojuca town hall […]

26/09/2026Aster Chemicals Lifts Force Majeure at Singapore’s Bukom Ethylene Cracker, Resumes Supply

Aster Chemicals and Energy, a joint venture between Indonesia’s Chandra Asri and Swiss commodities trader Glencore, has lifted the force majeure it had declared on its ethylene cracker complex on Singapore’s Pulau Bukom (Bukom Island) and has begun gradually resuming normal supply, it was reported on September 23, 2026. The Bukom ethylene cracker complex has […]

26/09/2026Axens Awarded Process Design Project for Tire Pyrolysis Oil (TPO) Upgrading Unit in the US

French refining and petrochemical process technology company Axens announced on September 24, 2026 that it has been awarded a Process Design Package for a hydroprocessing unit in the United States that will use 100% tire pyrolysis oil (TPO) as feedstock. Axens is a French company whose core business is licensing refining and petrochemical process technologies, […]

26/09/2026Casale Signs Contract for Modular Green Ammonia Plant for Neptun Glomfjord in Norway

Swiss engineering firm Casale announced on September 24, 2026 that it has signed a contract with Norwegian green ammonia developer Neptun Glomfjord Green Ammonia AS (NGGA) to supply a 100-tonnes-per-day modular green ammonia plant in Glomfjord, Norway. Casale is a Swiss-headquartered ammonia and fertilizer process technology licensor, long regarded as a traditional leader in the […]

26/09/2026India’s EIL Wins EPCM Contract for Dangote’s Greenfield Refining and Petrochemical Complex in Kenya

India’s state-run engineering consultancy Engineers India Limited (EIL) has won an EPCM (Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management) contract worth over $450 million for a greenfield refining and petrochemical complex that Nigeria’s Dangote Group is pursuing in Kenya, it was reported on September 22-23, 2026. Dangote Group is Africa’s largest private industrial conglomerate and already operates […]

25/09/2026Croatia’s INA Starts Up New Delayed Coker Unit at Rijeka Refinery, Roughly €700 Million Invested

INA, the Croatian subsidiary of Hungary’s MOL Group, announced on September 21, 2026 that it has begun feedstock introduction and successfully started up a newly built delayed coker unit (DCU) at its Rijeka refinery. The project, into which roughly €700 million was invested, is reportedly operating stably at around 70% of its design capacity. The […]

25/09/2026Ludoil Capital Completes Acquisition of Italy’s ISAB Refinery, Plans €1.3 Billion Investment Over Five Years

Italian energy company Ludoil Capital announced on September 23, 2026 that it has completed the process of acquiring a 51% stake in the ISAB refinery in Sicily from GOI Energy. The acquisition was finalized after passing Italy’s Golden Power review, and the company reportedly plans to invest roughly €1.3 billion over the next five years. […]

25/09/2026Argentina LNG Project Unveils $6 Billion Financing Package With the United States

The governments of Argentina and the United States announced on September 23, 2026 the unveiling of a financing package worth approximately $6 billion for the Argentina LNG export project. Argentina’s Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno and US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau reportedly made the announcement in New York. Argentina LNG is a floating LNG […]

25/09/2026China’s Guizhou Qiannan Connects Changshun County Branch Gas Pipeline to National Trunk Network

A branch natural gas pipeline in Changshun County, Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province, China, has recently been connected to the national trunk natural gas pipeline network and begun operation, local media reported on September 21, 2026. This completes the “county-to-county connection” (县县通) program across all counties under Qiannan Prefecture, with more than […]

25/09/2026Vietnam Government Orders September Resolution of Obstacles for Song Hau 2 and O Mon 2, 3 Power Projects

The Vietnamese government has directed relevant ministries to resolve various obstacles facing the long-delayed Song Hau 2 coal-fired power plant and O Mon 2 and O Mon 3 combined-cycle gas power plant projects by the end of September 2026, it announced on September 15, 2026. Standing Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Tuc reportedly issued this […]

24/09/2026Cheniere’s Corpus Christi LNG Stage 4 Expansion and CCPL Pipeline Project Clear FERC Draft Environmental Review

