The US is set to continue to lead global liquefied natural gas (LNG) liquefaction capacity additions, contributing 46% of the total LNG liquefaction capacity additions between 2023 and 2027, according to new data. GlobalData’s latest report, “LNG Liquefaction Terminals Capacity and Capital Expenditure (CapEx) Forecast by Region, Key Countries, Companies and Projects... [Read More]

INEOS has finalised a 50/50 joint venture with SINOPEC for the Tianjin Nangang Ethylene Project in China. This was originally announced in December 2022. SINOPEC is currently constructing the plant, which is expected to be on-stream by next April. The petrochemical complex includes a 1.2 million tpy cracker, a new 500 000 tpy high-density polyethylene plant to produce... [Read More]

Wood is working with National Gas to ensure Britain’s gas transmission system is secure and sustainable. National Gas currently operates the entire GB gas transmission system and has appointed Wood to digitally upgrade 7,600 km of essential pipelines, compressor stations and terminal infrastructure as part of their commitment to energy transition. Through a five-year... [Read More]

Cummins and Chevron USA have announced a memorandum of understanding to work together in hydrogen, natural gas and other lower carbon fuel value chains. The announcement expands the two companies’ previous strategic collaboration on hydrogen and renewable natural gas and is expected to encompass other liquid renewable fuels, such as renewable gasoline blends, biodiesel... [Read More]

bp and OMV have signed a long-term sale and purchase agreement (SPA) covering supply of up to 1 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) per year for 10 years from 2026. Under the terms of the agreement, bp will provide OMV with LNG from its diverse and global portfolio of LNG, which will be received and re-gasified through the Gate LNG terminal in Rotterdam, The... [Read More]

Yorkshire Water has signed 15-year agreements with SGN Commercial Services and Centrica Energy Trading that will see biomethane gas to grid plants introduced at its Knostrop and Blackburn Meadows wastewater treatment works. Biogas is produced as a by-product of Yorkshire Water’s sewage wastewater treatment processes and can be upgraded to separate methane from the other... [Read More]

Kent which is an engineering company in the area of oil and gas, carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS), and hydrogen (H2) technologies, has partnered with The University of Manchester to produce new syngas and blue hydrogen technology. The RECYCLE project (REthinking low Carbon hYdrogen production by Chemical Looping rEforming), a £ 5.1 million multi-organisation... [Read More]

TotalEnergies and its partner SOCAR have begun production of the first phase of development of the Absheron gas and condensate field in the Caspian Sea - around 100 km south-east of Baku. This first phase connects a subsea production well to a new gas processing platform, itself linked to Azerbaijan’s existing facilities in Oil Rocks. It has production capacity of... [Read More]

Renewable green hydrogen firm Lhyfe will develop a 70 MW green hydrogen plant in Perl, Saarland, Germany. Construction is scheduled to begin in the first half of 2027. The plant is planned to deliver up to 30 tons of green hydrogen per day into the pipeline of the mosaHYc hydrogen island network. Existing pipelines around Völkingen, Germany, Carling, France, Bouzonville,... [Read More]

Essar Oil has signed an agreement with Oikos Storage, the Essex-based storer of refined petroleum products, to expand its operations into London and the south east of England. Essar will store and distribute middle distillate fuels at Oikos’ Canvey Island facility to serve the Thames region. The agreement will leverage Oikos’ connectivity to the United Kingdom Oil... [Read More]

Port of Bilbao and Port of Amsterdam, together with the Energy Agency of the Basque Government (EVE), Petronor, SkyNRG, Evos Amsterdam and Zenith Energy Terminals, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop a renewable hydrogen corridor between Bilbao and Amsterdam. The Dutch Minister for Climate and Energy Policy Rob Jetten said: “In order to realise... [Read More]

Lhyfe, one of the world’s pioneers in green and renewable hydrogen production, has been selected by Epinal Urban Community to create a green hydrogen fuel chain due in late 2027. Lhyfe aims to build a site producing green and renewable hydrogen for otherwise-difficult-to-decarbonise uses in the transport sector and industry. Lhyfe produces its green and renewable hydrogen... [Read More]

Partners in the Israeli offshore gas project Leviathan said they would invest $568 million (€522 million) to build a third pipeline that will allow increased natural gas production and exports, Reuters reported. Leviathan came online at the end of 2019 and produces 12 billion cubic metres (bcm) of gas per year for sale to Israel, Egypt and Jordan. The idea is to boost... [Read More]

KEW Technology has secured over £4.4 million (€5.1 million) of funding to take its successful research into waste-to-hydrogen technology solutions into ‘real-world’ demonstration at its Sustainable Energy Centre facility in the West Midlands, UK. The award from the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero’s Hydrogen BECCS (Bio-Energy with Carbon Capture and... [Read More]

Neste Corporation, Gasgrid Finland, Helen Ltd and Vantaa Energy have in collaboration started preliminary studies on the development of an industrial hydrogen valley in the Uusimaa region, Finland. This joint effort is a step forward in driving Finland towards a leading hydrogen economy in Europe that creates industrial investment opportunities and supports Finland’s... [Read More]

China's longest deepwater oil and gas pipeline has entered the final stage before operation. This follows the completion of the pipeline in waters off South China's Hainan Province, China Media Group reported. The 115.5-kilometer trunk pipeline utilises 20-inch large-diameter seamless steel pipes and bimetallic composite pipes. "We have successfully resolved world-class... [Read More]