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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 best returns for the…
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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 process 430 tonnes of…
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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 investments in the…
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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 18.5kW units, which…
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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 final investment decision…
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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, which makes…
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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 executive Mark Scholz…
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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 - research and testing…
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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, Frames Group,…
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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 CEO, Meg…
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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, raising problems in…
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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 the factory and give them…
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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 company of 36 invited to…
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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, and gases with one-way or…
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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, heavy goods…
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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 Ofgem.
Natural gas is…
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Germany has suspended its approval process for the controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline.
The pipeline, if approved, would double the country’s reliance on Russian gas. Energy markets across Europe surged after the German energy regulator suspended its certification process, Reuters reported.
UK gas prices for next month surged 9.3% on November 16 to 223 pence (€2.66) a therm, while…
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Neste’s green hydrogen and CO2 capture & storage project has been granted €88 million funding from The EU Innovation Fund.
The new project aims to quickly and efficiently reduce greenhouse gas emissions at the Porvoo refinery in Finland.
The project introduces carbon capture and storage (CCS) and electrolysis solutions that allow decarbonisation of production at the refinery. The…
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