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Distance and politics mean no easy solution to Russia’s pipeline problem

Power of Siberia 2, Russia’s long-in-development pipeline designed to send additional gas to China, has taken on a new importance in the past year because of Moscow’s collapsing energy relationship with Europe. The proposed route for the Soyuz–Vostok portion of the pipeline would run from Irkutsk, across Mongolia and onwards to Beijing. It would carry 50–80bn m³/yr of gas.

Shell Ceases Development on Two Projects in Singapore

According to a Shell spokesperson, Shell has chosen to not proceed with plans around two projects in early development in Singapore.  These projects were to be centered around biofuel and base oil production.

Energy Transfer to acquire Lotus Midstream in a $1.45 billion transaction

Energy Transfer LP (NYSE: ET) and Lotus Midstream LLC announced today that the parties have entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which Energy Transfer will acquire Lotus Midstream Operations, LLC (Lotus Midstream) in a transaction valued at approximately $1.45 billion from an affiliate of EnCap Flatrock Midstream (EFM). Consideration for the transaction will be comprised of $900 million in cash and approximately 44.5 million newly issued Energy Transfer common units. Lotus Midstream owns and operates Centurion Pipeline Company LLC, an integrated, crude midstream platform located in the Permian Basin. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2023, subject to regulatory approval and customary closing conditions.

Baker Hughes to Supply Liquefaction Trains for Sempra Infrastructure’s Port Arthur LNG Phase 1 Project

HOUSTON and LONDON, March 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Baker Hughes (NASDAQ: BKR), an energy technology company, announced Monday it has been awarded an order by Bechtel to supply two Main Refrigerant Compressors (MRCs) for Sempra Infrastructure’s Port Arthur LNG Phase 1 project in Jefferson County, Texas, following the positive Final Investment Decision (FID) announced March 20.

Aramco JV HAPCO to Commence Construction of Major Refinery and Petrochemical Complex in China

Aramco and joint venture partners NORINCO Group and Panjin Xincheng Industrial Group plan to start construction of a major integrated refinery and petrochemical complex in northeast China.

OX2 to develop an offshore energy hub outside the coast of southern Sweden

OX2 has initiated the development of the offshore energy hub Neptunus in southern Baltic Sea. The energy hub is estimated to have a total installed capacity of 1.9 GW and will produce both electricity and hydrogen. The project will be included in OX2’s project development portfolio for the first quarter, 2023.

Fusion Fuel Awarded €3.6 Million in Grant Funding for 1 MW Green Hydrogen Mobility Project

Project represents pioneering proof of concept for integrated, decentralized green hydrogen production and refueling infrastructure in Portugal

Hydra Energy Signs 8 New Heavy-Duty Truck Fleet Offtakers for World’s Largest Hydrogen Refuelling Station

Surpasses initial sign-up goal with over 80 vehicles now under detailed Hydrogen-as-a-Service customer MOUs to be converted using Hydra’s hydrogen-diesel, retrofit technology

Lhyfe and Centrica to develop offshore renewable green hydrogen in the UK

Memorandum of Understanding will pave the way for green hydrogen pilot production site at sea Energy firms explore large scale partnership in drive to net zero Aim for UK to become a global leader in the hydrogen sector

Commercially operated Wärtsilä engine runs on 25 vol% hydrogen blend, a world first

The technology group Wärtsilä and WEC Energy Group have successfully tested the capabilities of a Wärtsilä engine running on 25 vol% hydrogen-blended fuel. The tests, which were completed in October 2022, were conducted at WEC Energy Group’s 55 MW A.J. Mihm power plant in Michigan, USA using an unmodified Wärtsilä 50SG engine. Throughout the testing period, the Wärtsilä engine continued to supply power to the grid. This is the largest commercially operated flexible balancing engine ever to run on a hydrogen fuel blend, representing therefore a world-first achievement.

Chevron Lummus Global Announces ISOFINISHING Award from BPCL

Chevron Lummus Global LLC (CLG) announced that Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd. (BPCL) has selected its ISOFINISHING technology for a catalytic processing unit at the Mumbai Refinery in Mumbai, India.

Greenergy and Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies agree joint study to develop green hydrogen supply chain

Greenergy and Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies have agreed terms for a joint pre-feasibility study on the development of a commercial scale hydrogen supply chain with the aim of shipping low-cost green hydrogen from Canada to the UK.

Clean Power-to-Gas fuel production and CO2-free district heating plant planned in Pori

Nordic Ren-Gas develops Power-to-Gas facility to Pori. The target is to build Power-to-Gas plant, which produces renewable synthetic methane, green hydrogen, and district heating from the excess heat of the process

Clean Power-to-Gas fuel production and CO2-free district heating plant planned in Mikkeli

Nordic Ren-Gas develops Power-to-Gas facility to Mikkeli . The target is to build Power-to-Gas plant, which produces renewable synthetic methane, green hydrogen, and district heating from the excess heat of the process

Clean Power-to-Gas fuel production and CO2-free district heating plant planned in Kotka

Nordic Ren-Gas develops Power-to-Gas facility to Kotka. The target is to build Power-to-Gas plant, which produces renewable synthetic methane, green hydrogen, and district heating from the excess heat of the process

Clean Power-to-Gas fuel production and CO2-free district heating plant planned in Tampere Tarastenjärvi

Nordic Ren-Gas develops Power-to-Gas facility to Tampere. The target is to build Power-to-Gas plant, which produces renewable synthetic methane, green hydrogen, and district heating from the excess heat of the process

Sempra launches Port Arthur LNG project

SAN DIEGO, March 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Sempra (NYSE: SRE) (BMV: SRE) today announced that its 70%-owned subsidiary, Sempra Infrastructure Partners, LP (Sempra Infrastructure), reached a positive final investment decision (FID) for the development, construction and operation of the Port Arthur LNG Phase 1 project in Jefferson County, Texas.

