Malaysian oil company Petroliam Nasional aims to restart a gas pipeline by the first quarter of next year. Petronas declared a force majeure on gas supply to Malaysia LNG Dua due to a pipeline leak caused by soil movement at its Sabah-Sarawak Gas Pipeline, Reuters reported. The company aims to complete an investigation into the gas supply disruption by the middle of... [Read More]

Kazakhstan has recently proposed the building of a new international gas pipeline to Russia that would run through Kazakhstani territory and connect to China. The new pipeline project has emerged as a vital need in delivering natural gas resources to Kazakhstan’s eastern regions. The final decision on the project is set to be made by May 1, media reports suggest. The... [Read More]

Flowserve Corporation and Hydrogen Optimised, a developer and manufacturer of large-scale green hydrogen production systems, have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to advance hydrogen production with innovative technologies and applications. Hydrogen Optimized’s patented RuggedCellTM water electrolysers are designed to achieve the lowest levelised cost... [Read More]

Exxon Mobil low carbon business has the potential to generate hundreds of billions of dollars in revenue and outperform the company's traditional oil and gas as soon as a decade from now. The largest US oil producer’s CEO Darren Woods laid out to investors the aims of its emerging energy transition strategy in a meeting with Wall Street, Reuters reported. Exxon is... [Read More]

The European Commission has granted Italy the go ahead to set up a €450 million project to support integrated hydrogen and renewable energy production in brownfield sites. The measure, financed under the Italian National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRP), is also aimed at fostering Italy’s transition to a zero-emissions economy, Euractiv reported. “This €450... [Read More]

ABB India has delivered integrated automation and control solutions to enable reliable operations of the 130-kilometer Indo-Bangla Friendship Pipeline, which will carry diesel from India to Bangladesh. The cross-border pipeline was jointly inaugurated by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on March 18. With a potential capacity... [Read More]

A major incident was declared on March 27 after an oil leak from an onshore field in Dorset in the UK. The UK Health Security Agency in the South West said members of the public should not swim in Poole Harbour or the surrounding area until further notice after 200 barrels of reservoir fluid - consisting of 85% water and 15% oil - leaked into the water. The leak has... [Read More]

Energy group Edison plans to take the final investment decision on a proposed pipeline to deliver east Mediterranean gas to European markets by the end of this year, Reuters reported. The EastMed-Poseidon pipeline, which would initially connect several gas fields offshore Israel to Italy and have an annual capacity of 10 billion cubic metres (bcm) of gas, could be ready... [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]

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]

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]