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Shell Chemical Appalachia, a subsidiary of Shell, has commenced operations of its Pennsylvania Chemical project - Shell Polymers Monaca (SPM).
The Pennsylvania facility is the first major polyethylene manufacturing complex in the north-eastern United States and has a designed output of 1.6 million tonnes annually.
“Building this world-class facility is a fantastic achievement and one the…
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bp has successfully loaded the first LNG cargo from Mozambique’s offshore Coral Sul FLNG facility - the country’s first LNG project and first floating LNG facility deployed in waters off the African continent.
Under its long-term contract, bp will purchase 100% of LNG output from Coral Sul FLNG which has the capacity to produce up to of 3.4 million tonnes of LNG per year.
bp continues to…
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Flowmeters
Magnetic flowmeters are running neck and neck with Coriolis meters as a revenue leader in the global flowmeter market, according to a new study from Flow Research, The World Market for Magnetic Flowmeters.
The new study found that the worldwide magmeter market totaled $1.6 billion (€1.6 billion) in 2019, slightly ahead of the Coriolis market. In 2020, the magmeter market dropped slightly below…
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Filtration specialists Axium Process have launched a membrane separation rental service developed specifically to bypass traditional concerns and provide a fast-track solution. Axium’s new service is a valuable resource for fast or temporary technical filtration solutions that would normally involve time-consuming research and risky commitments to large capital investment.
Offering…
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Axens has acquired HydroThane Holding BV, an engineering company specialising in biological technologies for the treatment of industrial wastewater streams to protect the environment.
The biogas produced through this technology can be further valorised after biochemical and chemical desulphurisation process, part of HydroThane’s portfolio.
Based in 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands,…
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Valves
IMI Saudi Industry has unveiled a new 5,000 m2 facility in Dammam to supply innovative valve solutions.
The new facility was officially opened on 8 November by IMI Critical Engineering’s Divisional managing director, Jackie Hu and Middle East, Africa and India’s regional president Tarak Chhaya.
Officials from IMI’s customer base in Saudi Arabia, spanning integrated oil and gas majors to…
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International Energy Agency executive director Fatih Birol addressed world leaders on the progress the world has made on clean energy and the challenges it still faces to meet its energy and climate goals.
He delivered a keynote speech last week at the COP27 World Leaders Summit plenary session in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, which was chaired by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Egyptian President…
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A wastewater mixing and aeration system made by Landia has completed five years of uninterrupted service in North Wales at KK Fine Foods.
The company is a manufacturer of high-quality meat, fish and vegetarian meal solutions.
Externally-mounted, the 11kW AirJet comprises venturi nozzles and the Landia Chopper Pump invented by the company back in 1950.
Operating 24/7, this simple yet highly…
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Wood, the global consulting and engineering company, has been awarded the front-end engineering design (FEED) scope for Gen2 Energy’s green hydrogen production facility, located in Mosjøen in northern Norway.
Gen2 Energy is a Norwegian company dedicated to developing, building, owning and operating an integrated value chain for green hydrogen.
The company targets having several large-scale…
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A process filter manufacturer has launched a £1 million (€1.15 million) capital investment programme to strengthen its production capacity and reach into global markets.
Amazon Filters is eyeing a substantial expansion of sales activity after taking on new premises and equipment at its Camberley, Surrey, UK production centre.
The 37-year-old firm has leased an additional 6,500 sq ft…
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8 Rivers Capital and JX Nippon Oil and Gas Exploration Corporation have signed a new memorandum of understanding (MoU).
This is to evaluate the US Gulf Coast for the commercial-scale deployment of 8 Rivers technologies across ammonia and other net-zero projects, including potential projects using CO2-rich natural gas.
This builds on the existing efforts by JX and 8 Rivers under the…
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Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions (WMFTS) has showcased a variety of peristaltic and sinusoidal pumps.
Watson-Marlow cased drive peristaltic pumps offer superior flow stability, providing accurate and repeatable process control for nutrient feed fermentor applications.
The end product of both plant-based and cultivated processes can be extremely difficult to pump due to its sticky and…
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Chevron Corporation, through its Chevron New Energies business, and JERA are collaborating on multiple lower carbon opportunities.
These include production; carbon capture, utilisation, storage and new technology commercialization – focused on the US and Asia Pacific region.
The companies have signed a joint study agreement to explore the potential co-development of lower carbon fuel in…
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Centrica and Equinor have signed a co-operation agreement to explore developing a low-carbon hydrogen production hub at Easington in East Yorkshire.
This will help further strengthening the region’s growing status as the UK’s foremost hydrogen site.
Under the co-operation plan, the Centrica-operated area at Easington could transition to a low carbon hydrogen production hub over the coming…
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A new report reveals how the north-west could build on world leading plans for local low carbon hydrogen production and use by also pioneering low carbon energy imports through ramping up Britain’s use of ammonia.
The report, Role of ammonia in the North West hydrogen economy by the North West Hydrogen Alliance (NWHA), outlines how using ammonia as a hydrogen carrier could further boost its…
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Egypt Green, which is owned, built, and operated by Fertiglobe, has marked an important milestone in the development of a green hydrogen ecosystem in Egypt and the broader African region.
The commissioning of the first phase of a green hydrogen plant in Ain Sokhna, Egypt, has begun and the facility is the first integrated green hydrogen plant in Africa and when fully developed will consist of…
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WasteFuel, has embarked upon a partnership with Averda Holdings International, a leading end-to-end waste management company, to develop the first commercial scale municipal waste-to-renewable methanol plant in the Middle East.
Under the terms of the agreement, which was announced on the first day of the COP27 Climate Conference in Egypt, Averda will collect and provide the plant with waste…
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ExxonMobil have released a statement about the strike action taking place at the Fawley oil refinery in the UK.
In the statement, the oil and gas company said that the action involved trade union members who were employed by contracting companies onsite.
An ExxonMobil spokesperson said: “This action involves trade union members employed by contracting companies operating onsite. Operations at…
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