TECHNICAL NEWS

Digital inspections company, Smartflow and Platfrom8, a comprehensive solution for sustainable supply chains company, have partnered to streamline maritime and tank storage processes, solve collaboration issues, enhance safety, and ensure productivity by equipping industries with the right digital tools. Smartflow has deployed the Digital ISGOTT Solution at terminals in Europe,

Essar Oil UK has announced that Mike Mackay has been appointed to the role of chief transformation officer at Essar Oil UK. Mike will also join the company’s executive leadership team. Mike has over 25 years of experience in the oil and gas industry.  He also has extensive knowledge of

Energy technology company, Baker Hughes has announced it has been awarded an order by Bechtel to supply two Main Refrigerant Compressors (MRCs) for Sempra Infrastructure’s Port Arthur LNG Phase 1 project in Jefferson County, Texas, US. Through the Port Arthur LNG Phase 1 project, Sempra Infrastructure aims to deliver critical new export infrastructure

BlastOne, the leading global provider of blasting and painting equipment and supplies, has announced the acquisition of VertiDrive, located in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.   BlastOne has been acting as a sales partner for VertiDrive for over five years. The acquisition will enable BlastOne to improve customer support and provide innovative solutions

French multinational industrial company, Air Liquide, has announced the construction of an industrial scale ammonia (NH3) cracking pilot plant in the port of Antwerp, Belgium. When transformed into ammonia, hydrogen can be easily transported over long distances. Using innovative technology, this plant will make it possible to convert, with an

On Sunday 26 March a major incident was declared after an oil leak was found from an onshore field in Dorset, UK. The leak had come from the Wytch Farm facility in the Purbecks, one of the largest onshore oilfields in Europe, owned by independent oil and gas company, Pernaco.

Environmental technology company, Tecam has announced that it has been awarded three new projects for the removal of polluting emissions derived from the industrial processes generated at technically leader industrial sectors in Norway, Germany and France. Once these projects are installed, polluting emissions are expected to be eliminated up to

Robotic solutions and tank cleaning company, Gerotto has announced the company’s new website and the new logo as part of a rebranding project. The little elephant that has distinguished Gerotto for over 20 years has been redesigned with an innovative approach to make it versatile and ready to speak the

Come for the Iberico ham, stay for all the exciting products that Woodfield is exhibiting this year! Visit the team on stand C21 to hear all about Woodfield’s scope of products including loading arms, marine loading arms, maintenance kits, safe access solutions, floating suction units and more. The team are

Gerard Blok has been appointed chief operations officer (COO) and Tjibbe Steenstra as chief financial officer (CFO) of Gpi Group.  With these appointments, the company aims to optimise both the sharing of knowledge and connection between the different operating companies. Blok and Steenstra will strengthen the management team of the

Äager has designed an innovative new solution for storage tank coverings. The Domeroof offers considerable strength, durability and reliability. The Domeroof features a patented geodesic dome design, offering exceptional strength, stability, and reliability, even in harsh weather conditions. The Domeroof can withstand extreme weather conditions, such as high winds, heavy

Smartflow has partnered up with ATMOS Inspections B.V. to digitise ATEX inspections in an effort to streamline and simplify the process. Both companies put safety at the forefront, and working to improve the quality of ATEX inspections to reduce the risks of accidents and incidents in hazardous environments. ATMOS specialists are

BASF Japan has announced that its high-pressure regenerative CO2 capture technology HiPACT, will be used by one of Japan’s largest exploration and production companies, INPEX. This will be used in its Kashiwazaki clean hydrogen/ammonia project. This is Japan’s first demonstration project for the production of blue hydrogen/ammonia from domestically produced natural gas.

The German government has planned to approve the sales of 100% synthetic fuels at fuel stations. So far, the sales of synthetic fuels, such as e-fuels and renewable diesel (also known as HVO), in Germany have been largely limited to fuel blends in which these fuels have represented about 26%

Implico has launched a next-generation cloud solution for tank terminals, which can easily be integrated with current and new systems via standardised API interfaces.  It covers a range of different applications including monitoring of goods movements, asset management, stock accounting, customs/tax and process automation.  In addition, the software can process

The supervisory board of Uniper SE has appointed Michael Lewis as chief executive officer (CEO) of Uniper SE. As a trained engineer, Lewis has almost 30 years of experience in the energy sector with a special focus on renewable energy. He started his career in 1993 at Powergen in the

This year’s StocExpo on 14-16th March in Rotterdam has a strong focus on helping terminals navigate the digital transformation. IT managers, innovation officers and technical experts will be able to learn from different experiences, share ideas and network with likeminded digital specialists. Gerco ver den Brink, Digital Transformation lead at 

Leading engineering company in oil and gas and low-carbon energy headquartered in Dubai, Kent, has launched its 2023 UAE Graduate Development Programme focusing on nurturing Emirati talent in support of UAE’s vision for economic competitiveness and growth. Kent’s three-year graduate programme currently holds 23 Emirati nationals, and pushes for a

Petrobras has announced it has beaten its record for carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) in 2022, by injecting 10.6 million tons (9.6 million tonnes), which is equivalent to 5.8 billion m3 of CO2. This amount corresponds to around 25% of the total amount of CO2 injected by the industry

Independent energy company, Denbury has announced several new agreements related to its carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) business and provided its 2023 goals, which are intended to further the company’s leadership position in CCUS. Chris Kendall, Denbury’s president and CEO says: ‘Today, we are announcing a number of new

Solutions company mPACT2WO, a Molex business, has announced an end-to-end leak detection system called AirCompliance. This product is a result of a multi-year collaboration between Molex, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and fuels company, Flint Hills Resources (FHR). They have created a fixed, continuous leak detection mechanism as an

Design, construction and operation of micro LNG plant company, OneLng has announced the signing of an agreement with developer of innovative solutions for micro-liquefaction of biofuels, Ecospray. Through the collaboration with OneLng, Ecospray will expand its offering to the natural gas liquefaction sector in the United States. OneLng and Ecospray

Chris Platt has joined Re-Gen Robotics as commercial director.   He brings extensive senior-level and technical experience in oil and gas operations, health and safety, and project management to the no-man entry robotic tank cleaning company, based in Northern Ireland.  Aidan Doherty, managing director at the Newry-headquartered company, says: ‘Chris is

Spanish oil and gas company, Cepsa and ACE Terminal have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) by which Cespa will supply green ammonia to the planned import terminal in the Port of Rotterdam. The MoU between Cepsa and ACE Terminal is for an agreement to facilitate the oversea transport of

Vopak has announced it full year results for 2022. Chairman of the executive board and CEO Dick Richelle says: ‘During 2022. we progressed in our strategy to improve our financial and sustainability performance, to grow our base in industrial and gas terminals and to accelerate towards new energies and sustainable