DG Fuels appoints SAMSUNG E&A for SAF project in Louisiana

In Louisiana, DG Fuels LLC announced its appointment of SAMSUNG E&A as a major contractor for its inaugural synthetic jet fuel project in St. James Parish, Louisiana, with responsibilities for the blue hydrogen, green hydrogen, and power generation portions of the approximately $8 billion synthetic jet fuel project.  The parties have signed a term sheet, and SAMSUNG E&A is expected to begin the FEED for its dedicated portion of the project before the end of 2025.  In its role, SAMSUNG E&A will collaborate with Black & Veatch, which is the contractor for the balance of the project and is the overall integrator of the system’s component technologies.  The two companies are also having preliminary discussions on potentially extending the relationship to follow on projects in Minnesota and Nebraska.