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Pumps
A materials upgrade performed by Celeros Flow Technology (Celeros FT) has prevented repeated pump failures at an oil refinery in the US - delivering a return on investment (ROI) of less than one year.
The Celeros FT team was called in to investigate the cause of repeated failures of the casings and casing covers on the refinery’s OH2 pumps in boiler feed water service.
The client asked…
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American Petroleum Institute (API) president and CEO Mike Sommers has responded to the announcement by President Biden about increasing US liquified natural gas (LNG) exports to Europe.
President Biden and the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen want to establish a joint task force to help increase exports to Europe and reduce their dependency on Russian natural gas.
“We…
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A new 240 MW thermal power plant has been commissioned while a new 220 MW piston gas power plant is under construction in Uzbekistan.
The power plant has been built by the Turkish company Cengiz Enerji and is in the Kibray district of the Tashkent region.
The construction of a separate gas piston power plant, also by Cengiz Enerji, with 220 MW capacity is located in the Khavas district of the…
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Shell has announced the start of production at PowerNap with an estimated peak production of 20,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d).
PowerNap, a subsea development in the US Gulf of Mexico, is a tie-back to the Shell-operated Olympus production hub in the prolific Mars Corridor.
“Shell has been producing in the Mars Corridor for more than 25 years, and we continue to find ways to…
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TotalEnergies has unveiled a 3D industrial pilot to demonstrate an innovative process for capturing CO2 at ArcelorMittal’s Dunkirk site. With support from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme, the project aims to validate replicable technical solutions for carbon capture.
The project, driven by a consortium including TotalEnergies, ArcelorMittal, Axens and IFP…
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Oil and gas giant Shell is reconsidering its recent decision to pull investment from a large new UK oil field.
In December, Shell said the economic case - along with possible regulatory delays - meant it was withdrawing from the Cambo oil field, which is located 75 miles off the west coast of Shetland, the BBC reported.
At the time the price of crude oil was under $70 (€64) a barrel.
It has…
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ABB has been awarded two major contracts by Plug Power Inc to provide the electrical systems for two new hydrogen plants in North America.
This is set to collectively produce 60 tons of green hydrogen per day. Green hydrogen is produced with renewable energy sources and emits zero carbon when used as fuel.
The first plant, Project Gateway, in Genesee County, New York, will be North America’s…
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Pipelines
Centrica in the UK is set to support National Grid to establish methods for injecting green hydrogen into the National Transmission System (NTS).
To meet the net zero targets set by the UK government, the UK gas networks need to decarbonise. National Grid, alongside CNG Services, Element Energy and Centrica, have been granted £114,652 (€137,922) for a discovery phase project as part of…
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Pumps
Marine pump specialist Svanehøj is experiencing a significant increase in orders for deepwell fuel pumps.
A large new order from Jiangsu New Yangzi Shipbuilding highlighted the significant LNG pump potential in the ocean-going vessel segments.
Orders for dual-fuel LNG vessels broke records in 2021 with a total of 240 ships globally.
The Danish marine pump specialist quadrupled sales of…
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Pipelines
Saudi Aramco is aiming to increase the amount it invests in energy production after it reported a doubling of profits in 2021.
The firm aims to boost output significantly over the next five years.
Energy prices have soared in recent months as demand has outstripped supplies of oil and gas.
The war in Ukraine and a reluctance to rely on Russia for energy has added to the pressure to find…
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Vietnam is seeking to build its third oil refinery to meet domestic consumption demand as the country is facing a supply shortage and soaring energy prices.
The plant, which is set to be located in the southern province of Vung Tau, has a design capacity of 10 MMm3 (3.5 MMtpy).
Vietnam's state oil firm PetroVietnam is drafting investment procedures, which it aims to complete by October,…
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Pipelines
US refiners Valero Energy Corp, Marathon Petroleum Corp and Shell are rushing to secure Ecuadorian barrels after America banned imports of Russian crude.
Ecuador’s state oil company EP Petroecuador held meetings with several refiners and trading houses, according to Petroecuador’s oil trading manager, Pablo Noboa, Bloomberg reported.
Fuelmakers and trading companies are seeking to plug a…
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Pipelines
RefiPampa has signed agreements with Elessent Clean Technologies (Elessent) for the license and basic engineering of a new IsoTherming diesel hydrotreating and dewaxing unit.
The grassroots hydrotreater will be installed at the RefiPampa facility in La Pampa, Argentina.
In order to comply with the latest fuel specifications in Argentina to meet Grade 3 diesel specifications by 2024, RefiPampa…
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Pipelines
Shell faces writedowns on $400 million (€365 million) in Russian downstream assets having announced $3 billion (€2.7 billion) worth of other projects previously.
The oil and gas major announced on February 28 that it would quit its ventures in Russia with Gazprom and related entities including the flagship Sakhalin 2 LNG plant and the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project.
"It is expected that…
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Pipelines
ABB has been awarded two major contracts by Plug Power to provide the electrical systems for two new hydrogen plants in North America.
This will allow the provider of turnkey solutions for the global green hydrogen economy to collectively produce 60 tons of green hydrogen per day.
The first plant, Project Gateway, in Genesee County, New York, will be North America’s largest green hydrogen…
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Pumps
Semcon is supporting Norwegian Hystar to develop their new electrolyser technology for the production of green hydrogen.
The aim is to produce up to 150% more hydrogen without using more energy than in conventional processes today.
The project is now being expanded and Semcon is providing more expertise in order to automate the production of electrolyser stacks, which convert electricity to…
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HITA has selected global software and technology leader Emerson as a key technology provider in the discovery and development of geothermal energy sources in Northern Belgium.
Emerson’s geological and reservoir modeling software will help reduce risk in selecting locations for renewable geothermal energy projects for the deep geothermal energy company in Belgium, increasing the safety and…
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Pipelines
Vladimir Putin has threatened to close Russia’s pipeline pumping in almost half of Europe's gas if there is a boycott of Russian fossil fuels.
This has led to warnings this could push up oil prices over $300 (€273) per barrel.
The war in Ukraine has sent markets into a panic because the West is so reliant on Russia for its energy, which brings in at least £100 billion-a-year (€91…
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