Technip Energies Commences Study for Texas Green Fuels Export Complex

Technip Energies has been selected by Texas Green Fuels (TGF) to commence pre-FEED (Front-End Engineering and Design) for the TGF Galveston Bay clean fuels export project. TGF's export complex will produce industrial-scale, cost-effective, and sustainable fuels such as clean ammonia, hydrogen, and methanol.

Samskip Launches its Next- Generation Zero-Emission Short Sea Container Vessels

SAMSKIP, global logistics solution providers with offices in 24 countries, is venturing into “zero carbon emission free shipping services” by contracting Two Hydrogen fuel powered vessels to provide service its west European routes by signing a ship building contract with the leading Indian shipyard Cochin Shipyard Ltd.

US plant will more than double the manufacturing capacity

HydrogenPro will expand in the US with a new plant in Texas with a manufacturing capacity of 500 MW. With this, HydrogenPro will take a market-leading position and become the only viable large-scale player providing high-pressure alkaline electrolyser technology and systems.

McDermott Awarded EPsCm Contract from Slovnaft

McDermott has been awarded an engineering, procurement services and construction management (EPsCm) contract from Slovnaft, a.s., for the steam cracker intensification off-gas processing project at its plant in Bratislava, Slovakia.

Technip Energies has been Awarded a Contract by CNOOC and Shell Petrochemicals Company Ltd. (CSPC) for the Huizhou Phase III ethylene cracker located in Huizhou, Guangdong Province, China.

Technip Energies is providing the proprietary technology and process design for CSPC’s 1,600 KTA(1) ethylene plant. This liquid ethylene cracker pioneers the use of a low CO2 furnace design and electrification of major compressors. The plant is anticipated to have 20% lower CO2 emissions than a similar conventional facility and will be able to maximize benefit from the rapidly decarbonizing power grid for future CO2 emission reduction.

SGN and NGT accelerate hydrogen plans for Scotland and southern England

Over the next 12 months, they will undertake three pre-FEED studies in Scotland and southern England to determine the route and design of hydrogen transmission infrastructure to support our wider ambition to decarbonise heat in homes.

Milestone for wind farm in the Bad Lauchstädt energy park: Terrawatt receives official approval and concludes supply contract with Vestas

With the completion of the approval process based on the Federal Immission Control Act (BImschG) by the district of Saalekreis at the beginning of this year, Terrawatt Planungsgesellschaft mbH was able to conclude the supply contract with the Danish wind turbine manufacturer VESTAS. Vestas will support the first production stage of the Bad Lauchstädt energy park with the delivery of eight state-of-the-art wind turbines.

Flagship EU hydrogen truck project kicks off in Brussels

IRU and members have joined the H2Accelerate TRUCKS project to advance the decarbonisation of long-haul trucks across the European Union.

DNV study shows high offshore hydrogen infrastructure potential for Europe

Increasing security of supply: DNV sees potential 300 TWh/a of green hydrogen

First Green Hydrogen Injection Demonstration Project in Portugal

Marubeni Corporation launched the first green hydrogen injection demonstration project in the natural gas distribution network of Portugal through its investment in Floene Energias, S.A. , a gas distribution system operator in Portugal with over 70% of the country’s market share.

JGC awarded Papua LNG downstream FEED project in Papua New Guinea

JGC Holdings Corporation (Representative Director, Chairman and CEO Masayuki Sato) announced today that JGC Corporation (Representative Director and President Farhan Mujib) which operates the overseas engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) business of the JGC Group, in partnership with Hyundai Engineering & Construction, was awarded the Front End Engineering Design (FEED) and Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) estimation contract for the downstream liquified natural gas (LNG) facilities for the Papua LNG project in Papua New Guinea, by ExxonMobil on behalf of the venture partners.

Norwegian-Danish cooperation for green production of liquid biogas

Norwegian Hydrogen and energy entrepreneur Jens Peter Lunden enter into ground-breaking collaboration on wind power, electrolysis and liquid biogas (LBG). H-TEC SYSTEMS will deliver PEM-electrolysis technology to the new joint venture.

ExxonMobil Boosts Fuel Supply with $2 Billion Beaumont Refinery Expansion

ExxonMobil today announced the successful startup of its Beaumont refinery expansion project, which adds 250,000 barrels per day of capacity to one of the largest refining and petrochemical complexes along the U.S. Gulf Coast. Supported by the company’s growing crude production in the Permian Basin, the largest refinery expansion in more than a decade will help meet growing demand for affordable, reliable energy.