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) announced on September 18, 2026 that its staff had issued a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Cheniere Energy’s Corpus Christi Liquefaction (CCL) Stage 4 Project and the Cheniere Corpus Christi Pipeline (CCPL) Expansion Project. The draft EIS marks another step toward a Final Investment Decision (FID) for the […]

24/09/2026Fraunhofer and New Standard Oil Launch TRL 6 Prototype of Integrated Biowaste Platform ‘UNIFORMER®’ in Estonia

The German applied research organisation Fraunhofer and the Estonian deep-tech startup New Standard Oil (NSO) have jointly launched the first Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 6 industrial prototype of ‘UNIFORMER®,’ a unified modular platform that integrates multiple thermal biomass valorisation technologies, in Tallinn, Estonia. The announcement was made in a joint press release issued on September […]

24/09/2026HD Hyundai Completes LNG Cogeneration Plant at Daesan Complex

HD Hyundai E&F, the district-energy subsidiary of HD Hyundai Oilbank, has completed a liquefied natural gas (LNG) cogeneration power plant at the Daesan petrochemical complex in Seosan, South Chungcheong Province, at a cost of approximately 435 billion won (about $323 million). The facility entered commercial operation in late July. The completion marks HD Hyundai’s entry […]

24/09/2026SCG Restarts Thailand’s Rayong Olefins Plant (ROC) After Six-Month Halt Tied to Strait of Hormuz Feedstock Crunch

Rayong Olefins Company (ROC), a unit of Thailand’s Siam Cement Group (SCG), has restarted its olefins production facility after roughly six months of suspended operations caused by a Middle East-driven feedstock crunch. The plant, which halted production in March amid disruption to naphtha and propane supplies routed through the Strait of Hormuz, resumed operations on […]

24/09/2026Kuwait Reassigns 2.5 Million SQM Al-Zour Plot to KGOC, Scraps Petrochemical Project for $3.3 Billion Dorra Gas Field Onshore Facility

Kuwait has approved the reallocation of a 2.5 million square metre (sqm) petrochemical plot in Al-Zour to Kuwait Gulf Oil Company (KGOC), local Arabic-language newspaper Alanba reported on September 17, 2026, as cited by the Zawya Projects section. The move is intended to support construction of an onshore gas processing facility that will handle gas […]

24/09/2026MAIRE’s Nextchem Licenses Urea Process Technology to SABIC Agri-Nutrients’ ‘SAN-7’ Fertiliser Plant in Saudi Arabia for About €125 Million

Nextchem, a subsidiary of Italy’s MAIRE Group, has been selected, through its nitrogen fertiliser technology licensor Stamicarbon, to supply the proprietary urea process technology package for SABIC Agri-Nutrients’ large-scale ‘SAN-7’ fertiliser project in Saudi Arabia, according to the companies. The contract is valued at approximately €125 million (about $144 million) and covers technology licensing, process […]

24/09/2026Covestro Starts Up Pilot Plant for Chemical Recycling of High-Performance Elastomers in Leverkusen, Germany

Covestro AG, a global supplier of high-tech polymer materials, has announced the startup of a pilot plant for the chemical recycling of high-performance polyurethane elastomer Vulkollan® at its Leverkusen, Germany site, effective September 16, 2026, according to the company. The investment is reported to be in the double-digit million-euro range, and the new process is […]

24/09/2026Tecnimont Breaks Ground on $4.3 Billion ADNOC Gas ‘Rich Gas Development Phase 3’ Ruwais NGL Expansion

Tecnimont, part of Italy’s MAIRE Group, has broken ground on the Ruwais NGL (Natural Gas Liquids) expansion under ADNOC Gas’ ‘Rich Gas Development (RGD) Phase 3’ program at the Ruwais Industrial Complex in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, according to the report. Construction formally began with a groundbreaking ceremony held on September 21, 2026, and […]

24/09/2026Eni and PETRONAS Sign Feasibility Agreement to Jointly Evaluate Ecofining™-Based High-Performance Bio-Gasoline

