Terminal News

Jan 30, 2023
Malaysian oil and gas company, Petronas has signed two project development agreements with American multinational oil and gas corporation, ExxonMobil to jointly pursue carbon capture and storage (CCS) activation projects in Malaysia. Under the agreements, both parties will define next steps, including the maturation of technical scopes for the CCS value chain, evaluation of the identified fields…
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Jan 27, 2023
The Port of Rotterdam Authority and STC International are collaborating to organise the Port Energy Transition Management Programme from 20 to 23 March.   During the course, port professionals will gain the latest energy transition insights and an understanding of the role they must play.   The Port Energy Transition Management Programme will take port professionals on a journey through…
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Jan 27, 2023
Japanese petroleum company, Idemitsu, electric company, Hokkaido Electric Power (HEPCO), and Japan Petroleum Exploration (JAPEX) have announced the beginning of a joint study for implementing carbon dioxide capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) in the Tomakomai area of Hokkaido, Japan. Following the Japanese government's announcement of a carbon neutrality goal by 2050 in October 2020, the…
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Jan 27, 2023
Technip Energies has signed two separate MoUs: one with PCL Industrial Management, and another with Capital Engineering, to work on energy transition markets in Canada.   Technip Energies will provide conceptual, front-end and detailed engineering, procurement, and technical capabilities with PCL leading constructability solutions, logistics evaluations, direct hire construction performance…
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Jan 27, 2023
Advario Stolthaven Antwerp has received its ISCC certification, as part of paving the way to a sustainable future.   The ISCC certification is a globally applicable certification system and covers all sustainable feedstocks. With the ISCC-EU certificate, Advario Stolthaven Antwerp is certified as a warehouse ready to store and handle circular and bio-based products, renewables, food, feed and…
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Jan 26, 2023
Workers in France are striking over government proposals to increase the retirement age from 62 to 64.   TotalEnergies reported that strike action has interrupted shipments at several production sites in France, as the eurozone's second-biggest economy continues to face widespread protests over government plans to increase the retirement age.  A CGT union representative for TotalEnergies…
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Jan 25, 2023
Tank Talk is back next month! Join the Tank Storage Magazine team as we speak to experts from Hydrogenious LOHC and Uniper to talk about the role of hydrogen on the road to a carbon-neutral future. We'll be covering: Why we need hydrogen imports The role of liquid organic hydrogen carriers (LOHC) The pros and cons of various carrier types Taking place on February 9 at 15:00 CET this…
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Jan 25, 2023
Japan's IHI Corporation is looking into the possible conversion of LNG receiving and storage terminals located close to gas-fired power plants into ammonia-based facilities.  IHI will investigate the potential to modify LNG terminals, as it wants to use ammonia, for boilers and gas turbines  The company will draw on its corrosion expertise and experimental technologies for materials to…
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Jan 24, 2023
Koole Terminals has acquired Maastank B.V. The Maastank terminal in Botlek Rotterdam, Netherlands formerly part of the Dekker Group, is a key player in the Rotterdam port area in the storage and handling of vegetable oils, fats, and biofuel feedstocks. 'The acquisition of Maastank is one of the many steps in our strategy to meet the challenges in energy transition,' says John Kraakman, CEO of…
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Jan 23, 2023
A floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel for the BP-operated Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) liquefied natural gas (LNG) project has started travelling to the project site, off the coasts of Mauritania and Senegal.  The FPSO left on 20 January from Qidong, China after successfully completing a series of sea trials following construction.  It will now travel 12,000 miles…
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Jan 20, 2023
Energy giant, bp has announced it will evaluate the feasibility of building a new hydrogen hub in Germany. The project, which would be located in Wilhelmshaven, is expected to include an industry leading ammonia cracker which could provide up to 130,000 tons (118,000 tonnes) of low carbon hydrogen from green ammonia, per year, from 2028. The green ammonia is expected to be shipped from bp green…
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Jan 19, 2023
Global technology company, thyssenkrupp Uhde and oil company, ADNOC have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore a long-term partnership to create new markets for hydrogen and promote global clean energy value chains. The agreement will focus on a joint project development of large-scale ammonia cracking, which is used to extract hydrogen from ammonia after transportation. The…
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Jan 18, 2023
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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Jan 18, 2023
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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Jan 18, 2023
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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Jan 17, 2023
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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Jan 17, 2023
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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Jan 17, 2023
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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Jan 16, 2023
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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Jan 16, 2023
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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