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We are pleased to release our WRA Outlook Report which details the findings from the ERTC executive meeting held on 19th March 2020.
In this report, we cover 3 central topics shaping the European market at the moment:
- Reacting to the COVID-19 outbreak and the impact on global refining for 2020
- The challenge of reaching NetZero
- The impact on the European Green Deal in light of COVID-19
- CO2 reduction pathways for refineries to be part of the energy transition
- Carbon capture, utilisation and storage
- The potential of hydrogen
- Alternative fuels including biofuels
- Being part of the circular economy: Embracing recycling
- Routes to maintain margins on existing assets: Digitalisation, developing energy efficiency & operational excellence
- Digitalisation is the long-term solution to existing asset integrity
- Diversification: The petrochemicals and chemicals opportunity
- Bottom of the barrel technologies are key to navigating towards higher margins
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