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TotalEnergies Revives LNG Project in Mozambique
TotalEnergies has lifted force majeure on its $20 billion (€17.1 billion) Mozambique LNG project, after four years of suspension, Located in Cabo Delgado, the project includes offshore gas development and

ETFuels Gets FEED for US e-Methanol Plant
ETFuels has started Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) for ETFuels’ flagship Rattlesnake Gap e-methanol project in West Texas, USA. ‘[This marks] a major step toward commercial-scale production of e-fuels for the

Ottco & Vopak Sign Agreement For SEZAD
Oman Tank Terminal Company (OTTCO), a subsidiary of OQ Group, and Royal Vopak, has signed a shareholder agreement to establish a new company in the Special Economic Zone at Duqm

Kemiwatt Raises Over €5 Million With Investments
Kemiwatt has announced the successful completion of a capital increase of more than €5 million. This round brings on board two new strategic investors: Stolt Ventures, corporate venture capital fund

Petrofac Files For Administration
Oilfield services provider Petrofac has applied to the High Court of England and Wales to appoint administrators after grid operator TenneT’s termination of its involvement in a major offshore wind project

Woodcote Media Acquires Tank Storage Magazine From Easyfairs
Woodcote Media Ltd, a renowned specialist B2B publisher, is excited to announce the acquisition of Tank Storage Magazine, the leading title serving the global tank storage and bulk liquids sector. This strategic move sees the title return to its original founder, Peter Patterson, and will further strengthen Woodcote Media’s portfolio of market-leading publications, which include titles covering biofuels, bioenergy, tank cleaning, fluid handling, and aerosols. The acquisition comes as part of a collaborative agreement with Easyfairs, a leading organiser of industry events, and marks an exciting new chapter for Tank Storage Magazine. The two companies will continue to work closely together to […]

EU Enacts Russia LNG Ban
The EU has formally adopted its 19th sanctions package against Russia. The new package targets Russian key sectors which fuel Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, including energy, finance and the

Cleanova Introduces PFAS-Free Media Coalescing Filters
Cleanova, a global leader in engineered filtration solutions, has launched PFAS-Free Media Coalescing Filters, now available across its Dollinger GP-198 series. This significant innovation delivers the same proven performance and

UAB-Online Partners With Digital Port Agency
UAB-Online has announced a new partnership with Digital Port Agency (DPA), headquartered in the United Arab Emirates. This collaboration represents a major step in UAB-Online’s further expansion into the Gulf

Liquin Signs Three-Year Agreement with Alfa Piping & Mechanical
Liquin has renewed its close partnership with ALFA Piping & Mechanical, signing a three-year deal for maintenance at all three of the company’s storage terminals. Liquin announced on LinkedIn: ‘At

Topsoe & Sasol Collaborate On E-Fuels Facility
Topsoe, Sasol, and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) have signed a cooperation agreement to enable the construction, operations and R&D activities of DLR’s e-fuels demonstration facility for research and production

RINA Awarded Petronas CCS Project FEED
RINA, the global engineering consultancy, inspection and certification group, has been awarded the Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) contract by PETRONAS CCS Ventures Sdn. Bhd. (PCCSV), a wholly owned subsidiary of

Burckhardt Compression To Support New Chemicals Terminal
Burckhardt Compression, a global leader in reciprocating compressor technology and systems, has secured a major equipment order for a new chemicals storage facility in the TA’ZIZ Industrial Chemicals Zone, located

Exolum Invests in UK SAF Blending Facility
Exolum is to invest £4.5 million (€5.2 million) in creating the UK’s first independent sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) blending facility at Redcliffe Bay in south-west England, as part of new

Gerotto Receives IECEx Certification
Gerotto has obtained IECEx international certification for its tank cleaning system. The company was accompanied throughout the process by Tuv Sud. IECEx is a voluntary certification scheme that aims to

