The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $50.4 million (€46 million) in annual funding to states and territories for communities most in need of access to clean and safe drinking water. The funding will support projects and activities in underserved, small and disadvantaged communities to access and invest in water infrastructure and comply with the Safe... [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]

INEOS has signed a deal to acquire TotalEnergies’ 50% share of Naphtachimie (720 ktpa steam cracker), Appryl (300 ktpa polypropylene business), Gexaro (270 ktpa aromatics business) and 3TC (naphtha storage), which are currently joint ventures. A number of other infrastructure assets are also contained in the deal including part of TotalEnergies ethylene pipeline network... [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]

Solenis, a leading manufacturer of speciality chemicals used in water-intensive industries, has completed its previously announced acquisition of Diversey Holdings as part of a $4.6 billion (€4.2 billion) deal. With the acquisition, Solenis has grown to an enterprise operating in over 130 countries with 71 manufacturing facilities and more than 15,000 employees. Headquartered... [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]

Samotics has partnered with Partners in Performance to deliver enhanced condition monitoring and energy efficiency services to key global industries, enabling digital transformation and improved performance. As Samotics expands its global operations and helps more organisations access the benefits of predictive maintenance, this partnership with marks a significant milestone... [Read More]

More than £8 million (€9.3 million) of work is set to begin at Ashlett Creek Fawley Wastewater Treatment Works (WTW) in the UK to help improve water quality, reduce storm overflows and plan for future growth. The scheme at the works in Fawley in the New Forest, includes building a new storm tank, increasing the existing storm storage capacity at the treatment works... [Read More]

The successful integration of technology companies Ovarro and ControlPoint is delivering a unique one-stop-shop for leakage reduction, detection and prevention. Leak detection specialist Ovarro acquired digital quality assurance supplier ControlPoint in March 2021. ControlPoint provides technical services to ensure correct installation of a range of pipe jointing methods,... [Read More]

Celeros Flow Technology has helped a major steel products manufacturer to rectify downtime issues caused by frequent filter change-outs at its production facility. Using its unique on-site Gas Filtration Test Skid, Celeros Flow Technology was able to conduct detailed analysis of the solid and liquid contaminants in the gas stream without interruption to normal operations.... [Read More]

Companies in the process industries sector — from wastewater treatment providers to metal or pulp and paper plants — face an extremely challenging operating climate this year and beyond. Around the world, authorities are tightening environmental regulations, which govern chemical usage and disposal in process and wastewater treatment. Energy consumption is also... [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]

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]