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Dec 20, 2022
Western Gas has joined with participants of the North West Shelf project and Woodside Energy’s WDS.AX Pluto LNG plant to annually process up to 3 million tonnes of low carbon dioxide gas from the Equus gas project, off western Australia for LNG export from 2027.  Under the agreement, Western Gas would also be able to backfill existing LNG plants in the region and strengthen Australia’s…
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Dec 20, 2022
Oiltanking Deutschland has announced that Reza Adami will assume role of managing director of Oiltanking Deutschland and Oiltanking Hungary from 1 January 2023. He succeeds Sven Thiessen, who will leave the company after more than 10 years. Adami has worked for Marquard & Bahls, Mabanaft, and Oiltanking in various positions since 2003, both in Germany and internationally. Martin Olszewski…
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Dec 19, 2022
N’GENIUS solution for LNG industry UK-based materials technology company, N’GENIUS, has developed a range of high strength austenitic stainless steels that will aid the design and construction of onshore and offshore facilities in the oil, gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) sector. The N’GENIUS series is a complete set of high strength austenitic stainless steels which improve on the…
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Dec 19, 2022
Leipzig-based company Ontras Gastransport has been given the green light to start construction of the first German and European hydrogen pipeline network.   Germany’s Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Protection (BMWK) has granted the necessary approvals for the early start of the projects ‘Doing Hydrogen’ and ‘Green Octopus Central Germany’ within the framework of the…
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Dec 16, 2022
Energy company Uniper has announced the first floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU), the Höegh Esperanza vessel, arrived in Wilhelmshaven on December 15 2022. The arrival of the FSRU marks an important milestone shortly before the opening of Germany's first liquified natural gas (LNG) terminal on 17 December 2022. The FSRU was loaded with around 165,000m³ of LNG in Spain. Höegh…
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Dec 16, 2022
Talon Energy has announced that its joint venture with Strike Energy, the Walyering gas field has entered into a long-term gas supply agreement with Santos-WA.  The agreement includes supplying a minimum of 36.5PJ of gas from the Walyering gas field (also known as EP447). The Walyering gas field is where Talon and Strike are constructing a low-cost gas processing facility and associated…
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Dec 15, 2022
Hydrocarbon exploration company, Denbury has announced an agreement with a large landowner in southwest Louisiana, US, for the future development and operation of a dedicated CO2 sequestration site. The strategic location of the site provides nearby storage potential for the heavy industrial areas of Beaumont and Port Arthur, Texas, and Lake Charles, Louisiana. Denbury estimates that there is…
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Dec 15, 2022
Malaysian oil and gas company, Petronas, global energy company, Eni and biotech company, Euglena have announced that they are jointly studying the possibility of developing and operating a biorefinery in the Pengerang Integrated Complex, Malaysia, one of the largest integrated refinery and petrochemical developments in southeast Asia. The three parties are currently carrying out technical and…
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Dec 15, 2022
Getech has announced the completion of its first step in developing the Inverness green hydrogen hub in Scotland, UK. Working with SGN Commercial Services, the deconstruction of Inverness’s former natural gas holder has been successfully completed, paving the way to convert the legacy facility into a future green hydrogen storage and distribution facility.  In revitalising the site, it…
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Dec 14, 2022
Energy network company, Gasunie, is investigating options for a temporary expansion of LNG import capacity in the Netherlands.  The study is taking place following consultation with the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs on Climate.   Multiple sites are being considered including the existing LNG facilities in Eemshaven (EemsEnergyTerminal) and in Rotterdam (Gate). Gasunie will base the…
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Dec 14, 2022
Publicly-traded energy company, EnBW will import 3 billion  m3 of LNG per year via the Hanseatic Energy Hub in Stade, Germany. The capacities make a significant contribution to Germany's security of supply with affordable energy. The Hanseatic Energy Hub is a future-flexible modular system for the green energy transition that uses the opportunities of the Stade energy region. In addition, EnBW…
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Dec 14, 2022
Europe’s leading manufacturer of biofuels, Argent Energy, has begun groundworks for construction of a glycerine refinery in the Port of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The refinery will produce 50,000 tons (45,000 tonnes) of refined glycerine per year. Argent Energy is expanding its portfolio of sustainable products and will be entering the chemical market for the first time, with the launch of its…
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Dec 13, 2022
Japanese government institution, the Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC), and Japanese oil company, INPEX, have signed a joint research agreement to evaluate the potential of the Bonaparte Basin in Western Australian to become a world-scale carbon storage location. The joint research between JOGMEC and INPEX will support INPEX as it assesses the feasibility for long-term…
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Dec 13, 2022
The port of Savannah is planning a $410 million (€389 million) development of one of its terminals in the USA to make room for the loading and unloading of larger ships.   The Georgia Ports Authority’s governing board approved the project, under a plan to develop and expand Savannah’s capacity for cargo containers, to more than 50% by 2025.   Ocean Terminal will be converted to…
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Dec 13, 2022
Efforts to clean a spill of 588,000 gallons of oil from the Keystone Pipeline into a creek in Washington County, USA, remain ongoing. The incident began last week and is the largest in recorded history, accumulating in more oil lost than all the crude oil pipeline spills in 2021 combined.  The spill is the largest recorded in history and officials are now attempting to clean the mess caused by…
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Dec 13, 2022
Public sector company of India, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with global petroleum company, Shell, for cooperation in carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) studies. The collaboration shall focus on joint CO2 storage study and EOR (multi-decision making) screening assessment for key basins in India including depleted oil and gas…
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Dec 12, 2022
The Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Aramco), one of the world’s leading integrated energy and chemicals companies, and Shandong Energy Group, are exploring collaboration on integrated refining and petrochemical opportunities in China.   The companies have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) which will include a potential crude oil supply agreement and chemical products offtake agreement,…
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Dec 12, 2022
Energy technology company, Baker Hughes and petroleum exploration and production company, Woodside Energy have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore potential business arrangements and initiatives to support Woodside’s climate strategy. The MoU seeks to identify projects for potential collaboration between the two companies including projects in Australia, Asia and the…
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Dec 12, 2022
VTTI is exploring the development of a floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility that will provide the Netherlands additional LNG storage and import capacity. This additional capacity is needed to enhance  gas supply to the Netherlands and Europe, contributing to the security of supply. At the same time, it will strengthen the competitiveness in LNG deliveries and infrastructure, while…
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Dec 9, 2022
The UK’s Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has granted consent for the Keadby 3 carbon capture power station in north Lincolnshire. It is the first such project in the UK to gain planning permission and is backed by energy providers SSE Thermal and Equinor.  The project involves a combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power station, comprising a CCGT unit with a…
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