The Phillipine government announced an additional 10% duty on crude petroleum oil and refined petroleum products to raise funds for its coronavirus response efforts. The modification of import duties on crude petroleum oil and refined petroleum products is contained in Executive Order No. 113. The executive order comes at a time when global crude oil […]

Global demand for jet fuel will continue to increase through 2050 and will continue to be met with mostly petroleum-based fuels, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) International Energy Outlook 2019 (IEO2019). EIA expects jet fuel consumption to increase the most in China and other Asian non-OECD* countries, driven by greater demand for […]

Altalto Immingham Limited, a subsidiary of Velocys, and a collaboration with project co-investors British Airways and Shell has submitted a planning application to develop what is expected to be Europe’s first commercial-scale household and commercial solid waste-to-fuels plant in North East Lincolnshire, UK. The site is near Immingham, close to the Humber Estuary. The plant […]

Gevo, Inc., based in Englewood, Colorado, U.S.A., said it has entered into a partnership agreement with Air TOTAL International SA to produce and supply sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for use and distribution in France and other parts of Europe. Gevo will initially supply Air Total sustainable aviation fuel from its facility in Silsbee, Texas, U.S.A., […]

Anna Mascolo has been appointed vice president of Shell’s Aviation business, taking over from Anne Anderson who is moving to a senior leadership role in Shell’s Chemicals business. “I am so proud of what we have achieved in recent years,” said Anderson. “Shell Aviation is a thriving business in Shell’s portfolio, equipped with the right […]

PT Dirgantara Petroindo Raya, a joint venture between UK energy major BP Plc and Indonesian oil logistic firm PT AKR Corporindo Tbk, has received a temporary permit to establish operations to sell jet fuel in Indonesia, according to Reuters. The move effectively ends the monopoly of Indonesia’s state-owned oil and gas company, PT Pertamina, in one of […]

Carbon-rich pollution converted to a jet fuel has powered a commercial flight for the first time on Tuesday. The Virgin Atlantic Airlines’ flight from Orlando to London using a Boeing 747 will usher in a new era for low-carbon aviation that has been years in the making. Through a combination of chemistry, biotechnology, engineering and […]

BASF and Lufthansa have successfully started the In-Service-Evaluation (ISE) for BASF’s new water scavenger additive for jet fuel – Kerojet® Aquarius. The ISE marks an important step in the commercialization for this jet fuel additive. In the course of the ISE, BASF’s additive solution is used on designated flight routes on Airbus airplanes. On 24 July, […]

Chevron Corp. has tapped Chris Cavote as the new refinery general manager for its Pascagoula Refinery, succeeding Bruce Chinn, who according to gulflive.com will be Chevron Oronite Co.’s next president beginning Jan. 1, 2018. However, Chinn’s new position has not been officially announced nor confirmed by Chevron. Prior to the announcement, Cavote held the same position […]

Gazpromneft-Aero, the jet fuel business operator of Russia’s Gazprom Neft, and PTT Public Company Limited (PTT), Thailand’s state-owned oil and gas company, have signed new agreements on fueling of Russian airlines in the international airports of Bangkok and Phuket during the 2016-2017 Autumn-Spring navigation season. Gazpromneft-Aero, which has been performing aircraft fuelling and “into the […]