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The UK could miss out on millions in investments and tens of thousands of jobs in the next 10 years unless the Government raises its hydrogen production targets, according to an industry report.
More than three-quarters of respondents to Hydrogen Strategy Now’s State of the Hydrogen Nation survey said the 5GW hydrogen production target set out in the PM’s Ten Point Plan is not ambitious…
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Global oil demand has bounced back above the key level of 100 million barrels a day last seen before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to BP.
As world leaders discuss the fight against climate change at COP26, fossil fuel consumption is recovering despite growing urgency in the effort to curb emissions of greenhouse gases.
The resurgence is pushing prices to multiyear highs and threatening the…
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Technology group Wärtsilä will supply a 25 MW/27 MWh advanced energy storage system for Bahamas Power and Light Company (BPL).
In combination with a 132 MW power plant operating on seven Wärtsilä 50DF dual-fuel engines supplied to BPL in 2019, the integrated Wärtsilä solution will provide the Bahamas with an optimised energy system that meets its spinning reserve requirements, while…
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Equinor has announced that Pre-FEED (Front End Engineering and Design) study contracts have been awarded to develop a 600 megawatt H2H Saltend low carbon hydrogen production plant.
This will be one of the world’s first at-scale facilities to produce hydrogen from natural gas in combination with carbon capture and storage.
The study will also be used to support the delivery of a further 1,200…
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The Saudi Arabian oil company Aramco has announced its ambition to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions from oil and gas assets it operates in the next 30 years.
This ambition is an important part of the company’s focus on long-term shareholder value creation by advancing its goals through a company-wide approach in sustainability.
The company plans to disclose further details in its…
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The American Gas Association (AGA), American Petroleum institute (API), Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA), and Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA) have urged Congress to withdraw a new tax on natural gas.
The new tax has been branded as a ‘methane fee’ from the proposed budget reconciliation bill.
“Make no mistake, our industry supports methane…
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Allowing Nord Stream 2 to pump Russian gas to Germany will not threaten supplies to the EU, the German Economy Ministry said on 26 October.
While the pipeline is ready to start operations, it still needs to be certified by Germany’s Federal Network Agency, Reuters reported. The ministry’s supply analysis is an important requirement for the regulator to continue that process.
In…
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Endress+Hauser has launched anew ultrasonic gas flowmeter with integrated pressure and temperature sensors for highly accurate, real-time measured values.
The Prosonic Flow G 300/500 is a suitable flowmeter for demanding applications in gas measurement, including wet gas.
With optional integrated pressure and temperature sensors for optimum process control, the ultrasonic device offers…
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Mammoet has been installing 100 components for a Linde plant’s gasification facility upgrade at Jurong Island, Singapore.
The items to be installed included pipe racks, rotating equipment (turbines, generators), e-containers, columns and reactors.
Overall, Mammoet employed a range of equipment to support this facility upgrade, including a CC8800-1 Boom Booster, CC2800-1, CKE2500 and 110…
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Israel is considering building a new onshore pipeline to Egypt to boost natural gas exports to its neighbour in the wake of the recent tightening of global supplies.
The pipeline, which will connect the Israeli and Egyptian natural gas grids through the north of the Sinai peninsula, is estimated to cost around $200 million (€171 million) and could be operational within 24 months, Reuters…
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INOVYN has announced investment plans to upgrade existing production at Runcorn so that it can supply compressed fuel-cell quality hydrogen to mobility and power generation sectors.
This is part of more than €2bn investment in Green Hydrogen announced by the subsidiary of INEOS.
INOVYN, which has been producing and using low-carbon hydrogen at its Runcorn site for over 100 years, is set to…
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McDermott will deliver engineering and procurement for a Gas Chemical Complex (GCC) project - the largest polyethylene integration project in the world - with China National Chemical Engineering and Construction Corp.
This agreement follows McDermott's safe and successful delivery of the front end engineering design (FEED) and early works phases of the project.
The project is owned by Baltic…
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The UK government has announced that from next April it will offer subsidies of £5,000 (€5,916) to homeowners in England and Wales towards the cost of replacing old gas boilers with low carbon heat pumps.
The announcement comes with COP26 just weeks away and amid calls from industry experts for more government support.
In the UK, heating accounts for more than a third of CO2 emissions and…
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Guyana is likely to become one of South America’s top oil and gas producers over the next four years.
Work will begin on constructing a major gas-fired power plant in 2022 on the expectation that a 220-kilometer (135-mile) pipeline will be built.
“The start date of laying the pipe is now being finalised, but the decision has already been made,” Peter Ramsaroop, chief executive officer of…
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The East Coast Cluster (ECC) has been named as one of the UK’s first carbon capture, usage and storage clusters following a successful bid to the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS).
The ECC was named as a “Track-1” cluster, putting it on course for deployment by the mid-2020s.
The successful bid, led on behalf of the ECC by the Northern Endurance Partnership,…
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Air Products has announced that a US$4.5 billion (€3.9 billion) clean energy complex is to be built in Louisiana.
Air Products is a gas company that produces and transports hydrogen and other essential industrial gases to many customer facilities in Louisiana, across the US Gulf Coast and around the world.
Air Products will build, own and operate the megaproject, which will produce over 750…
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With the press of a button Dutch King Willem-Alexander officially put into service the first bio-LNG plant in the Netherlands.
Nordsol, Renewi and Shell have taken the next step in making road freight transport more sustainable. It is expected that the new plant will produce an estimated 3.4 kilotons of bio-LNG per year, preventing the emission of more than 14.31 kilotons of fossil…
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Essar Oil (UK) has announced it has submitted a planning application seeking approval for the construction of hydrogen production plants at its Stanlow plant in Ellesmere Port.
The proposed hydrogen plants will form a central pillar of the landmark HyNet North Westinitiative, a ground-breaking low carbon energy project that will position the region at the leading edge of the UK’s transition to…
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