Moeve Becomes First SAF Supplier Joining Avelia
Moeve, a global energy company, has become the first external sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) supplier to join Avelia, the leading blockchain-powered book and claim platform with the aim of scaling

OCI Global & Victrol Partner for Clean Ammonia Bunkering
OCI Global and Victrol have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly develop a safe, scalable and commercially viable supply chain for clean ammonia bunkering in the Netherlands and

ABB’s Handheld Device Manager Available for Hazardous Areas
ABB has extended the capabilities of its ABB Ability Smart Device Manager – a universal handheld configurator for field instrumentation – by certifying it for use in hazardous areas. Smart

Port of Rotterdam Railyard gets Green Light
The Port of Rotterdam Authority, ProRail, and Swietelsky Rail Benelux havee given the go-ahead for construction of the Maasvlakte Zuid (EMZ) Railway Yard in the Netherlands. This was done in

Serica Energy to Acquire BP North Sea Assets
Serica Energy has signed an agreement to acquire the entirety of BP’s stake in the P111 and P2544 licences (‘the Proposed Acquisition’), located in the UK Central North Sea. Completion

Chart Industries to Supply Heat Exchangers For Port Arthur LNG Project
Chart Industries has been awarded by Bechtel to supply air-cooled heat exchangers, brazed aluminum heat exchangers, and cold boxes for Sempra Infrastructure’s Port Arthur LNG Phase 2 development project in

Gizil Partners With TGS To Advance Argentina’s Digital Transformation
Gizil, a German industrial engineering and digitalization company, has been selected by Transportadora de Gas del Sur (TGS), Argentina’s largest natural gas transporter, to deliver Virtual Plant as a digital

BP Delivers on Six Start-Ups in 2025
BP has safely started up its sixth major upstream oil and gas project of 2025 with production from the Murlach field in the UK North Sea. The six projects add

Exolum Scores 100 in GRESB Index
Exolum has obtained the maximum score of 100 points in the GRESB Infrastructure Asset Benchmark Report 2025, consolidating its position as a leader in sustainability in the energy and water

Vopak Deploys Falcker Solution Worldwide
Inspection and maintenance software specialist, Falcker, and Vopak, the leader in tank storage and infrastructure solutions, have signed an agreement for the worldwide deployment of Falcker’s advanced tank inspection platform.

Intero – The Sniffers Merges With Aeromon
Intero – The Sniffers and Aeromon have merged to establish the most complete suite of emission detection, quantification, and management solutions available worldwide, enabling customers to access laboratory accredited emission

Topsoe to Support Sandpiper Chemicals Methanol Plant
Topsoe, a leading global provider of advanced technology and solutions for the energy transition, has been selected as technology provider for Sandpiper Chemicals’ new blue methanol plant in Texas City,

Advario, Keppel Partner on Jurong Ammonia Project
Advario has announced that the Keppel Infrastructure Division (Keppel) consortium, comprising Advario, Keppel and Sumitomo, has been appointed by the Energy Market Authority (EMA) and the Maritime and Port Authority

Technip Energies & Anellotech Launch Plas-TCat
Technip Energies and Anellotech are set to commercialise Plas-TCat, an innovative catalytic cracking technology that transforms plastic waste into high-value chemicals. The two companies recently completed a multi-year development program

PBF Energy Announces Closing of Terminal Assets Sale
PBF Energy has announced the closing of the sale of terminal assets previously agreed on April 30, 2025, and announced on May 1, 2025. PBF Energy, through a subsidiary of

MidOcean Energy to Acquire Petronas Shares in Canada
MidOcean Energy, a liquefied natural gas (LNG) company formed and managed by EIG, a leading institutional investor in the global energy and infrastructure sectors, has entered into definitive agreements to

Exolum To Construct Energy Transition Terminal
Exolum has announced authorisation for the construction of a new terminal for storage of bulk liquid at the Outer Port of A Coruña, on the Punta Langosteira dock. This project,

