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Shell & Green Sky Capital Sign SAF Agreement

Shell has revealed a new long-term offtake deal with Green Sky Capital, securing the full output of a planned sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) facility in Egypt.

Emirates and ENOC Group sign MoU to explore SAF supply in Dubai

Emirates and ENOC Group have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore and develop joint initiatives for supplying sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to Emirates at its Dubai hub.

OCI Global Sells OCI Ammonia Holding to AGROFERT

OCI Global has agreed to sell 100% of its equity interest in OCI Ammonia Holding to AGROFERT, a leading European producer of nitrogen-based products. The transaction values the business at €290 million.

Emerson Launches World’s First Native WirelessHART Non-Contacting Radar Level Transmitter

Rosemount 3408 transmitter expands range of applications for automated measurements, helping to ensure safe, optimised operations

New biofuel plant to be built in Kent in the UK

A new £50 million (€56 million) biofuel plant that will help power one of Britain’s largest road projects has been granted planning permission. Medway Council has given the go-ahead for an expansion of the Syntech Biofuel facility at Kingsnorth Industrial Estate on the Hoo Peninsula.

Rotterdam and Duisburg Strengthen Rhine Corridor Collaboration

During North Rhine-Westphalia’s Minister-President Hendrik Wüst’s visit to Rotterdam this week, the CEOs of the ports of Rotterdam and Duisburg signed a new Letter of Intent to further deepen their collaboration.

Cleanova Introduces PFAS-Free Media Coalescing Filters

Cleanova, a global leader in engineered filtration solutions, has launched PFAS-Free Media Coalescing Filters.

QADworks: The Holistic View of Digital Transformation

Is your terminal a collection of machines or a single, living ecosystem? Dominic Baula, Managing Director of QADworks, explored this question during StocExpo 2025’s ‘20 Years of Digitalisation’ panel, highlighting how the industry must rethink its approach to technology.

Exhibitor Spotlight: M+F Technologies

This month, we’re spotlighting Tim Braulke, Managing Director at M+F Technologies!

EEMUA: Addressing the needs of today’s tank storage industry

This whitepaper provided by EEMUA is a practical guide to safe and efficient storage tank operations, drawing on the authoritative guidance of EEMUA 159 and global standards such as ISO and API.

Port of Rotterdam Railyard gets Green Light

The Port of Rotterdam Authority, ProRail, and Swietelsky Rail Benelux have given the go-ahead for construction of the Maasvlakte Zuid (EMZ) Railway Yard in the Netherlands.

Exolum Scores 100 in GRESB Index

Exolum has obtained the maximum score of 100 points in the GRESB Infrastructure Asset Benchmark Report 2025.

Vopak Deploys Falcker Solution Worldwide

Falcker and Vopak have signed an agreement for the worldwide deployment of Falcker’s advanced tank inspection platform.

Topsoe to Support Sandpiper Chemicals Methanol Plant

Topsoe, a leading global providers for the energy transition, has been selected as technology provider for Sandpiper Chemicals.

LanzaJet and KMG sign first SAF project in Kazakhstan

LanzaJet and KMG have signed an agreement to advance Kazakhstan’s first sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) project.

ILTA: The One Big Beautiful Bill & The Bulk Liquid Terminals Industry

The ILTA’s senior director of government affairs, Jay Cruz, examines Trump’s BBB and what it means for storage terminals across North America – and into Europe

EPCOL: The development of hydrogen in Portugal

EPCOL explores hydrogen projects in Portugal and highlights how Galp and BP are shaping the country’s renewable hydrogen future.

Exolum: Building Partnerships to Connect New Energy Markets

Irene Lores, Global Clean Energies Lead at Exolum explores how StocExpo can facilitate new connections and collaboration across the value chain

Avalon Energy and Sulzer form alliance to advance SAF production

Avalon Energy Group and Sulzer Chemtech have signed a Strategic Alliance and Partnership Agreement to scale up the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

Veramaris & Merwetank Partner To Strengthen Algae Oil Supply Chain

Veramaris has partnered with Merwetank B.V. to construct a bulk algae oil storage tank in Dordrecht, near Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Exmar Awarded FLNG Import Contract

Exmar has signed contracts with Regasificadora Del Pacífico S.A.S. in respect of the deployment of a floating storage unit (FSU) on the west coast of Colombia.

