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ADNOC Gas has announced the award of $1.34 billion (€1.25 billion) in contracts to Petrofac Emirates and the consortium between National Petroleum Construction, PJSC and C.A.T International for the expansion of its natural gas pipeline network. [caption id="attachment_25817" align="alignleft" width="300"] Image: Danil Sorokin/Unsplash[/caption] Under the sales gas pipeline network enhancement…
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Spanish multinational oil and gas company, Cespa has announced that Cepsa Quimica are going to build the world's most competitive and environmentally-friendly plant for the production of isopropyl alcohol (IPA). This will provide Cespa with the capability to offer sustainable IPA to its customers from renewable or circular raw materials. IPA is used across a wide range of sectors including…
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Technip Energies has announced the acquisition of Processium, an expert company in process development, equipped with laboratory and piloting facilities located in Lyon, France. Processium is an industrial development partner designing and developing next-generation processes to support the energy transition and enhance manufacturing competitiveness in the field of sustainable…
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Mormugao Port Authority (MPA) has put two parcels of land up for auction in India, for bulk liquid cargo terminals. A total of 5,067 m2 of land is being auctioned off. Terminals can be built and operated for five years. A 1,176 m2 parcel of land near the coal dumps has been identified as a potential location for a bulk liquid terminal. There are two existing bulk liquid storage tanks with a…
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Mabanaft has expanded its storage footprint into Denmark by acquiring 100% of Oiltanking's terminal in the capital, Copenhagen. Under Mabanaft’s ownership, the terminal will continue to handle liquid fuels for road transport and the marine and aviation industries. 'Oiltanking has been operating in Copenhagen for over 50 years and we are proud of the contribution we have made to the energy…
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https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/832205797Journalist Molly Cooper attends World Hydrogen Summit 2023 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Watch her quick round-up and chats with speakers and exhibitors. /*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 */ .elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading…
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Tank Storage Magazine’s marketing executive, Shannon Maguire, shares her key takeaways from the PGLC conference The Petrochemical Global Logistics Convention (PGLC), jointly presented by UMF Marseille and Tankbank Singapore, recently took place in Marseille, France, on 22-23 June 2023. Set against the backdrop of the historic Marseille Chamber of Commerce Building, the convention hosted…
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Chemical producer BASF and planning, procurement, construction and servicing of chemical plants company,  thyssenkrupp Uhde has announced their cooperation in the marketing, development and process design for thyssenkrupp Uhde’s leading EnviNOx technology. BASF will supply its high-performance catalysts to thyssenkrupp Uhde, enabling their customers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions more…
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China's Sinopec has begun producing green hydrogen at a plant in the western region of Xinjiang. Sinopec's first green hydrogen facility has the capacity to produce 20,000 tonnes of hydrogen a year, using solar power to electrolyse water. It can also store 210,000 m³ of hydrogen and transmit 28,000 m³ per hour. The plant, in Kuqa city in Xinjiang, is China's first solar green hydrogen…
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Following further engineering work and investment, Centrica has announced it is increasing gas storage capacity at Rough, the UK’s largest gas storage facility. Further investment means Rough will now be able to store up to 1.5 billion m³ of gas, boosting the UK’s energy resilience for the coming winter. This increase would provide the equivalent volume of gas to heat 2.4 m homes over…
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Global industrial gases and engineering company, Linde has announced that it has signed a series of contracts with suppliers of chemical innovative products, Wanhua Chemical Group. This is to expand the companies’ cooperation across multiple key sites in China. In Fujian province, Linde will acquire three air separation units (ASUs) from Wanhua, including two ASUs that are currently under…
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Sweden’s Perstop municipality has approved a land allocation agreement on municipal industrial land for Biokraft’s planned biogas production plant. The site has excellent road connections and is in a landscape with plenty supplies of manure and organic waste from surrounding agriculture. The plant is planned to be the same type Biokraft is building in Mönsterås, Sweden, and is also planned…
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Compact Syngas Solutions (CSS) has secured almost £4 million (€4.6 million) in government funding to make its biomass and waste-to-hydrogen plants even greener by using carbon capture. The funding comes from the Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (H2BECCS) Innovation Programme, run by the UK government’s Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ). The new funding will help…
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The Tank Storage Association (TSA) has published its 2023 Annual Review of the UK’s bulk storage and energy infrastructure sector. Peter Davidson, Executive Director of the Tank Storage Association, says: 'I am pleased to launch the eighth edition of TSA’s Annual Review. The publication continues to serve as a key reference tool for the tank storage industry and beyond.' Published since…
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Norway's government has announced the approval for oil companies to develop 19 oil and gas fields as part of the country’s strategy to extend production over the coming decades. The investments exceed 200 billion Norwegian crowns (€16.9 billion). Among the field developments receiving final approval were nine operated by Aker BP, three by Equinor and several by Wintershall Dea and…
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Bruni Hayem, CEO of Rubis Terminal and chairman of USI in France has been nominated as president for FETSA. 'Safety is in our DNA and is a cornerstone of the tank storage sector. Being a member of FETSA allows us to share our best practices across Rubis Terminal's locations. As chairman, I will be able to advocate our common vision of the future of our industry in Brussels: ensuring the safest…
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Sustainable grid-scale energy storage solutions, Energy Vault Holdings has selected global manufacturer of highly engineered equipment, Chart as the supplier of an integrated liquid hydrogen storage and fuel delivery system. The system will be for a green hydrogen long-duration energy storage system (BH-ESS) used in conjunction with a utility-scale battery to provide back-up power to the city of…
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INEOS Energy Trading has signed agreements with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) for two new build LNG carriers, to be used for importing LNG into Germany from the United States. Both vessels have a capacity of 174,000 m³. They are being built at the Okpo Shipyard in South Korea and will be equipped with the latest MAN Energy Solutions engines (ME-GA). The addition of air lubrication technology and…
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UK biofuel supplier, Green Biofuels, has announced the opening of a new terminal in the Port of Cork, Rigaskiddy, Ireland. The terminal will be used for importing hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) into Ireland. Read our exclusive feature on biofuels: BIOFUELS OF THE FUTURE, LEADING THE CHANGE The HVO fuel is a drop-in-diesel replacement that reduces emissions by up to 85% compared to fossil…
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Consulting and engineering company, Wood is working with gas storage, Centrica Storage to evaluate the feasibility of transforming its Easington gas processing terminal to a low-carbon production hub. Centrica Storage has partnered with Equinor on this project to deliver hydrogen to the Humber region. Based in East Yorkshire, the hub will be integrated with Centrica’s Rough field…
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