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Linde is supplying Celanese with carbon dioxide captured from its state-of-the-art carbon monoxide and hydrogen production facility at Clear Lake, Texas.
Celanese will use the captured carbon dioxide and resulting clean hydrogen, along with other carbon dioxide sources, as feedstock to produce methanol with a lower carbon intensity at its Fairway Methanol LLC joint venture with Mitsui &…
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Confindustria Bergamo and Promoberg have opened the registration for the fifth edition of IVS -Industrial Valve Summit - the international trade fair for the industrial valve and flow control solutions sector.
It is scheduled to take place at the Bergamo Exhibition Centre on 15th and 16th May.
The Industrial Valve Summit intends to be even more established as a key moment for sharing skills,…
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A consortium led by Exxon Mobil Corp which controls all oil production in Guyana is pumping about 645,000 bpd in the South American country.
This is up from about 400,000 bpd in late 2023, the US producer said.
Guyana has emerged as the world's fastest-growing new oil province in a decade with discoveries of more than 11 billion barrels of oil and gas by Exxon and its partners Hess Corp and…
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Veolia has launched a site feasibility study ahead of a pilot project to use innovative carbon capture processes in energy recovery facilities (ERF) in the UK.
Developed with the aim of producing green fuels by capturing, extracting and purifying CO2, it can create synthetic green end products, such as eKerosene, eMethanol and specialty chemical products to transform the sustainability of the…
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Amazon Filters has become the first industrial filter maker in the UK to use polypropylene manufactured from renewable resources in production of its meltblown filter media.
Effectively lowering the carbon footprint of each filter, the Surrey-based manufacturer has launched sustainable polypropylene versions of its flagship ranges SupaSpun II, SupaGard, Contour and VisClear II.
These are…
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StocExpo, the world-leading event for the tank storage and energy infrastructure industry, will return to the Rotterdam Ahoy with another jam-packed exhibition.
So far, big names from over 25 countries are set to exhibit at the Dutch event that runs from 12 to 13 March.
These include TRAPIL, a leader in hydrocarbon transport, world loading arm specialists Kanon, design construction and…
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Cepsa’s San Roque Energy Park has inaugurated its new wastewater reuse plant as part of its sustainable commitment to the optimisation of water management, the reduction of its use at source and its maximum reuse.
The new plant enables a 25% reduction in water use, which allows a total 53% saving when added to other optimisation and efficiency measures undertaken in the last three years.
The…
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Clean Power Hydrogen, the UK-based green hydrogen group that has developed the IP-protected Membrane-Free Electrolyser (MFE), has been awarded three ISO certifications for Occupational Health and Safety (ISO 45001), Environmental Management Systems (ISO 14001) and Quality Management Systems (ISO 9001).
ISO 45001 is an internationally recognised standard that ensures the highest quality of…
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Technip Energies and Shell Catalysts & Technologies have been awarded the EPF (Engineering, Procurement, and Fabrication) contract by Carbon Centric for a carbon capture unit project in Rakkestad, Norway.
The project will be designed to capture 10,000 tonnes per annum of carbon dioxide from the Rakkestad waste incineration plant run by Østfold Energi.
The gas will be purified and liquified,…
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Oil and gas major bp has reported a sharp drop in profits after oil prices fell last year.
Profits were $13.8 billion (€12.3 billion) in 2023 - down from a record $27.7 billion (€25.7 billion) in the previous year.
Energy firms reported huge gains when oil and gas prices soared in the aftermath of Russia's invasion of Ukraine because of fears over supplies.
While households energy bills…
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Pumps
ITT Inc. has signed a three-year agreement for the supply of API-610 centrifugal pump systems and related products and engineered services to ExxonMobil, one of the world’s largest international energy and petrochemical companies.
The agreement contains a $50 million (€46 million) minimum contract commitment, with a total potential value of $80 million (€74 million) in revenue over the…
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Aramco, one of the world’s leading integrated energy and chemicals companies, is further advancing the development of emissions reduction solutions including lower-carbon hydrogen, Direct Air Capture (DAC) of carbon dioxide, a novel approach to CO2 storage that involves turning carbon dioxide into stone and the harnessing of geothermal energy.
Emission targets
The projects support…
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Structural changes in the energy sector are now moving fast enough to deliver a peak in oil and gas demand by the end of this decade under today’s policy settings.
After the peak, demand is not currently set to decline quickly enough to align with the Paris Agreement and the 1.5 °C goal.
However, if governments deliver in full on their national energy and climate pledges, then oil and gas…
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Wood has secured an $80 million (€73 million) contract extension with Equinor to deliver maintenance and modification solutions to their Peregrino offshore assets, off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The two-year extension builds on a long-term and global partnership with Equinor, where Wood supports operations in the United Kingdom, Norway and Brazil.
Wood will continue to provide…
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The American Petroleum Institute (API) has released new analysis on the benefits of low-carbon hydrogen produced from natural gas.
The study, commissioned by API and conducted by ICF, found that hydrogen produced from natural gas with carbon capture and produced from electricity and other energy sources could eliminate an additional 180 million metric tons of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions on…
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Shell Deutschland has taken a final investment decision (FiD) to convert the hydrocracker of the Wesseling site at the Energy and Chemicals Park Rheinland into a production unit for Group III base oils, used in making high-quality lubricants such as engine and transmission oils.
Crude oil processing will end at the Wesseling site by 2025 but will continue at the Godorf site.
Huibert Vigeveno,…
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Flowmeters
ABB has begun the construction of a new 12,000 sq ft calibration hall in the industrial park adjacent to its existing 200,000 sq ft manufacturing facility in Bartlesville, Oklahoma.
The investment will strengthen the company’s calibration capabilities and provide customers with high levels of quality and accuracy in ABB’s full range of flowmeters.
High accuracy flowmeter calibration…
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Wood has recorded significant growth in the Middle East region securing $850 million (€785 million) in contract wins in the last 12 months.
Wood’s growth is driven by demand for conventional and low carbon energy supply, focusing on decarbonisation, energy optimisation, asset life extension and energy transition solutions.
Working in Iraq, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE,…
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