Jan 24, 2023
Germany urged to speed up hydrogen plans
Oil and Gas News
Jan 23, 2023
Pipelines
Multiple oil pipeline outages across western Canada have disrupted petroleum flows to the US and global markets.
Bloomberg reported that two of Canada's largest oil-sands upgrading facilities - Syncrude and Canadian Natural Resources’ Horizon - have dealt with disruptions, causing supply cuts to customers that prompted Enbridge to seek more crude for its Mainline system,... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Jan 20, 2023
Pipelines
Evides Industriewater has completed a feasibility study on the supply of demineralised water to large-scale green hydrogen projects.
The study was undertaken using Evides’ existing water supply network at the port of Rotterdam.
Water is the essential ingredient in green hydrogen production - the feedstock that is broken down via electrolysis into its constituent elements... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Jan 20, 2023
Pipelines
Germany plans to develop a 1,800 kilometre (1,118 miles) hydrogen energy pipeline network by 2027 according to an economy ministry draft strategy paper.
The paper also envisages Germany fostering the use of blue hydrogen and importing it during a transition period towards green hydrogen, Reuters reported.
Europe's largest economy wants to pivot towards cleaner energy... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Jan 19, 2023
Pipelines
Topsoe has been chosen by Mintal Hydrogen to provide technology for the first green ammonia plant in China.
The plant is Topsoe’s first Power-to-X project in the country and includes its process licensing, engineering design package, proprietary equipment and catalysts.
Dajun Yang, managing director China, Topsoe, said: “We are thrilled to be chosen for this amazing... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Jan 18, 2023
Pipelines
BASF received the ExxonMobil technology qualification for its Durasorb™ Cryo-HRU technology following extensive discussions and technical evaluation.
Durasorb Cryo-HRU is an LNG pre-treatment technology that removes both heavy hydrocarbons (HHCs, including C8+ and BTEX) and water from natural gas prior to entering the liquefaction section of the plant.
Removal of... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Jan 18, 2023
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bp will evaluate the feasibility of building a new hydrogen hub in Germany.
The project, which would be located in Wilhelmshaven, is expected to include an industry leading ammonia cracker which could provide up to 130,000 tons of low-carbon hydrogen from green ammonia per year, from 2028.
The cracker converts the green ammonia into green hydrogen by splitting the larger... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Jan 17, 2023
Pipelines
Raven SR, Chevron New Energies and Hyzon Motors are collaborating to commercialise operations of a green waste-to-hydrogen production facility in Richmond.
The facility will eventually supply hydrogen fuel to transportation markets in northern California.
Raven SR will be the operator of the facility, which is targeted to come online in the first quarter of 2024.
To... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Jan 17, 2023
Pipelines
Shell Oman has sealed a letter of intent with Oman’s Ministry of Energy and Minerals to explore the deployment of liquified synthetic gas (LSG) in Oman.
LSG is produced when renewable hydrogen is combined with captured carbon dioxide to produce natural gas which is then liquefied.
This low-carbon gas can be directly introduced to existing gas networks and infrastructure,... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Jan 16, 2023
Pipelines
TotalEnergies has announced the start-up of the Deutsche Ostsee LNG import terminal for liquefied natural gas (LNG).
Operated by Deutsche ReGas and located in Lubmin on the German Baltic Sea coast, the site’s official inauguration has taken place, attended by German Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
This project, to which TotalEnergies is contributing a floating storage... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Jan 12, 2023
Pipelines
Topsoe and Fidelis New Energy have entered into a global alliance for technology used for producing carbon neutral hydrogen.
The alliance pairs Topsoe’s hydrogen process portfolio with FidelisH2™ technology for reduction of lifecycle carbon emissions in hydrogen production. Combined, the alliance solution enables the production of hydrogen from natural gas with a... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Jan 6, 2023
Pipelines
US operator Colonial Pipeline has closed down one of its lines delivering fuel to the north-east coast following a spill in Virginia.
Colonial Pipeline was forced to shut down Line 3 for unplanned maintenance after product spilled at the Witt delivery station near Danville, Virginia.
The impact of the product release was contained within Colonia’s property, the company... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Jan 4, 2023
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Iberdrola Australia and hydrogen developer ABEL Energy will build a green hydrogen and green methanol production plant at Bell Bay in northern Tasmania in Australia.
The project, called Bell Bay Powerfuels, is backed by the Australian government and will involve an investment of €1.1 billion.
Bell Bay Powerfuels will produce 200,000 tonnes of green methanol per year... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Jan 3, 2023
Pipelines
India is planning a $2 billion (€1.9 billion) incentive programme for the green hydrogen industry in a bid become a major exporter in the field and to cut emissions.
The incentive aims to reduce the production cost of green hydrogen by a fifth over the next five years, said a senior government official and an industry manager working in renewable energy, Reuters reported.
The... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Jan 3, 2023
Pipelines
Chevron is among a group of multinational companies looking at the US Gulf Coast as a central hub for the development of hydrogen and ammonia.
The company is working with Air Liquide, LyondellBasell and Uniper to study the potential for a hydrogen and ammonia production facility.
The three companies have zeroed in on the area because the existing energy infrastructure... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Dec 22, 2022
Pipelines
Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) supplier Flogas Britain has completed a deal with North Sea Midstream Partners Limited (NSMP) and Exolum.
The deal will see up to 120,000 tonnes of LPG turned inland at Teesside from October 2023.
The deal is set to boost the resilience of off-grid energy across the north of England and Scotland, providing security of supply to homes and... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Dec 21, 2022
Pipelines
Fulcrum BioEnergy has successfully produced a low-carbon synthetic crude oil using landfill waste as a feedstock at its Sierra bioFuels plant - the world’s first commercial-scale landfill waste-to-fuels plant.
This achievement positions Fulcrum as a renewable fuels leader producing and selling net-zero carbon fuel.
“This accomplishment is a watershed moment for... [Read More]
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