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280-Mile Hydrogen Pipeline Connecting Spain to France to Cost $2.6 Billion
An underwater pipeline set to carry green hydrogen between Spain and France will cost about 2.5 billion euros ($2.6 billion), Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Friday, adding he hoped the European Union would partly fund the project. The pipeline between Barcelona and Marseille will have a capacity of 2 million tonnes a year and be ready by the end of the decade, Sanchez said at a summit of Mediterranean European Union leaders in the southeastern Spanish port city of Alicante.
Savannah Energy Acquires Exxon’s 672-Mile Chad-Cameroon Pipeline
Exxon Mobil Corp. on Friday closed a $407 million sale of its operations in Central Africa's Chad and Cameroon to London-listed firm Savannah Energy Plc. The deal will see the British firm will take over Exxon's 40% indirect interest in the Chad-Cameroon export transportation system — a 1,081-km (672-mile) pipeline and floating storage and offloading facility offshore in Cameroon. Savannah has operated in Nigeria and Niger.
INEOS and SINOPEC sign Joint Venture agreement for a brand new petrochemicals complex in Tianjin, China
INEOS and SINOPEC have today announced a new Joint Venture agreement that will see INEOS acquire a 50% share in the existing Tianjin Nangang Ethylene Project from SINOPEC. The project is currently building a 1.2 million tonne ethane cracker, expected to come on-stream at the end of 2023, and downstream derivative plants in Tianjin, China.
SUMMIT CARBON SOLUTIONS PARTNERS WITH NEBRASKA LANDOWNERS TO ACHIEVE MAJOR PROJECT MILESTONE
The company has secured easement agreements for more than 50% of the proposed pipeline route in Nebraska Summit Carbon Solutions has partnered with 345 Nebraska landowners to sign 465 easement agreements
ExxonMobil doubles polypropylene production at Baton Rouge
ExxonMobil today announced the successful startup of its new polypropylene production unit at the Polyolefins Plant in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Axens Achieved the Guaranteed Performance of its First Ethanol-to-Ethylene Atol® Plant with Sumitomo Chemical
In May 2022, Axens have demonstrated the successful start-up of the first ethanol-to-ethylene pilot plant based on Axens Atol® technology with Sumitomo Chemical, which is going on the waste-to-polyolefins project in Japan. At full rollout, this project will attain the production of waste-based polyolefin at industrial scale, representing a step forward towards a circular economy based on renewable carbon.
RWE and Hyphen explore offtake of green ammonia from Namibia
RWE and Hyphen Hydrogen Energy (Hyphen) have signed a memorandum of understanding that could see RWE offtake up to 300,000 tons of green ammonia* per year from Namibia.
Canada's TC Energy Gets Approval to Expand NGTL Gas Pipeline System
(Reuters) — The Canadian government on Wednesday approved an expansion to TC Energy's NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd (NGTL) pipeline system in Alberta, which will help improve market access for western Canadian natural gas. The West Path Delivery 2023 (WP2023) project will add about 40 km (25 miles) of new natural gas pipeline to the existing 25,000-km (15,534 miles) NGTL system, which ships gas across Canada and to U.S. markets.
Meridian's Southern Green Hydrogen Project selects Woodside Energy as preferred partner
Meridian, with the support of Ngāi Tahu, have selected Woodside Energy (Woodside) as the preferred partner to move forward to the development stage of the proposed Southern Green Hydrogen (SGH) project in New Zealand. A final investment decision will follow the development stage.
INPEX Takes FID on Kashiwazaki Clean Hydrogen/Ammonia Project in Niigata Prefecture, Japan
INPEX CORPORATION (INPEX) announced it has taken a final investment decision (FID) on drilling operations and the construction of facilities associated with a demonstration Kashiwazaki Clean Hydrogen/Ammonia Project to be implemented at the INPEX-owned Higashi-Kashiwazaki Gas Field in the Hirai area of Kashiwazaki City, Niigata Prefecture, Japan
Technip Energies Awarded a Contract for Sustainable Aviation Fuels Production at TotalEnergies Grandpuits Zero-Crude Platform in France
Technip Energies (PARIS:TE) has been awarded a contract by TotalEnergies for the production of Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) at Grandpuits platform in France.
