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ESB and dCarbonX have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that will allow the companies to evaluate and progress onshore large-scale subsurface hydrogen energy storage opportunities in the United Kingdom. dCarbonX is an affiliate of Snam, one of the world’s leading energy infrastructure operators and Europe’s largest energy storage company. As part of the agreement, ESB and dCarbonX…
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This year’s Global Tank Storage Awards ceremony brought together over 200 terminal professionals on the 15 March in Rotterdam to celebrate 2023’s winning entries. Companies and individuals were recognised for their achievements in innovation, sustainability, safety and preparing for the future of the tank storage sector. The Emerging Technology Award went to iSensPro for its iSens-SDS ATEX…
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It’s the final day of StocExpo and we cannot believe how quickly it has flown by. Today’s FETSA conference has an acute focus on digitalisation and cybersecurity at tank terminals, so don’t miss the opportunity to get the inside track on protecting your terminal, while making it as efficient as possible. On the Terminal Operations & Safety conference, the focus is on zero emissions and…
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Day one of StocExpo kicked off with a bang as doors opened and visitors flooded the show. The two conference tracks were a huge hit, and today is set to be even better. Doors open at 10:00 and the conference kicks off immediately, with a focus on the energy transition and how tank terminals can get ahead of the push towards future fuels. Terminal professionals from Zenith Energy, Advario,…
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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 very excited for StocExpo this year, and having had a successful first day, they’re…
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StocExpo awarded the winners of the exhibition's Stand Awards. Celebrating the exhibitors that pack the biggest punch and whose stands make an impact, the stand awards are an exciting way to award excellence on the show floor. This year's winners are: Best pre-event marketing campaign: GPI Tanks / M5 Most sustainable stand: JSF Aluroofs / J5 Best stand entertainment: Techflow Marine /…
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Workers from the Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited (CPCL) have plugged a crude oil leak from a crack in an underwater pipeline that resulted in an oil spill a few kilometres off the Nagapattinam coast, India. The leak occurred in the 9 km-long pipeline used to carry crude from the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation's Narimanam oil wells to the CPCL's, now defunct, second refinery at…
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A massive fire broke out on Thursday, February 23, at the Tuzandepetl oil storage facility in Ixhuatlán, Mexico. The facility is run by state oil and gas company, Pemex, in the eastern state of Veracruz. Three fires broke out across the day at different Pemex facilities - two in Mexico and one in Texas, USA - leaving five people dead and eight others injured. All five bodies have since been…
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German project developer Conjuncta has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Mauritania, Egypt's energy provider Infinity and the United Arab Emirates' Masdar for a $34 billion (€32 billion) green hydrogen project. The project will have a production capacity of up to 8 million tonnes of green hydrogen or other hydrogen-based end products annually, with an electrolyser capacity of up…
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StocExpo opens its doors on 14 March at 13:00 at the Ahoy, Rotterdam. The exhibition brings together top terminal professionals and exhibitors with key products to showcase. Plus, for the first time ever, StocExpo is offering two conference tracks: the FETSA Tank Storage Conference and the Terminal Operations & Safety Conference. The FETSA stream will be Europe’s largest tank storage and…
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As the show closes at 18:00 this evening, 14 March, there will be networking drinks available to all attendees and exhibitors in the Networking Lounge. Join us for a few drinks, mingle with key terminal professionals and celebrate the industry’s emerging new talent. At 19:00 we’ll be raising a glass to StocExpo’s Forty Under 40 winners. The initiative aims to recognise the best and…
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Bahrain is exploring ways to export its reserves of LNG to international markets, according to a statement from Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Chairman of Bahrain’s energy investment and development arm Nogaholding, at CeraWeek. The kingdom is studying the possibility of constructing a floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility to export gas in order to capture strong international…
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Wastewater generated from operations at bulk storage terminals can include process wastewater, secondary containment wastewater and stormwater management. Dealing with these wastewater streams are usually not considered core to the business, but it needs to be carefully managed to avoid unpermitted discharges of harmful chemicals and petrochemicals to the environment. Permit violations can result…
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Technip Energies, together with Shell Catalysts & Technologies and Zachry Group, have been awarded a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract for a carbon capture unit project in Baytown, Texas, USA.  The project will be designed to capture 2 million tons (2 million tonnes) per annum of carbon, which represents 95% of carbons emissions from processed flue gas from Calpine’s…
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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 Gpi Group which is led by co-CEOs Fred Boere and Arno…
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South Korean President Yoon and Aramco President and Aramco CEO and president, Amin H. Nasser, attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the $7 billion (€6.6 billion) Shaheen petrochemical project in Ulsan, South Korea. Ministers and senior officials from both countries also attended the milestone event. The Shaheen project, which was announced in November 2022, is being developed by Aramco…
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GAC Group has partnered with SME Logistics Holding to open its first ever office in Vietnam as part of the company’s continued expansion in Southeast Asia and the Asia-Pacific region. The office, located in Ho Chi Minh, supports customers at ports along the Saigon River with an integrated portfolio of shipping, logistics and marine services to a wide range of sectors, including dry and liquid…
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The United Nations has purchased a large tanker to store roughly 1.1 million barrels of oil. the oil is currently stored on a decaying vessel of the coast of Yemen, and officials have been warning that an environmental disaster is imminent for several years. The oil will be transferred to the UN's tanker in a bid to protect the Red Sea and Yemen's coastline from an oil spill.
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Freeport LNG has announced that it has received regulatory approvals from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) to restart Train 1, the final train of Freeport LNG’s three-train liquefaction facility to receive restart authorisation.   Freeport LNG’s Trains 2 and 3 returned to full commercial operation…
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Petronas has signed a memorandum of cooperation (MoC) with Japan Organisation for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC) to cooperate in energy transition initiatives towards achieving respective energy transition and decarbonisation targets.  The initiatives include potential collaboration in green/blue hydrogen and fuel ammonia development, carbon capture and storage (CCS), as well as greenhouse…
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