Phillips 66 has received International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) PLUS certification for its Sweeny Refinery in Texas to process oil made from waste plastics into feedstocks for new products. “Phillips 66 is committed to keeping plastics out of the environment and driving toward a more circular economy where plastics packaging is reused, recycled... [Read More]

A government agency that tried three different types of pumps to combat oil-based contamination in the fight against sea pollution, finally found the answer with a mobile rotary lobe pump, made by Börger. Searching for a reliable, solids-resistant mobile pump, which could also be used in clean-up operations as a transfer pump for discharging portable tanks or other collection... [Read More]

Uniper and Shell UK have awarded Shell Catalysts & Technologies a contract to deliver a process design package for the Humber H2ub® project using the Shell Blue Hydrogen Process (SBHP). The deal, which was awarded following a formal selection process, could see the technology deployed at Uniper and Shell UK’s proposed project in the Humber, UK, which aims to produce... [Read More]

Greenergy and Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies have agreed terms for a joint pre-feasibility study on the development of a commercial scale hydrogen supply chain with the aim of shipping low-cost green hydrogen from Canada to the UK. Hydrogenious’ Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier (LOHC) technology enables hydrogen to be chemically bound to a thermal oil for safe storage... [Read More]

Romania’s gas pipeline operator Transgaz is planning to build a €500 million pipeline to bring natural gas from the Neptun Deep block in the Black Sea to the national grid. The move follows the signing of a contract by Transgaz, with OMV Petorm and SNGN Romgaz subsidiary Romgaz Black Sea, for the supply of natural gas from the Neptun Deep block to the National Transport... [Read More]

Worley has been selected by Cerilon to provide engineering services for the FEL 2 stage of Cerilon’s gas-to-liquids (GTL) facility in North Dakota, US. This GTL facility will convert natural gas to produce up to 24,000 barrels per day of low carbon emission, synthetic energy products, including ultra-low sulphur diesel, naphtha and lubricant base oils. With new mandates... [Read More]

The controversial $8 billion (£6 billion) drilling project on Alaska’s North Slope has been approved by The Biden administration. The ConocoPhillips Willow project will be one of the largest of its kind on US soil, involving drilling for oil and gas at three sites for multiple decades on the 23 million acre National Petroleum Reserve. The site is is owned by the federal... [Read More]

TotalEnergies has launched an integrated Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) for a Papua LNG project. Following pre-FEED studies, in order to maximise synergies and minimise the costs, Papua LNG partners have selected a concept including four electrical LNG trains (e-trains) with a total capacity of 4 Mt/y. These trains will be built within the existing liquefaction... [Read More]

ABB will provide front-end design services for automation, electrical and advanced digital solutions at Cerilon’s first gas-to-liquids (GTL) facility. The site in North Dakota will produce up to 24,000 barrels (3.8 million litres) per day of high-performance synthetic energy products including ultra-low sulphur diesel (ULSD), naphtha and lubricant base oils from natural... [Read More]

Aramco has reported a record $161 billion (€150 billion) profit for last year, the largest annual profit recorded by an oil and gas company. The largely Saudi state-owned company’s profits rose by 46% year on year and it made more than the recent bumper results reported by Shell, BP, Exxon and Chevron combined. “Aramco delivered record financial performance in... [Read More]

Emerson announced that approval by Bureau Veritas Italia of its BM6X Series Slam-Shut valve for use in applications with up to 100% hydrogen and pressures up to 100 bar has been completed. The certification was achieved as a result of the commitment of Emerson and Bureau Veritas Italia to ensure suitable products are available for use in new hydrogen infrastructure.... [Read More]

More than £14 million (€15.8 million) is being made available to accelerate the installation of heat pumps and heat networks across the UK as a new scheme launches to train thousands of installers. Over £9.7 million (€11 million) will go towards four projects based across the country, from Bristol to Cambridgeshire - helping cut costs of these low carbon technologies,... [Read More]

The European Investment Bank will strengthen support for green hydrogen investment in Kenya. Thomas Östros, European investment bank vice-president and Professor Njuguna Ndung’u, Cabinet Secretary, National Treasury and Economic Planning signed the Joint Declaration on Renewable Clean Hydrogen followings discussions on green hydrogen investment with William Ruto,... [Read More]

Spanish grid operator Enagas has purchased a 130km gas pipeline network from energy firm Reganosa. The deal included selling the latter a 25% stake in its El Musel regasification plant in northern Spain, Reuters reported. The acquisition of the pipeline network, which Enagas described as "key to ensuring security of supply and the proper functioning of the Iberian gas... [Read More]

bp has launched a green hydrogen cluster plan at its Castellón refinery in Valencia, Spain. Led by bp, this public-private collaborative initiative is intended to be based around the phased development of up to 2GW of electrolysis capacity by 2030 for producing green hydrogen at bp’s refinery. HyVal is expected to play an instrumental role in decarbonising the operations... [Read More]

Celeros Flow Technology brand ClydeUnion Pumps has secured an agreement with EDF which will see it provide dedicated pump maintenance and spares services across the customer’s entire network. The multi-million euros contract cements the strategic lifecycle partnership between the two companies for a further 10 years. The new agreement was formalised at a signing ceremony... [Read More]