Dec 6, 2021
Tranter heat exchangers to be installed in North American refinery
Oil and Gas News
Dec 3, 2021
Pipelines
Shell has announced that it is exiting from the Cambo oil field development in Scotland.
The oil and gas major had a 30% stake in the controversial development in Scotland.
However, Shell said the economic case for investment in the project was "not strong enough".
Shell said it had carried out "comprehensive screening" before reaching a decision to "ensure the... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Dec 2, 2021
Pumps
Aries has reached another major milestone - achieving mechanical completion of its new plant.
The Aries Linden Biosolids gasification plant is located in Linden, New Jersey, and the fluidised bed facility is currently the largest of its type in the world. Commissioning is underway and is expected to be completed over the next few months.
At full capacity, the plant will... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Dec 2, 2021
Other
ExxonMobil said it was boosting its spending on greenhouse gas emission reduction projects to $15 billion (€3 billion) over the next six years and anticipates meeting its 2025 greenhouse gas emission-reduction plans by the end of this year.
The energy giant said funds will go toward projects focused at reducing greenhouse gas emissions from existing operations and increased... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Dec 2, 2021
Pumps
Taiwan’s first biogas plant to use livestock manure as its feedstock is benefiting from a proven digester mixing system made by Landia.
The new Pushige Biomass Energy Center, from a plan implemented by the Yexing Environmental Technology Company, features six of Landia’s externally-mounted GasMix systems, which have a verified track record of enhancing biogas yields.
The... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Nov 29, 2021
Pipelines
bp confirmed it is planning a new large-scale green hydrogen production facility in the north east of England that could deliver up to 500Mwe of hydrogen production by 2030.
HyGreen Teesside is expected to be developed in multiple stages.
bp is aiming to start production by 2025, with an initial phase of some 60MWe of installed hydrogen production capacity.
A... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Nov 29, 2021
Pipelines
Snam will purchase a stake in pipelines carrying Algerian gas into Italy in a move that could pave the way for hydrogen imports from Africa into Europe.
Europe's biggest gas infrastructure group based in Italy said it would pay energy company Eni €385 million for a 49.9% stake in the pipelines to jointly control the assets with its fellow Italian company, Reuters reported.
Snam,... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Nov 26, 2021
Pipelines
Western Canadian oil and gas producers will drill 27% more wells in 2022 than the previous year, returning to pre-pandemic levels as prices rebound and pipeline projects advance, the Canadian Association of Energy Contractors (CAOEC) revealed.
Companies are likely to drill 6,457 wells, an increase of 1,363 from 2021 and slightly above 2019's total, the association's chief... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Nov 26, 2021
Pipelines
APA Group plans to convert 43 km gas pipeline in Western Australia into a 100% hydrogen-ready transmission pipeline.
The Australian energy infrastructure company said it aimed to prove the capacity of the existing gas network to transport pure hydrogen or hydrogen blended with natural gas.
The $3 million (€2m) project at the Parmelia Gas Pipeline will cover three phases... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Nov 25, 2021
Pipelines
Frames, in collaboration with Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies and MAN Energy Solutions, is designing a modular and skid-mounted liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC) storage plant.
This will be the first industrial scale LOHC plant in Cologne, located at CHEMPARK Dormagen, Germany, and will have the capacity to store 5 tonnes of hydrogen per day.
Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies,... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Nov 25, 2021
Other
Woodside Petroleum and BHP Group have agreed the merger of BHP’s oil and gas portfolio with Woodside.
Woodside will acquire the entire share capital of BHP Petroleum International in exchange for new Woodside shares.
On completion, the merger will create a global top 10 independent energy company by production and one the largest energy companies listed on the ASX.
Woodside... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Nov 23, 2021
Valves
Rotork has warned that it was having problems sourcing parts because of global supply chain issues.
The UK-based manufacturer of valve actuators to control the flows of liquids and gases in the oil and gas, water and wastewater treatment and chemicals industries, said this disruption was impacting its sales.
Rotork’s actuators were in short supply, the company reported,... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Nov 22, 2021
Valves
A valve manufacturer is innovating its processes with QR code technology supported by Made Smarter.
Heap & Partners (H&P) has invested in a cloud-based software solution, which creates an online documentation pack.
Accessible via a QR code stamped on each of its products and linked to the cloud, the technology enables customers to track their product through... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Nov 22, 2021
Pipelines
Ecuador's state-owned oil company Petroecuador has awarded a contract to Trafigura for exporting fuel oil.
The contract will include the delivery of between 30% and 50% of the annual production of fuel oil, mostly used in power generation, in the Esmeraldas refinery, Ecuador's largest, which has a capacity to refine 110,000 bbl of crude per day.
Trafigura was the only... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Nov 19, 2021
Valves
REMBE’s VENTEX Passive Explosion Isolation Valve is a key product that fulfills many isolation applications.
For instance, the isolation of interconnected equipment is usually required by the National Fire Protection Association in ATEX environments.
The VENTEX valve comes in a very robust design that is certified to handle organic dust, metal dust, hybrid mixtures,... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Nov 18, 2021
Pipelines
Green Fuel and Haldor Topsoe have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to identify efficient and scalable technologies for the production of green ammonia in Iceland.
The agreement also enables the two companies to explore other business opportunities within green ammonia.
Green ammonia will be vital for the decarbonisation of hard-to-abate industries such as shipping,... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Nov 18, 2021
Pipelines
Wood has been awarded a five-year framework contract by National Grid to provide digitalisation and control upgrades for their gas transmission assets across the UK.
Gas compressor and gas measurement stations are an integral part of the UK’s national gas transmission system, helping to maintain the pressure, gas quality and flowrate as stipulated by National Grid and... [Read More]
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