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Oil and gas major Shell has reported its highest ever quarterly profits as prices surged globally.
Shell made $9.13 billion (€8.6 billion) in the first three months of 2022, nearly triple its $3.2 billion (€3 billion) profit it announced for the same period last year.
However, the company also revealed that said exiting from the Russian oil and gas market due to the Ukraine conflict had…
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Renewable Energy Group has announced the acquisition of Dawson Oil Company.
This is a bulk fuel distributor and cardlock owner, located in Northern California and will bring about 24 million gallons of fuel sales per year to the REG portfolio.
“This acquisition is a strategic growth opportunity for us as California continues to lead the way in the adoption and transition to cleaner, lower…
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bp intends to invest up to £18 billion (€21 billion) in the UK’s energy system by the end of 2030.
The company said this demonstrated bp’s firm commitment to the UK, and helping the country to deliver on its bold ambitions to boost energy security and reach net-zero.
As one of the largest oil and gas producers in the UK, bp intends to continue investing in North Sea oil and gas, while…
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Machine-learning technology trialled on part of Wessex Water’s sewerage network has identified early forming sewer blockages in real-time with a 92% accuracy rate.
The potential of artificial technology (AI) to transform sewer network management has been demonstrated during a three-month trial of StormHarvester’s Intelligent Sewer Suite with Wessex Water in the city of Bath in the UK.…
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South West Water has teamed up with data analysts ASTERRA to use satellites to help find water leaks underground to help reduce wastage across its network.
This technology is the same as is used to search for water on other planets, such as Mars, and works by using microwave sensors onboard a satellite in space to take photos of the earth showing potential water leaks.
As microwaves can…
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StocExpo, the largest and longest-running international bulk liquid storage event, is returning on 23-25 May at the Rotterdam Ahoy with a variety of exhibitors set to be present.
Over 140 leading companies from across the world’s bulk liquid storage supply chain have signed up to exhibit at the event.
The exhibitors include MannTek showcasing its products for safe and eco-friendly handling of…
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Danish marine pumps specialist Svanehøj has been awarded a contract to supply pump systems for two CO2 carriers that will transport liquid CO2 to the Northern Lights storage facilities in Norway.
Northern Lights is developing infrastructure to transport CO2 from industrial emitters in Norway and other European countries by ship to a receiving terminal in western Norway for intermediate…
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The government of Morocco plans to build a new 7.8km water pipeline in Casablanca.
This follows a contract signed with Société Nouvelle Travaux Maroc (SNTM) for the project.
The launch of the drinking water project comes just one month after the commissioning of its first phase, which consisted of the construction of a connection pipe between the north of Casablanca and the Mediouna…
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Dollinger series GP-146 high efficiency filters from Celeros Flow Technology are designed to remove dirt, pipe scale and other contaminants from process air and other gases.
Acting as the last line of defence against particulates that could contaminate the end product or damage expensive equipment, the Dollinger GP-146 is equipped to deliver reliable filtration over extended periods while…
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An aviation fuel station at a major Indian airport has been enhanced with the installation of intelligent electric actuators from Rotork.
The airport wanted to upgrade to the latest in intelligent actuation technology, benefitting from the ability to gather data to plan for maintenance activities in advance, as well as a high degree of accuracy and reliability.
The Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose…
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The American Petroleum Institute (API) has released two revised liquid pipeline leak detection standards to improve operational integrity and advance operators’ mitigation capabilities.
Published together because they address similar issues, Recommend Practice (RP) 1130, Computational Pipeline Monitoring for Liquids, and RP 1175, Pipeline Leak Detection—Program Management, are second edition…
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Shell Brasil Petróleo has signed a Production Sharing Contract (PSC) to formally acquire a 25 percent stake of the Atapu field.
Shell paid $ 1.1 billion (€1.05 billion) to Petrobras for the increased stake in the field. With the contract now signed, Shell will start receiving its additional share of oil from the field.
“This transaction is the latest proof point of our commitment to…
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MOL Group, an international, integrated oil, gas and petrochemicals firm, has teamed up with Power Plug to build one of Europe’s largest-capacity green hydrogen production facilities in Hungary.
Green hydrogen will reduce the carbon footprint of the Danube Refinery operation and enable emission-free mobility in the longer term.
Utilising a 10-megawatt (MW) electrolysis unit from Plug Power,…
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Northumbrian Water has been awarded over £6 million (€7.1 million) worth of funding for projects which will help to reduce leakage and enable innovation across the utilities sector.
The funding has been granted to two separate projects; The National Leakage Research and Test Centre (NLRTC), which was awarded £5.3 million (€6.3 million), and Stream, which was awarded £880,000 (€1.05…
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Celeros Flow Technology (FT) has enhanced its comprehensive pump re-engineering service, which aims to optimise pump performance, reduce total cost of ownership (TCO) and renewing obsolete equipment.
The Celeros FT re-engineering programme supports customers who need to replace components or repurpose their flow control equipment.
“Various companies offer to re-manufacture like-for-like…
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Wärtsilä has been awarded a contract to supply and install a 46 MW dual-fuel power plant to the Caribbean Island of Antigua.
The engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) order was placed by Antigua Power Company Limited (APCL).
The plant will operate primarily on regasified liquefied natural gas (LNG).
The project combines a power plant and an LNG gas terminal, storage and…
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Plans to create a CO2 network at Protos to capture some 800,000 tonnes of carbon emissions have been revealed.
Peel NRE, part of Peel L&P, has revealed its vision for a network of CO2 pipelines at Protos, the strategic energy and resource destination near Ellesmere Port.
The Protos CO2 network would connect to the regional CO2 pipeline, being developed as part of HyNet North West.
It is part…
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Valve automation in metering skids for the oil and gas industry is a challenging task. High availability and easy integration of valves and actuators are crucial for these applications.
Using a master station to control all the actuators within the metering system has proven to have multiple benefits. This is illustrated by the use of AUMA’s new SIMA² Master Station in metering skids built…
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