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Sarawak Shell has agreed to sell its stake in two offshore production sharing contracts (PSC) in the Baram Delta to Petroleum Sarawak Exploration and Production.
The sale by the subsidiary of Shell concerns non-operated interests of 40% in the amended 2011 Baram Delta EOR Production Sharing Contract and 50% in the SK 307 Production Sharing Contract.
The remaining interests in both PSCs are…
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When selecting an appropriate material to meet the needs of an application, a balance of functionality and cost-effectiveness must be met. The feature has been put together by Alex Eanniello, applications engineer at Garlock Sealing Technologies.
The correlation between performance and savings has many more variables than simply the cost of a diaphragm compared to how long it functions before…
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Bedford Pumps has provided two of their fish friendly pumps to a chemical plant in Runcorn in the UK to aid in the chemical process.
INOVYN ChlorVinyls, part of INEOS, is Europe’s leading producer of vinyls and manufactures in eight countries across Europe. Their Runcorn site which focuses on the production of chlorine, caustic soda and chlorinated derivatives, produces chemicals for a wide…
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Saudi Aramco and Shandong Energy Group have agreed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on integrated refining and petrochemical opportunities in China.
The MoU includes a potential crude oil supply agreement and chemicals products offtake agreement, supporting Aramco’s role in building a thriving downstream sector in Shandong Province.
The scope of the MoU extends to cooperation across…
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Millions of pounds of work to enhance how wastewater is treated before being released to the environment is being invested in the Pagham area of the UK.
Southern Water and their delivery partners GTb will be installing new treatment equipment, tanks and pumps to improve the way wastewater is treated at the works.
This work is park of Southern Water’s commitment to improve the quality of…
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AUMA’s new PROFOX actuators have been operating successfully at Zandvliet wastewater treatment plant in Cape Town, South Africa.
The customer has been pleased with the reliability of the new actuators and their outstanding configuration flexibility since they have been in operation for more than a year.
Zandvliet is one of the first plants worldwide to be equipped with AUMA’s new PROFOX…
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Landfill operators are required to capture and control landfill gas (LFG) as part of the US Environmental Protection Agency’s New Source Performance Standards (NSPS).
These rules are focused on reducing emissions of methane-rich landfill gas from new, modified, and reconstructed municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills.
The regulations require that landfills perform surface emission monitoring…
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KROHNE has announced the addition of three 24 GHz and three 80 GHz OPTIWAVE radar level transmitters to its product line, which complement the existing 10 GHz devices.
The entire range of OPTIWAVE 2-wire loop-powered FMCW radar level transmitters for liquids and solids is ideally suited to industries from chemical and petrochemical to mining, minerals and metals processing and cover liquid and…
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The North West Hydrogen Alliance (NWHA) has further bolstered its ranks with three new members looking at the potential of nuclear to support the roll out of hydrogen in the North West.
TÜV UK, Urenco and the University of Liverpool are the latest to join the NWHA, with their sights firmly set on the role of nuclear power in the production of low carbon hydrogen.
Nuclear power can be used to…
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Digital technology company InfoTiles has won the opportunity to demonstrate its water management platform with a municipality in western Switzerland.
The BlueArk Challange is a call for projects that aim to solve water management challenges using open innovation ideas and technologies.
The InfoTiles software will be developed and implemented in collaboration with Fully, a municipality in the…
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bp has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Government of Egypt to explore the potential for establishing a new green hydrogen production facility in the country.
The MoU was signed by bp, Egypt’s New and Renewable Energy Authority (NREA), the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC), the General Authority for Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) and the Sovereign Fund of…
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Woodside Energy has entered into a gas sales agreement with Qenos for the supply of natural gas from its equity position in Bass Strait in the south-eastern Australian state of Victoria.
The GSA covers the supply of 4.5 petajoules of gas in 2023 for use at Qenos’ polyethylene manufacturing facilities at Altona in Victoria and Botany Bay in New South Wales.
Woodside executive vice president…
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Shareholders have approved plans for an additional £2 billion (€2.32 billion) of expenditure aimed at improving performance and outcomes for customers, leakage and river health and to accelerate delivery of Thames Water’s turnaround.
Thames Water hasapproved a £11.5 billion (€13.3 billion) business plan for the current regulatory period ending 31 March 2025, developed by its executive…
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An initiative by 18 companies led by the Port of Rotterdam Authority has kicked off a study into the possible establishment of a large-scale ammonia cracker to enable imports of 1 million tons of hydrogen per year.
The participants have commissioned Fluor to study possibilities for a large central cracking facility in the port area to convert imported ammonia.
The hydrogen can then be used in…
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A large Indian water purification company has increased the efficiency and reliability of its water purification plant with new Wanner Hydra-Cell pumps.
The plant previously had to slow or stop operations due to frequent leakages and a lack of reliability in critical pumps. The company quickly spotted the problem and, working with Wanner International, found a solution.
The Hydra-Cells (G35s,…
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Process filter maker Amazon Filters has added more capacity to its housing component manufacturing with two semi-automated CNC mills going live.
Their purchase and implementation are the latest stages in a £1 million (€1.15 million) investment programme at the Surrey-based firm, which supplies all industries worldwide that rely on process filtration.
Capital expenditure on new machinery…
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A new treatment plant with a cost-effective biological treatment process has won the coveted State Excellence Award from Alabama’s Water Environment Association (AWEA).
The Sequencing Batch Reactor (SBR) from Lakeside Equipment Corporation was specified by the plant’s designers, CDG, Inc for its robustness, ease of operation and scalability for future needs.
The Southside, AL plant, for…
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Pennzoil-Quaker State Company, a subsidiary of Shell, has acquired a 49% interest in Blue Tide Environmental a company focused on building a global network of lubricant recycling facilities.
Blue Tide is owned by Tailwater Capital, a private equity firm that takes an integrated approach to investing in energy and environmental infrastructure solutions.
The company is making progress on a 5,000…
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