Eni and PETRONAS announced that they signed a Feasibility Agreement (FA) on September 7, 2026, during the 2026 Formula 1 (F1) Italian Grand Prix in Monza, Italy, to jointly evaluate the development potential of a commercially scalable, high-performance bio-gasoline. The agreement is built on Ecofining™, Eni’s proprietary process technology that the company has used since […]

24/09/2026TotalEnergies, AMNI Take Final Investment Decision on Nigeria’s Ima Gas Field, Worth About $1.108 Billion

TotalEnergies (40%, operator) and its Nigerian partner AMNI (60%) announced on September 23, 2026 a Final Investment Decision (FID) for the development of the Ima gas field, straddling licenses OML 112 and 117 offshore Nigeria. The field will be developed with a single platform linked by a 22-kilometer pipeline to the Nigeria LNG (NLNG) liquefaction […]

24/09/2026Canada Approves C$3.5-Billion Expansion of FortisBC’s Tilbury LNG Terminal — First Case Under “One Project, One Review”

The Government of Canada announced on September 22, 2026 that it had approved the expansion of FortisBC’s LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) terminal located on Tilbury Island near Vancouver, British Columbia (B.C.). The approval is reported to be the first application of Ottawa’s newly introduced fast-track permitting program, “One Project, One Review.” The total investment for […]

24/09/2026Samsung E&A Unveils LNG Modular Package at Gastech 2026, Entering Small and Mid-Scale LNG Plant Business

Samsung E&A announced it is entering the LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) plant business in earnest, unveiling its “LNG Modular Package” for LNG liquefaction plant construction for the first time at Gastech 2026, an international LNG exhibition held in Bangkok, Thailand. The package combines Honeywell’s single mixed refrigerant liquefaction technology, AP-SMR, with modular design and construction […]

24/09/2026China Breaks Ground on Liancheng Branch of West-East Gas Pipeline Line 3, Spanning 57km with 311-Million-Cubic-Meter Annual Capacity

China Oil & Gas Pipeline Network Corporation (PipeChina) began construction on the Liancheng branch line of West-East Gas Pipeline Line 3 on September 17, according to local broadcaster Liancheng County Radio and Television Station. The branch line, to be built in Liancheng County, Longyan City, Fujian Province, will span approximately 57 kilometers with a design […]

23/09/2026Sempra Infrastructure Signs 20-Year LNG Supply Deal with Petrobras for Port Arthur LNG Phase 2

Sempra Infrastructure announced it has signed a 20-year long-term supply agreement with Brazilian state-owned energy company Petrobras for volumes from Port Arthur LNG Phase 2, currently under construction in Texas, United States. Port Arthur LNG is a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal located on the Gulf Coast of Texas, and the Phase 2 facility […]

23/09/2026Shanghai Electric Wins EPC Turnkey Contract for Unit 3 of Sarawak Samalaju CCGT Plant in Malaysia

Shanghai Electric announced it has secured an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) turnkey contract for Unit 3 of a combined-cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plant in the Samalaju region of Sarawak, Malaysia. The contract marks the first overseas application of Shanghai Electric’s 500 MW-class heavy-duty gas turbine, according to reports. The project involves construction of […]

23/09/2026Nigeria’s Dangote Refinery Launches Africa’s Largest-Ever IPO to Fund Expansion

Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals announced it has launched an initial public offering (IPO) for listing on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX). Proceeds are reported to be used to double the refinery’s current capacity of 700,000 barrels per day to 1.4 million barrels per day by 2029. The offering is described as Africa’s largest-ever IPO, according […]

23/09/2026Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Issues EPC Tender for RMB 21.3 Billion Upgrade Project

Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical has issued a tender notice for the first construction package of Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) work under its “Comprehensive Technical Upgrade Project” at its existing Jinshan District site in Shanghai, according to reports. Bid opening is scheduled for October 8, with the overall project investment reported at approximately RMB 21.3 billion. […]

23/09/2026UK Approves Development Consent Order for Morecambe and Morgan Offshore Wind Transmission Infrastructure

The UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) announced approval of a Development Consent Order (DCO) for transmission infrastructure—including subsea and onshore cables and substations—for the Morecambe and Morgan offshore wind farms to be built near Lancashire in northwest England. The approval is expected to advance construction of the transmission infrastructure connecting power […]

23/09/2026Thailand’s PTTEP Takes Final Investment Decision on Bussabong Gas Field in Gulf of Thailand

PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP), Thailand’s state-owned oil and gas exploration and production company, announced it has taken a final investment decision (FID) on development of the Bussabong gas field (G3/65 project) in the Gulf of Thailand. First production is targeted for 2028, with the field to be tied back via subsea pipeline to the […]

23/09/2026Technip Energies, Honeywell and Siemens Energy Jointly Launch Modular LNG Solution ‘SnapLNG 1.5’

Technip Energies announced the launch of ‘SnapLNG™ 1.5,’ a standardized modular liquefied natural gas (LNG) solution, jointly developed with Honeywell Technologies and Siemens Energy. Unveiled at the Gastech 2026 conference in Bangkok, Thailand, the solution is reported to be capable of shortening LNG project timelines by up to two years. SnapLNG 1.5 is an electrified, […]

22/09/2026Spain’s Moeve Breaks Ground on ‘Onuba’ Green Hydrogen Plant in Huelva, Investment Exceeds €1 Billion

Spanish refining and energy company Moeve (formerly Cepsa) has held a groundbreaking ceremony for ‘Onuba,’ the first phase of the Andalusian Green Hydrogen Valley project, at its La Rábida energy park in Huelva. The investment is reported at over €1 billion, targeting the production of approximately 45,000 tonnes of renewable hydrogen per year through a […]

22/09/2026Shandong’s Fuhai New Materials Successfully Completes First Full-Stream Feed-In at 172,000-Tonne Dye and Intermediate Project

A 172,000-tonne-per-year dye and intermediate production facility operated by Fuhai New Materials, a key project designated by Shandong Province, is reported to have successfully completed full-process feed-in (raw material introduction) on its first attempt. Construction was handled by China National Chemical Engineering’s 13th Chemical Construction Company, and the purity of the initially produced product is […]

22/09/2026Technip Energies Named Exclusive Global Licensor for SABIC’s CTR® LDPE Technology

French engineering company Technip Energies has announced an exclusive global licensing agreement for Saudi Basic Industries Corporation’s (SABIC) CTR® (Clean Tubular Reactor) low-density polyethylene (LDPE) process technology. Under the agreement, Technip Energies will license SABIC’s CTR® technology to customers worldwide seeking to build new high-pressure LDPE production facilities, while also providing related engineering, procurement and […]

22/09/2026First Air Separation Unit Handed Over at Juhua’s RMB 41 Billion Silicon-Fluorine New Materials Project in Gansu

Chinese chemical materials company Juhua has completed the handover of its first air separation unit, a key utility facility, at its silicon-fluorine (Si-F) new materials integration project under development in Gansu Province. The project carries a total investment of approximately RMB 41 billion, with construction handled by China National Chemical Engineering’s affiliate, the 13th Chemical […]

22/09/2026Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Issues EPC Tender for First Package of 1.2 Mtpa Ethylene Revamp Project

Sinopec-affiliated Shanghai Petrochemical has issued a tender for the first construction package (EPC, Engineering, Procurement and Construction) of a comprehensive technical revamp and upgrade project that will expand ethylene production capacity at its existing Jinshan District site in Shanghai from 700,000 to 1.2 million tonnes per year. The tender is reported to close on October […]

22/09/2026India’s Megha Engineering Wins $381 Million Contract for Kuwait’s KOC GC-25 and GC-30 Crude Processing Facilities

Indian engineering firm Megha Engineering & Infrastructures (MEIL) has won a contract from Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) to develop the GC-25 crude separation facility and the GC-30 water injection facility. The contract is reported to be valued at Kuwaiti Dinar (KWD) 117 million, or approximately $381 million. GC-25 is reported to be a three-phase separation […]

