OPEC oil output has fallen only slightly in June as increases in Iraq and Nigeria limited the impact of cutbacks by others, a Reuters’ survey revealed. The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries has pumped 28.18 million barrels per day (bpd) in June, down 50,000 bpd from May's revised figure. In May, output dropped by 240,000 bpd as the latest cut took... [Read More]

The chief executive of the company that owns British Gas Energy said consumers’ bills are likely to stay high for the foreseeable future. Centrica chief executive Chris O'Shea said while he believes the worst of the energy crisis was over, risks still remained. A new price cap comes into effect over the weekend on June 24 which will see households in the UK with typical... [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]

Consumers will not be hit with higher bills if the UK government takes Thames Water into temporary public ownership to tackle its rising debt. In an interview with Sky News, health minister Neil O'Brien said there were contingency plans in place to make sure people would continue to have access to water and that their bills wouldn't change n the event that the government... [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]

Wanner published findings of research showing that a Hydra-Cell seal-less, multi-diaphragm pump reduced the shear degradation in a polymer solution by over 90% compared to a plunger pump. The independent testing was conducted by a professor specialising in enhanced oil-recovery and transport in porous media at the University of Wyoming. The testing investigated how... [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]

Long Son Petrochemicals, owned by SCG Chemicals, will start commercial production at its petrochemical complex in southern Vietnam in September. The company is in the process of testing each operating unit at the complex, Siam Cement Group's Roongrote Rangsiyopas. Testing will be completed in July or August, so commercial operations could start around September, Reuters... [Read More]

TotalEnergies has signed an agreement with Petronas and Mitsui to develop a carbon storage project in Southeast Asia. The partners will evaluate several CO2 storage sites in the Malay Basin, including both saline aquifers and depleted offshore fields. This partnership aims to develop a CO2 merchant storage service to decarbonise industrial customers in Asia. Through... [Read More]

A company at the forefront of the British clean energy industry has secured almost £4 million (€4.6 million) in government funding to make its biomass and waste-to-hydrogen plants even greener by using carbon capture. Compact Syngas Solutions (CSS) has won £3.9 million (€4.5 million) from the Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (H2BECCS) Innovation Programme,... [Read More]

Mapal has surpassed its fund target of £400,000 via Crowdcube, with 475 new investors choosing to inject over £467,000 (€546,000) into the business that has completed over 100 installations of its energy-saving, wastewater aeration solutions. Due to the high demand, the deadline to invest was extended by 14 days as more and more parties expressed their interest in... [Read More]

Aramco and TotalEnergies awarded Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contracts for the $11 billion (€10 billion) Amiral complex - a future world scale petrochemicals facility expansion at the SATORP refinery in Saudi Arabia. The award of EPC contracts for main process units and associated utilities marks the start of construction work on this joint project,... [Read More]

Pumps play an essential role behind the scenes of our everyday lives, keeping water for municipalities and crop irrigation moving, enabling power generation, supporting oil and gas and manufacturing processes. Societies will never know how much they depend on these vital assets and how many pumps have influenced our lives. Something that facilities do not consider... [Read More]

ABB is collaborating with Lhyfe, a world pioneer in the production of renewable hydrogen, and Skyborn, a global leader in renewable energy, to jointly realise and optimise one of Europe’s most ambitious renewable hydrogen projects ever, SoutH2Port. The new hydrogen production plant, operated by Lhyfe and Skyborn, will be located in the municipality of Söderhamn, Sweden.... [Read More]