TES and EWE to build 500-MW electrolyzer at Wilhelmshaven Green Energy Hub
Tree Energy Solutions (TES) and EWE are delighted to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to build an electrolyzer in TES’ Green Energy Hub in Wilhelmshaven. The electrolyzer is to be installed and operated starting in 2028. The planned capacity of the electrolyzer is 500 MW and one more unit is planned to reach a total capacity of 1 GW. This MoU is in line with Germany’s strategic energy policy to develop clean energy generated by the North Sea and broaden the possible supply for H2. The signing marks a joint interest in delivering national energy security as Germany continues to diversify its energy supply from renewable energy sources.
SABIC to Study Oil-to-Chemicals Project in Ras Al-Khair
SABIC, a global leader in diversified chemicals, announced on Wednesday its intention to study the establishment of a complex to convert oil and liquids into petrochemicals in Ras Al-Khair in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Fortescue Future Industries takes major step towards study and development of green hydrogen and renewable energy with Egypt at COP27
Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) and Egypt have signed a major Framework Agreement today at COP27, agreeing to work together to study and develop green hydrogen and renewable energy projects in Egypt.
First FSRU for Germany reaches Rügen
The NEPTUNE enters the Mukran Port today. It is the first FSRU (Floating Storage & Regasification Unit) intended for use at a floating LNG terminal in Germany and is now reaching a German port. Here she makes a stopover before she will start the final transfer to the industrial port of Lubmin. There it will soon take its place in the first and so far, only privately financed LNG terminal that is being developed by Lubmin-based Deutsche ReGas.
NFE Finalizes Agreements with Pemex to Complete Lakach Offshore Gas Field, Deploy FLNG Solution
New Fortress Energy Inc. announced that it has finalized its agreements with Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex), Mexico’s state-owned oil company, to develop and operate an integrated upstream and natural gas liquefaction project off the coast of Veracruz in Southeastern Mexico.
GLOBELEQ SIGNS GREEN HYDROGEN FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT WITH GOVERNMENT OF EGYPT AT COP27
Globeleq, the leading independent power company in Africa, has signed a Framework Agreement with the General Authority for Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE), the Sovereign Fund of Egypt for Investment and Development (TSFE), the New and Renewable Energy Authority (NREA), and the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC), to jointly develop a large-scale green hydrogen facility within the Suez Canal Economic Zone.
Lhyfe and Nantes – Saint Nazaire Port Collaborate to Develop Offshore Renewable Hydrogen
Hydrogen is able to draw on the strong momentum driven by the national strategy for the development of carbon-free hydrogen in France, and as will offshore wind power, this energy source will be called upon to play an increasingly important role in the French and European energy mix.
Egypt’s COP27 unlocks the rise of green hydrogen mega-project development through framework agreement signature between Egyptian Government, EDF Renewables and Zero Waste
The project will generate 80,000 tons per year of green hydrogen and derivative in the Suez Canal Zone Over 2 GW of renewable energies will be deployed to power 700 MW electrolyser and ammonia synthesis plants with clean electricity The first phase is to be operational in 2026 and the ultimate project capacity is to be reached by 2030
NovoHydrogen and TigerGenCo to Collaborate on Green Hydrogen Supply at New Jersey Power Plant
NovoHydrogen and TigerGenCo, LLC (TGC) announced today their intent to advance development of green hydrogen capacity to reduce reliance on natural gas at the Bayonne Energy Center located in New Jersey and serving power to New York City via a sub-Hudson cable. NovoHydrogen, a leader in deploying and commercializing successful innovative energy transition technologies, will develop and operate the hydrogen production facility to reduce Bayonne's carbon emissions while continuing to provide reliable electricity supply to the New York Metro area. Ohmium International, Inc., a green hydrogen company that designs, manufactures, and deploys PEM Electrolyzers, plans to provide the electrolyzers for the project. New technology allows for the combustion of zero-carbon fuels to provide the same controllable power without the associated emissions from fossil natural gas.
pHYnix contracts Cummins for 10MW electrolyzer
It will have a production capacity that will progressively reach 4.3 tons of hydrogen per day. The plant located in Alcázar de San Juan has just laid its first stone and is expected to come into operation at the beginning of 2024. Vitale is one of the first European renewable hydrogen production plants and the first in Spain to have different uses on a commercial scale: direct supply to local industrial customers, transport and mobility through distribution to hydrogen filling stations, known as HRS, and finally, injection into the gas network or blending.
