Jan 30, 2023
QatarEnergies joins TotalEnergies and Eni in energy deal
Oil and Gas News
Jan 30, 2023
Pumps
Wärtsilä will supply the engines for a large power plant to be installed in Latin America.
The plant will provide baseload power to the grid, but the rapid start-up flexibility of the engines will enable it to take on a grid balancing role as the system’s share of renewable energy increases.
The order, valued at more than €100 million, was placed by a major EPC... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Jan 27, 2023
Pipelines
Australian electrolyser company Hysata has been selected as one of the successful grant recipients for the HyGATE Initiative to support pilot, trial and demonstration projects along the hydrogen supply chain.
Paul Barrett, CEO of Hysata: “We are proud to have the backing of the Australian and German Governments as we rapidly scale-up our high efficiency electrolyser.
“Hysata’s... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Jan 27, 2023
Pipelines
Technip Energies announced signing MoUs with PCL Industrial Management Inc. and Capital Engineering to work on energy transition markets in Canada.
Under the agreement, Technip Energies services will include conceptual, front-end and detailed engineering, procurement, and technical capabilities with PCL.
Technip Energies and Capital Engineering will work together to... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Jan 26, 2023
Pipelines
The floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel for the bp-operated Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) liquefied natural gas (LNG) project has started its journey towards the site, off the coasts of Mauritania and Senegal.
The FPSO set sail on 20 January from Qidong, China, after successfully completing a series of sea trials following construction over the past... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Jan 25, 2023
Pipelines
Mexican state oil company Pemex's newest refinery, which is still under construction in Mexico's south-east, will begin to process crude oil in July.
The country’s Energy Minister Rocio Nahle said things were "going really well," noting the refinery would begin processing in July, a year after its official inauguration.
The Olmeca refinery, the cornerstone of President... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Jan 25, 2023
Pipelines
The EU consumption of natural gas has dropped by 20.1% in the period August-November 2022, compared with the average gas consumption for the same months between 2017 and 2021.
The Council Regulation (EU) 2022/1369 on coordinated demand-reduction measures for gas, part of the REPowerEU plan to end EU dependence on Russian fossil fuels, set a reduction target of 15% for... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Jan 24, 2023
Pipelines
Germany must accelerate a hydrogen law revision to allow for related investments in gas transport networks up to the end of the decade, said the head of the biggest gas pipeline operator Open Grid Europe (OGE).
Gas carriers must prepare for the shift to renewables to complement Germany's plan to produce, import and market clean hydrogen, derived from carbon-free wind... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Jan 23, 2023
Pipelines
Multiple oil pipeline outages across western Canada have disrupted petroleum flows to the US and global markets.
Bloomberg reported that two of Canada's largest oil-sands upgrading facilities - Syncrude and Canadian Natural Resources’ Horizon - have dealt with disruptions, causing supply cuts to customers that prompted Enbridge to seek more crude for its Mainline system,... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Jan 20, 2023
Other
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) will use data supplied by environmental intelligence company Kayrros for its International Methane Emissions Observatory initiative.
This is designed to dramatically reduce the concentration of methane in the atmosphere.
UNEP IMEO, which was launched at the G20 Summit in 2021, is set to transform the conventional approach... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Jan 20, 2023
Pipelines
Evides Industriewater has completed a feasibility study on the supply of demineralised water to large-scale green hydrogen projects.
The study was undertaken using Evides’ existing water supply network at the port of Rotterdam.
Water is the essential ingredient in green hydrogen production - the feedstock that is broken down via electrolysis into its constituent elements... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Jan 20, 2023
Pipelines
Germany plans to develop a 1,800 kilometre (1,118 miles) hydrogen energy pipeline network by 2027 according to an economy ministry draft strategy paper.
The paper also envisages Germany fostering the use of blue hydrogen and importing it during a transition period towards green hydrogen, Reuters reported.
Europe's largest economy wants to pivot towards cleaner energy... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Jan 19, 2023
Pipelines
Topsoe has been chosen by Mintal Hydrogen to provide technology for the first green ammonia plant in China.
The plant is Topsoe’s first Power-to-X project in the country and includes its process licensing, engineering design package, proprietary equipment and catalysts.
Dajun Yang, managing director China, Topsoe, said: “We are thrilled to be chosen for this amazing... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Jan 18, 2023
Pipelines
BASF received the ExxonMobil technology qualification for its Durasorb™ Cryo-HRU technology following extensive discussions and technical evaluation.
Durasorb Cryo-HRU is an LNG pre-treatment technology that removes both heavy hydrocarbons (HHCs, including C8+ and BTEX) and water from natural gas prior to entering the liquefaction section of the plant.
Removal of... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Jan 18, 2023
Pipelines
bp 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 of low-carbon hydrogen from green ammonia per year, from 2028.
The cracker converts the green ammonia into green hydrogen by splitting the larger... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Jan 17, 2023
Pipelines
Raven SR, Chevron New Energies and Hyzon Motors are collaborating to commercialise operations of a green waste-to-hydrogen production facility in Richmond.
The facility will eventually supply hydrogen fuel to transportation markets in northern California.
Raven SR will be the operator of the facility, which is targeted to come online in the first quarter of 2024.
To... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Jan 17, 2023
Pipelines
Shell Oman has sealed a letter of intent with Oman’s Ministry of Energy and Minerals to explore the deployment of liquified synthetic gas (LSG) in Oman.
LSG is produced when renewable hydrogen is combined with captured carbon dioxide to produce natural gas which is then liquefied.
This low-carbon gas can be directly introduced to existing gas networks and infrastructure,... [Read More]
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