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TECHNOLOGY READINESS
Hungary’s MOL completes trial production of HVO

and SAF

Hungarian oil & gas firm, MOL production test successfully produced
Group, has announced successful test a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) by
production of a diesel fuel containing co-processing as well. In this case,
Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO), the company also created value from
and Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) at waste by processing partially refined
the refinery of its subsidiary, Slovnaft, cooking oil with the traditional raw
an oil refining company in Slovakia. material. The test proved that the
Bratislava refinery’s production unit
The quality of the products was used for the production of standard
verified by radioisotope analysis by an at the refinery in Bratislava (Slova- aviation kerosene is also suitable for
independent laboratory. “The success- kia) using oil from cashew nut shells producing SAF.
ful production test confirms that MOL and processed together with crude
Group is technologically ready for oil. MOL has been using the so-called “Currently, very few refineries in
the production of alternative synthetic co-processing at the Danube Refinery the world produce SAF. Slovnaft has
fuels, which is part of the company’s in Százhalombatta for years: the pro- thus become one of the first refi-
long-term ‘Shape Tomorrow’ strategy,” cess reduces the emissions of tradi- neries capable of producing aviation
the company announced in a press note. tional fuels by mixing plant residues, fuel meeting the quality require-
as the bio and fossil components are ments set for SAF,” MOL said in the
HVO was successfully produced processed simultaneously. Another press note.

GREEN SHIPPING
Yara and NYK ink time-charter agreement
for ammonia-fuelled medium gas carrier

Yara Clean Ammonia, the world’s environment-friendly means of ammonia
largest ammonia distributor, has signed transport as demand grows for ammonia
a time-charter contract with Japanese use in the power sector, for marine fuel,
shipping company, Nippon Yusen Kabu- and the like. “We have been developing
shiki Kaisha (NYK), for an ammonia- an ammonia-fuelled vessel because
fuelled medium gas carrier (AFMGC) we believe that using alternative fuels,
to be delivered in November 2026. especially ammonia, is essential to
reaching our net-zero goal. We are
“Our successful collaboration with the practical application of an AFMGC, delighted to have concluded this
NYK enables us not only to comply and the companies have now concluded time-charter contract with Yara Clean
with future regulations related to CO the “world’s first” time-charter contract Ammonia, the world’s largest ammonia
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emissions from sea-going vessels but for an AFMGC, the most popular type player, which has highly evaluated the
also helps us to ensure that our cus- of vessel for the international maritime AFMGC we develop with our partner
tomers can receive carbon – intensity transportation of ammonia. companies as a next-gen fuelled vessel.
compliant clean ammonia throughout We will continue to work with Yara
our supply chain from well to wake,” The use of an AFMGC will greatly on building an ammonia supply chain
said Mr. Murali Srinivasan, Senior Vice contribute to significantly reducing from various aspects, not only in the
President Commercial in Yara Clean GHG emissions from marine trans- maritime transportation of ammonia,”
Ammonia. Since 2021, Yara Clean portation and developing an ammo- said Mr. Hironobu Watanabe, Manag-
Ammonia and NYK have jointly studied nia supply chain by providing a more ing Executive Officer NYK.

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