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lanned expansion for Kenyan airport
Kenya is transforming its Isiolo Airport with a Sh900 million (€7.7 million) upgrade.

Private contracting company Northern Construction will expand the...
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PGE makes move to commercialise renewable jet fuelPrimus Green Energy (PGE), a Hillsborough, New Jersey-based alternative fuel company, has welcomed John Doyle as its chief infrastructure office (CIO).

PGE...
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New initiative to support 2nd gen biofuelsA new initiative has been launched to support the development of second generation biofuels in Europe.
Entitled 'Leaders of Sustainable Biofuels', the...
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Iran now jet fuel exporterIran is now able to export jet fuel after Phase II of a three-phase petrol production facility was put into operation at Iran's Abadan Oil Refinery by the nation's...
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Jet fuel leaks after truck collides with plane wingHundreds of gallons of jet fuel spilled onto a runway at Salt Lake City Airport in Utah when a truck collided with a cargo plane.

Part of the airport had to...
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CAA cancels bidding process for jet fuel supply contractCommercial flights from Islamabad International Airport may not be able commence for another 18 months after the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) refused to award a jet...
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Industry leaders form sustainable European biofuels coalitionThe CEOs of seven European biofuel producers and airlines launched a new industry-led initiative to speed up the deployment of advanced sustainable biofuels...
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CLH biofuel supply up 27% on 2011Spanish oil storage and transportation company CLH Group supplied over 2.4 million m3 of biofuels throughout 2012, a 27% increase on what it delivered in...
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EPA proposes 2013 US renewable fuel standardsThe US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed its 2013 percentage standards for four fuel categories that are part of the agency’s Renewable Fuel...
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Plane crashes during refuelA pilot was forced to carry out a crash landing when his aircraft ran into difficulties during refuelling.
The 1984 Mooney M201, a single prop aircraft, was...
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Gazprom-Aero's AFS operational at Sheremetyevo airportGazprom Neft's jet fuel business operator Gazpromneft-Aero has started refuelling aircraft at Russia's largest airport using its alternative aircraft fuelling station...
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Kinder Morgan increasing Canadian storage capacityKinder Morgan Energy Partners' daughter company, Kinder Morgan Canada Terminals, is to build more storage capacity at Trans Mountain Pipeline's Edmonton terminal in...
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Jet fuel spills in Russia's AmurJet fuel leaked and polluted a 400m2 area in Russia on 22 January after a cargo train derailed.

In Russia's Amur region, between the stations Ayachi and...
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Nolinor Aviation deploys BATTCanada-based air transport company Nolinor Aviation has announced that, effective 1 February, it will deploy the Bulk Aviation Transportation Tank (BATT) on its...
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Shell Aviation expands into PolandShell Aviation, a global supplier of aviation fuels and lubricants, has begun providing its services at Katowice International Airport in southern...
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Qatar Airways to fly on new jet fuel A newly approved aviation fuel is now commercially available at Doha International, Qatar, and Qatar Airways has become the first airline in the world to use...
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ReadiJet alternative aviation fuel slashes emissions Results from the world's first 100% biofuel powered flight have been released by the National Research Council of Canada (NRC).

ReadiJet, the biofuel used to...
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Jet fuel leaks from taxiing aircraft A jet due to fly nearly 200 people from Boston, US to Tokyo in Japan on 8 January began to leak jet fuel as it taxied.

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner was supposed...
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Zao Shell & Aerofuels extends operations to Pulkovo St...Zao Shell & Aerofuels has extended its Russian aviation refuelling network to include Pulkovo St Petersburg airport.

The company made its first delivery...
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Tesoro to turn refinery into a storage terminal Petroleum refiner and marketer Tesoro is to convert its Kapolei refinery in Hawaii into an import, storage and distribution terminal.

The company says it will...
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CLH Group plans €60 million investment throughout 2013 Spain-based oil transportation and storage provider CLH Group has set aside €60 million which it will spend this year on infrastructure network expansions and...
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Calumet completes acquisition of NuStar terminal and refineryCalumet Speciality Products Partners, a hydrocarbon product refiner and processor, has finalised the previously-announced acquisition of NuStar Energy's San Antonio,...
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SOCAR produces 580,000 tonnes of jet fuel this year The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) produced 579,000 tonnes of jet fuel between January and November 2012.

The company manufactured 49,300 tonnes in...
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NuStar to sell San Antonio refinery for $100m NuStar Energy is to sell its San Antonio refinery to hydrocarbon product refiner and processor Calumet Speciality Products Partners for $100 million (€75...
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Aurora begins airport fuelling services in Sudan Switzerland-based Aurora Aviation has commenced operations at Juba International Airport, Republic of South Sudan through its subsidiary Aurora Aviation...
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NuStar and ConocoPhillips sign long-term agreement Independent liquids terminal and pipeline operator NuStar Energy has formed a long-term pipeline and terminal services agreement with ConocoPhillips to expand its...
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