Flexens and KIP to develop Finland’s largest H2 plant planned in Kokkola
Project developer Flexens Oy Ab and KIP Infra Oy, part of Kokkola city council, have signed a letter of intent regarding a land lease agreement for a facility with a H2 production capacity of approximately 300 megawatts (MW) in the Kokkola Industrial Park area. Such a facility would certify a strengthened energy and ammonia self-sufficiency for Finland. Production of mainly green H2 and ammonia is meant to start running at the end of 2027. The Finnish Minister of Economic Affairs, Mika Lintilä, considers this good news for both Central Ostrobothnia and the development of the Finnish H2 economy.
QatarEnergy Takes Final Investment Decision on the Largest Integrated Polymers Facility in the World
QatarEnergy and Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC (CPChem) announced that they have taken a Final Investment Decision (FID) on the Golden Triangle Polymers Plant, an $8.5 billion world-scale integrated polymers facility in the Texas Gulf Coast area in the United States of America.
Finland’s largest hydrogen plant planned in Kokkola
Project developer Flexens Oy Ab and KIP Infra Oy, part of Kokkola city council, have signed a letter of intent regarding a land lease agreement for a facility with a hydrogen production capacity of approximately 300 megawatts in the Kokkola Industrial Park area. Such a facility would certify a strengthened energy and ammonia self-sufficiency for Finland.
Petronet LNG's FSRU project gets FID approval
Petronet LNG has approved plans for a 4.0m t/y floating storage regasification vessel in Ganjam District, Odisha. The FSRU based project could be converted to a land-based option in the future.
Northern Gas Networks and partners to work on an ambitious low-carbon H2 production
Gas distributor Northern Gas Networks (NGN) has partnered with clean energy pioneers Hygen Energy Holdings (Hygen) and Ryze Hydrogen to work on an ambitious low carbon H2 production and dispensing facility in the heart of Bradford.
Game changing North Queensland Super Hub to power green hydrogen with wind, solar
North-West Queensland is set to become home to one of the State’s largest ever renewable energy projects, with Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) and Windlab to partner on a Super Hub which could generate more than 10GW of wind and solar power and underpin the industrial-scale production of green hydrogen from purpose-built facilities within Queensland.
Shell Begins Operations at Polymers Plant in Pennsylvania
Shell Chemical Appalachia LLC, a subsidiary of Shell plc, today announced it has commenced operations of its Pennsylvania Chemical project, Shell Polymers Monaca (SPM). The Pennsylvania facility is the first major polyethylene manufacturing complex in the Northeastern United States and has a designed output of 1.6 million tonnes annually.
MMEX Resources Corp. Announces Chatsworth Securities LLC as Financial Advisor for Green and Blue Hydrogen Projects, the Trans Permian Hydrogen Hub and its Pecos Clean Production Refining
MMEX Resources Corp., announced it has retained Chatsworth Securities LLC as Financial Advisor for three energy transition projects it is developing in Pecos County, Texas and for the Trans Permian H2Hub sponsored by MMEX and filed with the Department of Energy on November 7, 2022. MMEX is an energy infrastructure company developing green and blue hydrogen facilities and the first-ever clean production refinery along with its sponsorship and filing for a Permian Basin hydrogen hub under the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) guidance for funding clean hydrogen infrastructure.
Mozambique’s first LNG cargo departs from Coral Sul FLNG, offshore the Rovuma basin
Eni, as Delegated Operator of the Coral South project on behalf of its Area 4 Partners (ExxonMobil, CNPC, GALP, KOGAS and ENH), informs that the first shipment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) produced from the Coral gas field, in the ultra-deep waters of the Rovuma Basin, has just departed from Coral Sul Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) facility.