22/09/2026Shanghai Electric Wins First Overseas Order for 500 MW CCGT Unit 3 Gas Turbine and EPC in Sarawak, Malaysia

China’s Shanghai Electric has announced it secured the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract and gas turbine supply agreement for Unit 3 of a 500 MW combined-cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plant to be built at the Samalaju Industrial Park in Sarawak, Malaysia. The company stated this marks the first overseas project win for its […]

22/09/2026Kodiak Gas Services Signs Six-Year Deal to Supply 76 MW of Natural Gas Power to West Texas Data Center

U.S.-based Kodiak Gas Services has announced a six-year contract to supply 76 MW of natural gas-fired power to a data center in West Texas. The facility is reported to be leased by an investment-grade hyperscaler, and the agreement marks Kodiak’s second long-term data center power supply contract. The power will be supplied on a behind-the-meter […]

22/09/2026Cosmo Oil and Three Partners Begin Using Low-Carbon Naphtha By-Product from SAF Production as Petrochemical Feedstock

Four companies under the Cosmo Energy group — Cosmo Oil, Maruzen Petrochemical, Ube-Maruzen Polyethylene and SAFFAIRE SKY ENERGY — have announced they have built a supply chain using low-carbon naphtha, a by-product generated during sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production, as feedstock for base chemicals and polyethylene. The announcement relates to naphtha produced at the SAF […]

22/09/2026Korea East-West Power Signs LNG Spot Master Sale and Purchase Agreement with SK Gas International, Partners with Two More Traders

Korea East-West Power is reported to have signed a Master Sale and Purchase Agreement (MSPA) for spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) with SK Gas International during the Gastech 2026 event held in Bangkok, Thailand. During the same period, the company is also reported to have signed supply cooperation memoranda of understanding (MOUs) with Glencore Singapore […]

21/09/2026FSRU ‘Energos Force’ Arrives at Germany’s Stade LNG Terminal, Gas Supply Targeted for November

Germany’s state-owned energy company Deutsche Energy Terminal (DET) announced that the Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) “Energos Force,” which it has chartered, has arrived at the Stade LNG terminal in Stade-Bützfleth, Lower Saxony, and begun commissioning. The arrival took place between September 16 and 17. The Stade LNG terminal is part of Germany’s infrastructure […]

21/09/2026Duke Energy Confirms 2028 Construction Start for North Carolina CCGT Plants and Largest-Ever LNG Storage Facility

U.S. utility Duke Energy announced that it has officially confirmed a 2028 construction start date for two 1,360MW Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) plants to be built in Davie County and its largest-ever Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) storage facility to be built in Davidson County, North Carolina. The announcement was made on September 11, following […]

21/09/2026Sarawak Announces Up to $1 Billion Gas Downstream Investment in Bintulu with Indorama, Highchem

Sarawak Premier Abang Johari announced, while attending the Gastech 2026 international gas industry exhibition in Bangkok, Thailand, that an investment agreement had been reached with Indorama Ventures and Japan’s Highchem for gas downstream and petrochemical development in Sarawak’s Bintulu region. The announcement was made between September 13 and 14. The investment involves Sarawak Petchem, an […]

21/09/2026SABIC Awards Samsung E&A EPC Contract for Saudi SAN-7 Fertilizer Plant Worth $3.47 Billion

SABIC Agri-Nutrients has approved the Final Investment Decision (FID) for its large-scale ammonia and urea fertilizer plant, “SAN-7,” at the Jubail Industrial City in Saudi Arabia, and awarded the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract to Samsung E&A. The contract signing ceremony took place on September 9, with the news reported by industry outlets between […]

21/09/2026Petronas and PTTEP Secure 35-Year PSC for Block A-18-01 in Malaysia-Thailand Joint Development Area

Petronas Carigali (PC JDA), a subsidiary of Malaysia’s national oil company Petronas, and PTTEP JDX, a subsidiary of Thailand’s PTTEP, have received approval from the governments of both countries for a new 35-year Production Sharing Contract (PSC) for Block A-18-01 in the Malaysia-Thailand Joint Development Area (MTJDA). At the same time, the two companies signed […]