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bp to use Honeywell’s Ecofining technology in 5 SAF projects in US, Australia and Europe

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Honeywell UOP Ecofining technology will be installed at the following bp sites: Cherry Point refinery in Blaine, Washington; Rotterdam II refinery in Rotterdam, Netherlands; Lingen refinery in Lower Saxony, Germany; Castellón de la Plana refinery in Castellón, Spain; and Kwinana Oil refinery in Kwinana, Australia.

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Ammonia market to triple by 2050 with nearly all growth coming from low-carbon supply; shift to energy markets

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The Americas, the Middle East and Australia are expected to emerge as major exporters with Europe and East Asia emerging as major demand centers, the analysis says. The rapid growth in ammonia driven by low-carbon supplies will change the current market beyond recognition.

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Rio Tinto secures direct container service from Pilbara to Singapore

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Mining major Rio Tinto has secured a new commercial freight shipping service connecting Western Australia’s Pilbara region to the major international shipping hub of Singapore. Rio Tinto owns a world-class, integrated network of 16 iron ore mines in the Pilbara region.

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For our own security it’s time to ditch oil dependency

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It’s been obvious for a long time that our position in Australia is rather precarious when it comes to our reliance on oil. The drone attacks on the Saudi oil fields brought this point into sharp focus over the past few days. They illustrate the serious situation we would find ourselves in with a disruption to supply.

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EV Policy Vacuum continues in Australia

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Where to now for EVs in Australia. The advent of the internal combustion engine eliminated the ‘horse manure crisis’ of the eighteen hundreds but replaced it with something more sinister. The move from an oil based transport fleet to an electrically Australian powered one looks from a policy position to be stuck in neutral.

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BHP offboards its petroleum business in merger with Woodside; focus on “future-facing commodities”

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Anglo-Australian BHP Group is merging its oil and gas business with Woodside Petroleum Ltd. On 5 August, the BHP Board approved US$544 million in capital expenditure to execute the Shenzi North oil project in the US Gulf of Mexico. We will sustainably supply the commodities needed by the world. —BHP CEO Mike Henry.

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Australias CSIRO Convenes Symposium on Engineering Plant-Based Oils to Replace Industrial Oils

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Australia’s CSIRO is convening a meeting next week at which some 200 plant oil researchers will share their research into how renewable plant-based oils can be engineered to replace industrial oils that have traditionally been manufactured from petroleum. CSIRO Plant Industry Deputy Chief Dr. Allan Green.

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