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Equinor and Shell have appointed Neil McCulloch as CEO and Nicoletta Giadrossi as Chair of their offshore UK Incorporated Joint Venture, Adura.
These appointments mark a key step in establishing Adura as the UK North Sea’s largest independent producer, underscoring the company’s focus on operational excellence, strong governance, and a clear vision for the future of UK oil and gas.
Neil…
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TotalEnergies has officially inaugurated the production of SAF in Antwerp (Belgium). The ceremony took place in the presence of Belgium's Federal Minister for Mobility, Climate and Environmental Transition Jean-Luc Crucke.
The TotalEnergies refinery in Antwerp produces, in a first phase, 50,000 tonnes per year of SAF by co-processing. Production capacity will then be increased to 80,000 tonnes…
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Square Robot, Inc. has developed its newest high temperature inspection robot, the SR-3HT, formally receiving the NEC/CEC Class I Division 2 (C1D2) certification. The SR-3HT is now commercially available and capable of inspecting aboveground storage tanks where the product storage temperatures range from -10℃ to 55℃ (14℉ to 131℉).
The C1D2 certification was issued by FM Approvals, a…
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Archive edition:
Chemical Supplement 2025
Date published: September 2025
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Comment: A blow To UK Industry
Tim Doggett, CEO of the Chemical Business Association, shares his thoughts on Vivergo Fuels’ plant closure, emphasising the significant impact on the chemical supply chain and the broader economy
Exclusive: Moeve's New…
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Vopak Terquimsa, (a joint venture in which Vopak has a 50% share) has divested its Barcelona terminal to Tradebe Port Services. The Barcelona terminal is mainly used for the storage of petroleum products, chemicals and vegetable oils.
For Vopak, the Barcelona terminal is less strategically attractive. However, Vopak remains a 50% shareholder in Vopak Terquimsa Tarragona, a terminal is located…
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Monkey Island LNG has selected ConocoPhillips’ Optimized Cascade Process liquefaction technology for its planned 26 MTPA natural gas liquefaction and export facility in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, USA.
Greg Michaels, CEO of Monkey Island LNG, says: 'After an extensive technology selection study and analysis on multiple technologies, Monkey Island LNG selected the Optimized Cascade process based…
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Clariant Oil Services, a leading producer and supplier of specialty oilfield production chemicals and services to the oil and gas industry, has expanded its commitment to Norwegian Oil and Gas customers with a new bulk storage and transfer base located in Dusavik, Norway together with its long-standing strategic partner Swire Energy Services. The new site consists of multiple bulk storage tanks…
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Quantem has successfully completed a significant project to add 90,000 m3 of new diesel storage capacity at its Pelican Point Terminal in Adelaide, Australia.
The $52 million (€44 million) project more than doubles Quantem’s diesel storage capacity at the site, providing vital fuel security to support critical transport and infrastructure requirements.
Amid global uncertainty impacting…
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Shell has announced it will not be proceeding with the construction of a biofuels plant at its Pernis site in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Richard Zwinkels, general manager for Shell Energy and Chemicals Park Rotterdam said on LinkedIn: 'Market dynamics and expected construction costs ultimately make the project insufficiently competitive for us to meet our customers' demand for affordable biofuels.…
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Egypt has signed four agreements with international firms worth more than $340 million (€290 million) to explore oil and gas in the Mediterranean and Nile Delta, the Petroleum Ministry.
The deals, signed by the state-owned Egyptian Natural Gas (EGAS), provide for the drilling of 10 wells as part of the ministry’s efforts to boost exploration and production.
Egypt, once a regional exporter,…
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In a post on LinkedIn, VTTI celebrated one year since the company completed its acquisition of 50% equity in Dragon LNG, a strategically located onshore LNG import terminal in Milford Haven, in Wales, UK.
Dragon LNG’s regasification terminal is one of three LNG terminals in the UK. It consists of LNG receiving, storage, reliquefication, regasification and send-out facilities. The facility can…
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Sempra Infrastructure has announced a 20-year definitive sales and purchase agreement (SPA) for the supply of 2 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) offtake from the Port Arthur LNG Phase 2 development project in Jefferson County, Texas, USA. Pursuant to the SPA, EQT will purchase the LNG on a free-on-board basis at a price indexed to Henry Hub.
Justin Bird, CEO of…
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Taiwan’s leading engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) group CTCI has been awarded another major LNG terminal-related EPC contract to help the state-owned oil company CPC Corporation build regasification facility at Kaohsiung Intercontinental LNG Receiving Terminal in southern Taiwan, after securing the EPC contract for the LNG storage tanks at the same facility late last year.
At…
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Deutsche Energy Terminal GmbH's (DET) second LNG terminal in Wilhelmshaven will commence commercial operations on August 29, following a successful commissioning phase. This was preceded by several weeks of test operation with a series of functional and performance tests. The terminal had already received its approval under hazardous incident regulations from the Oldenburg Trade Supervisory…
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From 1 January 2026, all bunker vessels operating in the ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp-Bruges must use a Mass Flow Meter (MFM) when delivering residual distillates (fuel oil and diesel) and biofuels. This system measures exactly how much fuel goes from the bunker ship to the seagoing vessel. The aim is to make the bunker market in both ports more reliable, efficient, and transparent. Once the…
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VTTI and Höegh Evi have completed the first phase of the permit procedure for Zeeland Energy Terminal (ZET) with the publication of the response bundle, marking an important step for energy supply in the Netherlands.
This publication concludes the initial phase—the response period for the Notification of Intent and the proposed participation approach by the Ministry of Climate and Green…
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ADNOC has signed a 15-year Sales and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IndianOil), India’s largest integrated and diversified energy company, for the supply of 1 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) sourced primarily from ADNOC’s lower-carbon Ruwais LNG project.
The 15-year SPA converts a previous Heads of Agreement into a definitive…
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After securing EU funding for SaltHy, Gunnar Assmann, project leader of hydrogen storage at Storengy Deutschland, explains why now is the right time to invest in hydrogen infrastructure
SaltHy is a flagship hydrogen storage project, developed and initiated by Storengy Deutschland and located in Harsefeld, Lower Saxony, Germany. ‘Storengy aims to develop one of Germany’s first large-scale…
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Air Products has successfully completed the first fill of the world’s largest hydrogen sphere at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Kennedy Space Center located on Merritt Island, Florida, USA. NASA uses liquid hydrogen combined with liquid oxygen as fuel in cryogenic rocket engines.
To complete the fill, Air Products delivered over 50 trailer loads of liquid hydrogen…
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The first CO₂ volumes have now been transported through the 100-kilometre pipeline and injected into the Aurora reservoir 2,600 meters below the seabed of the Norwegian North Sea.
Tim Heijn, managing director of Northern Lights JV, says: 'We have reached an exciting milestone: We now injected and stored the very first CO₂ safely in the reservoir. Our ships, facilities and wells are now in…
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