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A state-appointed commissioner formally approved the setting up of a new liquified natural gas (LNG) terminal in the Italian port of Piombino.
Preparatory works will be undertaken by SRG.MI and the floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) will be part of a broader plan designed by the former government of Mario Draghi to replace decreasing Russian gas supplies.
Rome announced that…
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PetroChina International, a Chinese oil and gas company, has taken the first of three liquified natural gas (LNG) tankers from China’s Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Group.
The vessel has capacity for 174,000 m3 of LNG and cost $600 million (€597 million). It is one of three that were ordered in 2020 as part of the joint venture between PetroChina International, Shanghai LNG and Cosco…
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EPC (Engineering Procurement and Construction) contractor TGE has signed an EPCS contract with Cylingas for the design of an ethylene tank for the Borouge 4 Project, located in the Ruwais Industrial Area, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
The Abu Dhabi Polymers Company (Borouge) is a joint venture company between Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and Borealis.
The tank will be designed as a full…
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Investment firm VH Global Sustainable Energy Opportunities (VH GSECO) has had a breakthrough on a first –of-its-kind net-zero flexible power generation project.
The project, based in Workshop, Nottinghamshire, UK, will support the transition towards net-zero carbon emissions from power generation without relying on any public subsidy or government support.
The funding for the construction of…
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Schlumberger has announced its new name: SLB. This is to highlight the company’s vision for a decarbonised energy future and its evolution from an oilfield services company to a global technology company focused on driving energy innovation for a balanced planet.
The Schlumberger brand and nearly all its affiliated brands will become one under the new SLB brand.
‘Today we face the world’s…
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Edinburgh-based oil and gas company Harbour Energy and Associated British Ports (ABP) has announced a commercial relationship to develop a CO2 import terminal at the Port of Immingham, UK. This will link to Harbour Energy’s Viking CCS (formerly V Net Zero), the CO2 transport and storage network. The terminal will provide a large-scale facility to connect CO2 emissions from industrial…
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US hydrogen solutions provider, Plug Power, is launching a joint venture with chlor-alkali producer, Olin Corporation, to build a 15-tonne-per-day hydrogen plant in St Gabriel, Louisiana, US.
The joint venture, named Hidrogenii, will support reliability and speed of supply of green hydrogen to North America. Plug will exclusively market the plant’s output and provide logistical support for…
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Tank storage company Evos, Port of Amsterdam and Hydrogenious LOHC have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to achieve large-scale import facilities for hydrogen at the Port of Amsterdam. The facilities will comprise a liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC) dehydrogenation plant with a final release capacity of up to 100-500 tonnes of hydrogen per day, as well as related storage and…
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Vopak Singapore is exploring the possibility of the expansion of its ammonia storage infrastructure at its Banyan terminal. The company is considering import and export capabilities for low-carbon power generation and bunker fuels.
The expansion, subject to a final investment decision, will add new storage capacity for ammonia to predominantly support the power and maritime sectors. Vopak…
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The state-owned Gas Authority of India Ltd (GAIL) has won a bid to take over debt-stricken chemical manufacturer JBF Petrochemicals.
JBF Petrochemical, a subsidiary of JBF Industries, was originally set up in September 2008 to produce 1.25 million tonnes per annum of purified terephthalic acid (PTA). However, in 2017, JBF was forced to stop operations due to the company failing on its…
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ACWA Power, a Saudi developer and operator of power generation, and the government-owned development finance institution, Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa (IDC) have signed an memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore the development of green hydrogen and its derivatives in South Africa. The parties have previously collaborated for equity in a renewable energy plant in…
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The first delivery of low carbon blue ammonia has arrived at Aurubis, a leading global provider of non-ferrous metals and one of the largest copper recyclers worldwide. The shipment came from the United Arab Emirates. The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) shipped 13 tonnes of ammonia that was required for the test series from the United Arab Emirates. These were transhipped at Terminal…
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Entergy Texas and New Fortress Energy (NFE) have signed an MoU (memorandum of understanding) for collaboration on several key areas to develop an industrial-scale hydrogen-supported economy. The new agreement will aid the acceleration of the green hydrogen economy in southeast Texas.
Entergy Texas will work with NFE to leverage existing infrastructure and construct a new substation and…
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QatarEnergy, state owned petroleum company, has partnered with Shell, multinational oil and gas company, for the expansion of the North Field South (NFS) project. This will consist of two LNG mega trains that have a combined capacity of 16 million tonnes per annum (MTPA), which will raise Qatar’s total LNG production capacity to 126 MTPA .
The North Field expansion project is the industry’s…
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Centrica Business Solutions, an integrated energy solutions company, will begin injecting hydrogen into its existing gas peaking plant at Briggs, Lincolnshire, UK.
The 49MW gas fired plant at Brigg is designed to meet demand during peak times, or when generation from renewables is low, typically operating for less than three hours a day. Mixing hydrogen in with natural gas reduces the overall…
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Brazilian holdings, energy service and production company, Oncorp, has been selected to build a regasification terminal at Suape port in Pernambuco. This will be used by Shell to supply imported natural gases to state-controlled distributor Copergas.
Oncorp were chosen to install the terminal from five other bids by the Pernambuco state government, who controls the port. The Pernambuco…
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The governments of France, Spain and Portugal have agreed to build a sea-based pipeline to carry hydrogen and gas between Barcelona and Marseille, substituting plans to extend the so-called MidCat pipeline across the Pyrenees – which France opposed.
The route will mainly be used to pump green hydrogen and other renewable gases but will also temporarily allow for the transportation of a…
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Brasil Biofuels, a clean energy provider, is building a new biorefinery for sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs). The refinery will produce hydrogen and low carbon fuels. Global leader in catalysis and process technology, Topsoe, has been selected to aid production with their new technologies.
Topsoe’s hydro-processing technology will allow the biorefinery to produce low-carbon fuels while also…
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BP has announced that it has agreed to acquire Archaea Energy, a leading producer of renewable natural gas (RNG) in the US, as a part of a move towards expansion and accelerating growth of its strategic bioenergy business.
BP expects investment into its energy (?) transition growth businesses to reach more than 40% of its total annual capital expenditure by 2025, aiming to grow this to 50%…
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Well Services Group (WSG), international oil and gas service company, has revealed a new Asia-Pacific management team of oil and gas sector veterans for its expansions within the region.
The new team will include: Andy Manning, Andy Popple, Darren Seet, Rameish Krishnan, Gerard Lee, Kevin Gomez and Mark Duncan.
WSG’s aim is to replicate the market domination they currently have in Europe,…
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