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Feb 22, 2024
Oil Dynamics signs new submersible pump contract
Chemical/Petrochemcial News
Feb 21, 2024
Other
The Chemical Business Association (CBA) has released results from the latest quarterly supply chain survey, which shows a cautious but growing optimism throughout the CBA membership for the months ahead.
The most recent survey portrays a supply chain that is gradually strengthening, with 29% of respondents reporting improvements in their order books over the previous... [Read More]
Features
Feb 21, 2024
The American Petroleum Institute (API) and Ukrnafta, Ukraine's leading national oil company, have signed a historic memorandum of understanding (MoU) to promote the adoption of API natural gas and oil standards within the war-torn country.
The agreement affirms both parties’ commitment to enhancing the European country’s energy independence and its transition away... [Read More]
Pipelines
Feb 20, 2024
Thames Water has reached the final stages of its project to protect future water supply across Swindon in the UK.
The £45 million (€52 million) project includes a new 13.7 km pipeline which runs between Faringdon and Blunsdon.
Construction of the Faringdon to Blunsdon pipeline commenced in May 2021 and is due to come into service this spring, with the overall project... [Read More]
Other News
Feb 20, 2024
The British Pump Manufacturers Association (BPMA) has raised concerns about the announcement from the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) regarding the prevalence of non-compliant circulator pumps in the UK market.
The revelation that recent market inspections identified 85% of imports of these products as non-compliant underscores the urgent need for action... [Read More]
Chemical/Petrochemcial News
Feb 19, 2024
Pipelines
Topsoe has signed an engineering agreement with Approtium, a leading South Korean industrial supplier of hydrogen, to deliver its proven ammonia cracking technology H2RETAKE™ - converting low-carbon ammonia into hydrogen.
Topsoe will deliver its technology to Approtium’s landmark project in Ulsan, South Korea. The facility is projected to produce 75,000 metric tons... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Feb 19, 2024
Pipelines
Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies said its project Green Hydrogen@Blue Danube has been officially notified by the European Commission of the European Union within the framework of the Important Projects of Common European Interest (IPCEI) Hydrogen.
Green Hydrogen@Blue Danube focuses on the use of the LOHC benzyltoluene as a carrier for the safe and efficient transport of... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Feb 16, 2024
Pipelines
Air Liquide and Dow have renewed their industrial gas supply agreement in Stade - one of the largest chemical production sites in Lower Saxony, Germany.
Air Liquide will supply industrial gases under a long-term agreement and invest close to €40 million in the modernisation of its assets, enabling operational efficiency and reducing CO2 emissions.
Air Liquide will... [Read More]
Pipelines
Feb 16, 2024
Three UK water utilities have agreed orders for the installation of a total of 30 hybrid- submerged aerated filters (SAF) modular biological treatment units from wastewater treatment specialist WCS Environmental Engineering (WCSEE).
The contracts with Anglian Water, Scottish Water and United Utilities demonstrate growing demand for this adaptable wastewater... [Read More]
Features
Feb 15, 2024
Aramco, one of the world’s leading integrated energy and chemicals companies, is further advancing the development of emissions reduction solutions including lower-carbon hydrogen, Direct Air Capture (DAC) of carbon dioxide, a novel approach to CO2 storage that involves turning carbon dioxide into stone and the harnessing of geothermal energy.
Emission targets
The... [Read More]
Pipelines
Feb 15, 2024
A new water main has been successfully installed in Catterick in the UK following a scheme to improve the delivery of clean water to Yorkshire Water customers.
Working with partner Morrison Water Services, the £1.7 million (€2 million) scheme saw 6.5 km mains installed through rural land, using a horizontal drilling technique to ensure that surface disturbance on farmland... [Read More]
Valves
Feb 14, 2024
A major French utility is planning to retrofit more of its facilities with Thordon’s SXL polymer radial shaft seals, following successful trials.
Operated by Électricité de France (EDF), Brittany’s La Rance Power Plant is one of the world's largest tidal power stations, with 24 turbines whose peak output is 240 megawatts (MW), and averaging 57 MW. Its annual power... [Read More]
Pipelines
Feb 14, 2024
Using cloud-based platforms for more efficient leak detection was the subject of an Ovarro presentation at the Philippine Association of Water Districts (PAWD) annual convention.
Channel manager Craig Abbott highlighted Ovarro cloud solutions that analysed network noise to provide actionable information for leakage reduction.
They include LeakInsight, a new cloud-based... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Feb 14, 2024
Pipelines
Wood has been selected as owner’s engineer on a major green hydrogen production project in Teruel, Spain.
The first-of-a-kind Catalina Project, developed by a consortium led by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners through its Copenhagen Infrastructure Energy Transition Fund I K/S, will combine 1.5GW of wind and solar energy to power a 500-MW electrolyser producing green... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Feb 13, 2024
Pipelines
Linde is supplying Celanese with carbon dioxide captured from its state-of-the-art carbon monoxide and hydrogen production facility at Clear Lake, Texas.
Celanese will use the captured carbon dioxide and resulting clean hydrogen, along with other carbon dioxide sources, as feedstock to produce methanol with a lower carbon intensity at its Fairway Methanol LLC joint venture... [Read More]