Nov 18, 2021
MoU signed to develop new green ammonia technologies
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Nov 18, 2021
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Wood has been awarded a five-year framework contract by National Grid to provide digitalisation and control upgrades for their gas transmission assets across the UK.
Gas compressor and gas measurement stations are an integral part of the UK’s national gas transmission system, helping to maintain the pressure, gas quality and flowrate as stipulated by National Grid and... [Read More]
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Nov 17, 2021
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Germany has suspended its approval process for the controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline.
The pipeline, if approved, would double the country’s reliance on Russian gas. Energy markets across Europe surged after the German energy regulator suspended its certification process, Reuters reported.
UK gas prices for next month surged 9.3% on November 16 to 223 pence... [Read More]
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Nov 16, 2021
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Clariant is expanding its presence in Africa, Southeast Asia, the Commonwealth of Independent States, Europe, the North Sea and the Middle East.
This investment includes a new commercial hub and a oil services facility — the Eastern Hemisphere Technical Centre (EHTC), which will open in early 2022 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE).
“These investments are part... [Read More]
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Nov 10, 2021
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Phillips 66 has announced it intends to reduce greenhouse gas emissions intensity from its operations and energy products by 2030.
The company plans to reduce Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions intensity from operations by 30% and Scope 3 emissions intensity of its energy products by 15%, below 2019 levels.
“We believe our targets will drive innovation and create shareholder... [Read More]
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Nov 9, 2021
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Honeywell and ZoneFlow Reactor Technologies have announced a joint agreement to commercialise ZoneFlow Reactor Technology.
This technology promises to provide a step-change improvement in the efficiency and carbon intensity of steam methane reforming for the production of hydrogen.
When coupled with Honeywell H2 Solutions’ carbon capture for hydrogen production, the... [Read More]
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Nov 8, 2021
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US President Joe Biden’s landmark investment in hydrogen infrastructure bill has been approved.
While only half the size of what was initially intended, the new $8 billion (€6.9 billion) funding for the Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations will form a key part of the nation’s decarbonisation efforts.
Rami Reshef, CEO at GenCell, said this was a positive step forward... [Read More]
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Nov 8, 2021
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The British government has approached Qatar to seek a long-term gas deal to shore up supplies as a natural gas shortage in Europe has led to soaring wholesale prices.
British ministers and their counterparts from the world's largest producer of liquefied natural gas (LNG) have held talks over a long-term arrangement where Qatar would become a "supplier of last resort”,... [Read More]
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Nov 3, 2021
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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... [Read More]
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Nov 3, 2021
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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... [Read More]
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Oct 29, 2021
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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... [Read More]
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Oct 22, 2021
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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... [Read More]
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Oct 21, 2021
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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... [Read More]
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Oct 20, 2021
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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,... [Read More]
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Oct 20, 2021
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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... [Read More]
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Oct 18, 2021
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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... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Oct 15, 2021
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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... [Read More]
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