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Firefighting crews in the USA have extinguished a fire, which occurred January 17 at Phillips 66's 149,000-barrel-per-day joint-venture refinery in Borger, Texas.  The company confirmed that six people have been treated for injuries.  Local media reported the fire had occurred in the storage tank farm at the Borger complex, causing a state highway to close near the refinery.  All workers at…
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More than 30 people have been injured in a refinery fire and explosion, in Panjin, Liaoning province, China on January 15.   According to Sky News (embed link), at least five people have died and a further eight are missing. The blast, which occurred at 13:30 local time, involved workers who were carrying out maintenance work on the site at the time.   Videos have captured the moments when…
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Independent storage company, Storag Etzel has announced that energy network operator, Gausine will become a partner in the hydrogen storage piolet project, H2Cast. This participation is a first step for Gausine, towards developing hydrogen storage facilities in the salt caverns near Etzel, Germany. The first step involves a pilot project in which two of the existing salt caverns will be made…
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Headquartered in Italy, Walter Tosto is part of the Tosto Group and internationally recognised as a top quality worldwide supplier of storage solutions, critical process equipment for oil and gas, chemical, petrochemical and nuclear industries. Through its business unit Maraldi, Walter Tosto delivers pressure spheres, low-temperature and cryogenic storage tanks. Bora Aydin, business development…
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American renewable, environmental and thermal energy company, Babcock & Wilcox has announced that its B&W Environmental segment has been awarded a contract by American multinational energy company, Phillips 66. This contract is to design a flue gas pre-treatment technology upstream from a planned carbon dioxide (CO2) capture system on the Phillips 66 Humber refinery’s fluid catalytic…
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Yara Clean Ammonia has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Japanese company JERA to decarbonise coalfired powerplant and develop blue ammonia production in the US Gulf. The two companies also plan to collaborate on blue ammonia production in the US Gulf and to produce more than 1 million metric tons per annum (mtpa). In the MoU, Yara Clean Ammonia and JERA have agreed to jointly…
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Designer and owner of the proprietary floating energy production and storage, H2Carrier AS (H2C) and Indian multinational company, Larsen &Toubro (L&T) sign an memorandum of understanding (MoU) in order to co-operate towards developing  floating green ammonia projects for industrial-scale applications the ultimate aim of which is to decarbonise the global economy. H2C plans to build the…
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Clean energy company Masdar, the Port of Amsterdam, sustainable aviation company SkyNRG, bulk storage company Evos Amsterdam and independent oil and gas company Zenith Energy have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU). This is to explore the development of a green hydrogen supply chain between Abu Dhabi and Amsterdam to support Dutch and European energy markets. The exported green hydrogen…
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As part of the BGG Tianjin Nangang LNG terminal, China Huanqiu Contracting & Engineering (HQCEC) has completed the construction of two liquefied natural gas (LNG) onshore storage tanks, each with a capacity of 220,000m3.   The tanks are the world's largest onshore LNG storage tanks incorporating the GST membrane containment technology.  These large onshore LNG tanks are part of the…
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Finnish state-owned natural gas transmission system operator, Gasgrid has announced that the LNG floating terminal in Inkoo, Finland is now ready for gas deliveries. The floating terminal project successfully implemented by Gasgrid Finland will secure the supply of gas to industry, energy production and households as well as safeguard Finland’s security of supply and the continuation of gas…
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Leading storage provider, Stolthaven Terminals and waste recycle and treatment company, Revivegen Environmental Technology have entered into a joint venture. The new Stolthaven Revivegen Kaohsiung Terminal will meet growing customer demand for high-quality bulk liquid storage in the region and introduce more international trade to Taiwan, China. Together, they plan to develop integrated storage,…
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Energy and petroleum company, TotalEnergies has announced the start-up of the Deutsche Ostsee LNG import terminal for liquefied natural gas (LNG). Operated by Deutsche ReGas and located in Lubmin on the German Baltic Sea coast. This project, to which TotalEnergies is contributing a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) and supplying LNG, will make the company one of Germany’s main LNG…
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Norwegian Hydrogen, a Norwegian-based developer of hydrogen production hubs and value chains across the Nordic region, will collaborate with Provaris Energy on the development of green hydrogen value chain projects in the Nordics.   The two companies have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aiming to to accelerate the development of a hydrogen value chain covering large-scale production…
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Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) has commissioned Linde Engineering to build a hydrogen filling station in the Port of Hamburg, Germany. The station will form part of the port’s test centre for hydrogen-powered port logistics at the Container Terminal Tollerort (CTT).  HHLA will operate the filling station as part of its cluster activities in the Port of Hamburg. Linde Engineering and…
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German international shipping company, Hapag-Llyod, has announced a state-of-the-art transhipment terminal with an annual handling capacity of 3.3 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) is being built in Damietta, Egypt. This is a joint venture between; Hapag-Lloyd Damietta GmbH, with a 39% stake, as Eurogate Damietta GmbH and Contship Damietta Srl, each with a 29.5 % stake and two local…
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Energy company, Vision Energy has announced the incorporation of new Dutch subsidiaries to accommodate strategic initiatives for prospective partners, operators and launching customers for its integrated Green Energy Hub development in North Sea Port of Vlissingen, the Netherlands. The company has incorporated Vision Hydrogen BV as a project development company to develop, own and operate the…
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Energy company, VARO Energy has announced the acquisition of 80% of the shares in one of the largest biogas manufacturers in Europe, Bio Energy Coevorden BV (BEC) in the Netherlands. The transaction accelerates the ONE VARO Transformation strategy launched in July 2022. VARO recognises that a range of solutions and products are needed to help emitters to decarbonise and to protect Europe’s…
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Hydrocarbon exploration company, Marathon Oil has announced the completion of its acquisition of the Eagle Ford assets of Ensign Natural Resources for a total cash consideration of $3.0 billion (€2.79 billion). The acquisition was originally announced on November 2, 2022. Lee Tillman, chairman, president, and CEO of Marathon Oil says: ‘We are pleased to announce the close of our acquisition…
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Port of Antwerp-Bruges has looked back on a year of challenges following geopolitical tensions, the energy crisis, and ongoing disruptions in supply chains. Throughput for the Port of Antwerp-Bruges was down 0.7% year-on-year to 286.9m tons (291.5m tonnes) of cargo. Despite this, the port has seen new investments and projects throughout 2022 across the two port platforms. Dry bulk throughput…
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French multinational gas company, Air Liquide (Engineering & Construction) has announced it will provide the technology for low-carbon hydrogen and ammonia production to a pilot project owned and operated by Japanese oil & gas exploration and production company, INPEX. Their autothermal reforming (ATR) technology will be part of the development of the Kashiwazaki clean hydrogen and…
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