INEOS produced bio-based high-density polyethylene (HDPE) has been used to create the world’s first fully sustainable gas pipeline. Installed by French gas utility network operator, GRDF, the pipeline only uses the low carbon footprint polymer. The new pipeline will be installed in Clermont Auvergne Métropole, in the French city of Clermont-Ferrand, as part of a... [Read More]

bp has agreed to acquire GETEC ENERGIE - a leading independent supplier of energy to commercial and industrial (C&I) customers in Germany. On completion, the acquisition will materially expand bp’s European power and gas C&I supply presence. The acquisition of GETEC ENERGIE, which has over 20 years of experience, expertise and customer relationships, is aligned with... [Read More]

Exolum is going to construct a green hydrogen production plant and refuelling station in the Tees Valley as part of the Tees Valley Hydrogen Vehicle Ecosystem project. The project, which has been awarded £7 million (€8.1 million) of grant support from the Department for Transport in partnership with Innovate UK under the Tees Valley Hydrogen Transport Hub Competition,... [Read More]

The Canada Energy Regulator (CER) has approved a request for a change in construction for the final stretch of the Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion project, Reuters reported. The $23.05 billion (€21 billion) expansion will nearly triple the flow of crude on Trans Mountain from Alberta to Canada's Pacific Coast. Trans Mountain, a Canadian-government owned corporation,... [Read More]

Cheshire West & Chester Council in the North West of England has approved plans by EET Hydrogen for the first large-scale, low-carbon hydrogen production plant (HPP1) in the UK, located at the Stanlow Manufacturing Complex in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire. Consisting of two plants (HPP1 and HPP2), the hydrogen hub will enable local industrial and power generation businesses... [Read More]

Niger expects to export its first barrels of crude oil through a new Niger-Benin pipeline in January. The PetroChina-backed export pipeline project was officially launched on November 1, linking Niger's Agadem oilfield to the Benin port of Cotonou. Storage tanks in Cotonou are currently being filled and should be done by January, when the commercialisation phase will... [Read More]

Saipem has completed its work on a system of pipelines in Saudi Arabia to produce more gas for local consumption as an alternative to oil. The service company said it had completed the South Gas Compression Plant Pipelines project. Saipem has procured and built more than 700 km of pipelines of various diameters. It also provided flowlines, trunklines and transmission... [Read More]

Engie Brasil said it had reached a deal to sell a 15% stake in natural gas pipeline firm TAG to Canadian investment fund Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ) for 3.1 billion reais (€586 million). CDPQ will raise its stake in TAG to 50%, while Engie Brasil will own 17.5% and its French parent company will hold the rest, giving it an indirect 50% stake, Reuters... [Read More]

Hundreds of jobs will be created across the UK in a world-leading hydrogen industry from the South West of England to the Highlands of Scotland, backed by £2 billion (€2.3 billion) in government funding over the next 15 years. Energy Security Secretary Claire Coutinho announced backing for 11 major projects to produce green hydrogen – through a process known as electrolysis... [Read More]

Topsoe has been selected by Essar Oil UK to be a technology licensor for its carbon capture facility, based in Stanlow, North West England. Topsoe will deliver its SNOX™ technology for the removal of nitrogen oxides, sulphur dioxide, carbon monoxide, dust and other contaminants from the flue gas emitted in the production process. Topsoe’s technology will be one... [Read More]

Technip Energies will provide Proprietary Technology, Engineering, and Procurement services for Dow’s net-zero Scope 1 and 2 emissions integrated ethylene cracker in Canada. Technip Energies provided an Extended Basic Engineering Package for this new ethylene plant in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, including the cracking furnaces and the downstream separation section. The... [Read More]

Valmet and Saipem have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to develop joint solutions to decarbonise the industrial sectors that face significant challenges in reducing their greenhouse gas emissions. The companies will collaborate to offer effective solutions combining Saipem’s technologies for CO2 management with the heat recovery and flue gas treatment units... [Read More]

enfinium is investing up to £800 million (€930 million) over the project lifecycle in carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology at one of its UK sites in West Yorkshire. With plans to be operational from 2030, the project will provide the UK with vital carbon removals, decarbonise unrecyclable waste and generate over 90 MW of baseload, homegrown carbon negative... [Read More]

Hy2gen has announced the successful acquisition of kiwi AG in Werlte, Lower Saxony, Germany. The acquisition includes what is currently the world's largest operating power-to-eMethane plant in Werlte. The integration of kiwi AG marks an important milestone for Hy2gen, as it means the internationally active company is now entering into the production of renewable hydrogen... [Read More]

Serbia has successfully completed the interconnector to a pipeline in Bulgaria which would allow the Balkan country to diversify its gas supplies and reduce its dependence on Russia. Reuters reported that the interconnector will make operational the pipeline from the town of Novi Iskar in Bulgaria to the Serbian city of Nis, allowing Belgrade to access gas from Azerbaijan... [Read More]

Shell sees a $5 billion (€4.6 billion) offshore oil investment opportunity in Nigeria and the oil and gas major aims to spend a further $1 billion (€0.92 billion) in five to 10 years, Reuters reported. Nigerian President Bola Tinubu held talks with Shell's Zoe Yujnovich in a move to attract capital to Africa's top energy producer, presidential spokesperson Ajuri Ngelale... [Read More]