Exhibitor Spotlight: QADworks

This month, we’re spotlighting QADworks, Headline Sponsor of the Tank Storage Awards 2026!

Emerson Introduces AI-Powered Environment

Emerson has announced the availability of AspenTech Subsurface Intelligence (ASI), an open, cloud-native agentic environment that incorporates AI to transform the user experience and accelerate subsurface-related decision making while leveraging existing investments in legacy applications.

Quantem Opens Expanded Pelican Point Terminal

Quantem has opened its expanded Pelican Point Terminal in Adelaide, Australia, following a $52 million project to add 90,000 m3 of new diesel storage capacity at the site.

Germany reduces rapeseed oil exports

Following strong export performance in the 2023/24 crop year – representing the second-highest level since the turn of the century – Germany’s rapeseed oil exports are showing a general downward trend for 2024/25.

Terminal news from Spain

Vopak Terquimsa has sold its Barcelona terminal to Tradebe Port Services. While the site handled petroleum products, chemicals, and vegetable oils, it’s no longer considered a strategic fit for Vopak.

Next-Gen Sealing Tech for Volatile Pipelines

A breakthrough mechanical seal designed to withstand the extreme demands of multiphase ethane and ethylene pipelines, where fluid can rapidly shift between liquid, vapour, and supercritical states.

New Era for Oilfield Support in Norway

Clariant Oil Services is strengthening its presence in the Norwegian oil & gas sector with a new bulk storage and transfer base in Dusavik, developed in partnership with Swire Energy Services.

Egypt makes a $340M+ push in oil & gas exploration

Egypt has signed four new agreements with international firms, including Shell, Eni, and Arcius Energy (a BP–ADNOC JV), to drill 10 new wells across the Mediterranean and Nile Delta.

Bioethanol Expansion in the US

POET is set to acquire the Green Plains Obion bioethanol plant in Tennessee, adding 120M gallons of annual production capacity and deepening access to the southeastern US market.

Major Milestone for U.S. LNG: Sempra & EQT Sign 20-Year Deal

Sempra Infrastructure has signed a 20-year sales and purchase agreement with EQT for 2 million tonnes per annum of LNG offtake from the Port Arthur LNG Phase 2 project in Texas.

Big New in hydrogen innovations

Air Products has completed the first fill of the world’s largest liquid hydrogen sphere at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, delivering over 730,000 gallons of liquid hydrogen to fuel the Artemis missions.

Natural Gas Infrastructure Investment

Aramco has just signed a landmark $11 billion lease and leaseback deal with a consortium of international investors led by Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), a division of BlackRock.

Breakthrough in hydrogen storage

Carbon280 has just launched its Hydrilyte® Technology Pilot Plant in Kwinana, Western Australia, a major step forward for safe, scalable liquid hydrogen storage.

Industry Setback: UK’s Largest Bioethanol Plant to Close

Vivergo, the UK’s largest bioethanol facility and part of AB Foods, is beginning shutdown operations after the government declined to provide a rescue package

New Long-Term LNG Supply Agreement Strengthens UK–US Energy Ties

Centrica Energy has signed a 10-year natural gas sale and purchase agreement with Devon Energy, securing 50,000 MMBtu/day starting in 2028, equivalent to five LNG cargoes annually.

Greenlyte & MB Energy Agree for Synthetic Methanol

Greenlyte Carbon Technologies and MB Energy have signed a landmark agreement for the offtake of e-methanol from Greenlyte’s LiquidSolar facility in Marl, Germany, just days after Greenlyte secured major EU and state funding.

Exhibitor Spotlight: Viking EMEA

Paul Southwood, Business Development Manager at Viking EMEA, talks about his love for family time and golf, his dream trip to Japan, and why he’s excited about Viking’s eco-friendly 1% SFFF foam. He also shares what he’s most looking forward to at next year’s StocExpo.