Perpetual Next has selected JPB Logistics as its preferred partner for biomethanol storage and handling services at the company’s Delfzijl biomethanol facility in Farmsum. Under the planned collaboration, JPB Logistics is expected to manage the storage, handling and logistics operations for biomethanol produced at the facility, including deliveries to third-party customers. The Delfzijl project is being developed by DeltaNor B.V., a wholly owned subsidiary of Perpetual Next. The project involves the construction, financing, maintenance and operation of a biomethanol plant in Farmsum with an anticipated production capacity of 220,000 tonnes annually. The facility forms part of Perpetual Next’s broader strategy to advance circular and low-ca…

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Delfin Midstream Inc. and Gunvor Group have announced that Gunvor International B.V. Amsterdam, Geneva Branch has signed a long-term LNG Sale and Purchase Agreement with Delfin LNG LLC, a subsidiary of Delfin. Under the agreement, Delfin LNG will supply 0.3 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) annually to Gunvor over a 20-year period. The LNG will be delivered on a free-on-board (FOB) basis from the Delfin FLNG1 facility, situated approximately 40 nautical miles off the coast of Louisiana. Kalpesh Patel, co-head of LNG trading and member of Gunvor’s management board, said the agreement strengthens Gunvor’s LNG portfolio and supports the company’s strategy of maintaining reliable global LNG supply capabilities through its fleet inf…

The Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) invites interested entities to submit proposals in response to the Request for Proposals (RFP) for the selection of a terminal operator. This operator will be responsible for financing, operating, maintaining, refurbishing, and/or constructing a Liquid Bulk Terminal, which includes bunkering and related services, at the Port of Cape Town over a 25-year concession period. The project will take place on an existing brownfield site, which features a tank farm with eight storage tanks that together have a capacity of approximately 44,430 m³, as well as an adjacent storage warehouse and administrative building. The site facilitates connections with common-user berths at Tanker Basin 1 and Tanker Basin…

Viva Energy Australia and engineering contractor Saunders International have reached a major milestone in Australia’s sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) sector, with the near-completion of a new SAF bulk storage tank at Viva Energy’s Pinkenba Terminal in Brisbane. The $4.93 million project, delivered ahead of schedule, will strengthen Viva Energy’s capacity to supply the aviation industry at Brisbane Airport with lower-carbon fuel alternatives as demand for cleaner fuels continues to grow across the sector. Viva Energy described the project as a significant step forward for the industry. “We’re thrilled to announce that Viva Energy Australia, in collaboration with Saunders, is nearing completion of a sustainable aviation fuel storage tank at …