Oct 17, 2022
Shell Catalysts & Technologies and Technip Energies strengthen strategic alliance
Oil and Gas News
Oct 17, 2022
Pipelines
bp has agreed to sell its upstream business in Algeria to Eni, including its interests in the gas-producing In Amenas and In Salah concessions.
bp holds working interests of 33.15% and 45.89% in the In Salah and In Amenas projects respectively. Both are operated by joint ventures co-owned by bp, Equinor and Sonatrach
Anja-Isabel Dotzenrath, bp’s executive vice president,... [Read More]
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Oct 14, 2022
Pipelines
The Net Zero Technology Centre has been awarded £2.12 million (€2.45 million) from Scottish Government’s Just Transition Fund (JTF) to support delivery of its Hydrogen Offshore Production Project (HOP2).
The HOP2 project, which will be delivered over four years, will demonstrate if offshore hydrogen production and storage is feasible at a scale of 500 MW to 1GW through... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Oct 14, 2022
Pipelines
Welltec® has opened its new Test Flow Loop facility in Esbjerg, which will provide corrosion testing for numerous carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects.
This will enable the company to play an even bigger role in the energy transition in Denmark.
The newly constructed system replicates extreme environmental conditions and ensures that materials have the required... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Oct 10, 2022
Pipelines
TotalEnergies is set to go before the EU Parliament to address the development of its East Africa crude oil pipeline.
The controversial pipeline expected to run from Murchison Falls National Park in Uganda to the port of Tanga in Tanzania.
Environmental groups have argued that the project will have devastating impacts on wildlife as well as critical water resources... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Oct 7, 2022
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The UK has opened a new oil and gas licensing round for companies to explore for reserves in the North Sea.
About 900 locations are being offered for exploration, with as many as 100 licences set to be awarded, the BBC has reported.
The decision is at odds with international climate scientists who say fossil fuel projects should be closed down, not expanded.
Business... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Oct 7, 2022
Pipelines
The OMV Schwechat Refinery is now running at full capacity again following an explosion in June.
The alternative supply system, which was used to make up for the production restrictions of the Schwechat Refinery during the repairs, will be maintained as an additional source of supply for as long as necessary.
This will allow reliable supply to the markets in addition... [Read More]
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Oct 5, 2022
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Carbon emission reduction technology firm Topsoe and its project partners Skovgaard Energy and Vestas have marked the start of construction of a green ammonia plant in Lemvig, Denmark.
The project will demonstrate how renewable power can be coupled directly to the ammonia plant while taking the fluctuations in power production into account, and at the same time making... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Oct 4, 2022
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Hydrogen UK (HUK), the largest trade association for the hydrogen industry in the UK, has launched its Hydrogen Accelerators at the Conservative Party Conference, providing a blueprint for the continued development of Britain’s entire hydrogen value chain.
The Hydrogen Accelerators are a set of recommendations from the 50 strong industry members directed at Government... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Oct 4, 2022
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Carbon America, the first vertically integrated carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) super developer, has reached an agreement with Bridgeport Ethanol to develop a carbon capture and storage project in Nebraska.
The project will capture and store approximately 175,000 tons of carbon dioxide (CO₂) per year, equivalent to 95% of total emissions from the ethanol facility’s... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Oct 3, 2022
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OMV, the international integrated oil, gas and chemicals’ company has set itself the goal of expanding its low carbon business and its range of low carbon energy.
In the geothermal sector, OMV sees its strength in its extensive expertise along with experience above and below ground, its existing reservoirs and infrastructure, and the strong market growth in Europe.
OMV’s... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Sep 29, 2022
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Members of the North London Waste Authority (NLWA) have agreed to invest in initial services to develop carbon capture at the Edmonton EcoPark in the UK.
NLWA is constructing a new Energy Recovery Facility as part of the North London Heat and Power Project.
The new plant will use waste as a resource to generate efficient, low-carbon heat and power for local homes... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Sep 29, 2022
Pipelines
Maire Tecnimont’s subsidiary NextChem has been awarded a Pre-FEED engineering services contract by MadoquaPower2X.
The Portuguese/Dutch/Danish consortium led by Madoqua Renewables along with CIP’s Energy Transition Fund and Power2X aim to develop and operate an integrated renewable hydrogen and green ammonia plant located in Sines, Portugal.
The purpose of... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Sep 28, 2022
Pipelines
Concerns have been raised that possible sabotage could have been behind the leaks discovered at two gas pipelines linking Russia and Europe in the Baltic Sea.
European leaders believe this to be the case after seismologists reported explosions around the Nord Stream pipelines.
European commission president Ursula Von der Leyen said the Nord Stream II leaks were due to... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Sep 28, 2022
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Essar Oil UK has announced it has signed an offtake agreement with Vertex Hydrogen for the supply of 280MW of hydrogen.
The hydrogen will then be used to help decarbonise Essar’s existing production facilities including the new hydrogen powered furnace which was delivered in August.
Vertex, a joint venture between Essar and Progressive Energy, is developing the first... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Sep 27, 2022
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TotalEnergies has been selected as the first international partner in the 16 Mtpa North Field South (NFS) LNG project.
This follows its selection as the first partner for the 32 million ton per annum (Mtpa) North Field East (NFE) liquefied natural gas (LNG) project.
TotalEnergies will obtain a 9.375% participating interest in the NFS project – out of a total 25% interest... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Sep 26, 2022
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INEOS and its partners in the Solsort Unit, Danoil and Nordsøfonden, have agreed on a final investment decision on the Solsort West field in the Danish part of the North Sea after getting approval from the Danish Energy Agency.
The Solsort development consist of two wells.
The oil and gas will be produced via the Syd Arne installation operated by INEOS and the first... [Read More]