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GAIL awards contract to set up one of India’s largest PEM based Green Hydrogen project

In line with the National Hydrogen Mission, GAIL (India) Limited has awarded a contract to set up one of the largest Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) Electrolyser in India. The project would be installed at GAIL’s Vijaipur Complex, in Guna District of Madhya Pradesh, and would be based on renewable power.

Sempra Infrastructure and PGNiG Advance North American LNG Alliance

Sempra Infrastructure, a subsidiary of Sempra, and the Polish Oil & Gas Company (PGNiG) today announced they have entered into a heads of agreement (HOA) for the purchase of approximately 3 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) delivered free-on-board from Sempra Infrastructure's portfolio of LNG projects in North America.

ADNOC Pushes Forward with Fujairah LNG Export Terminal

McDermott International recently announced that it will be the design contractor for the upcoming Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. (ADNOC) owned LNG export terminal currently under development in the port of Fujairah, UAE.

King inaugurates Iberdrola's green hydrogen plant in Puertollano

His Majesty King Felipe VI, accompanied by the President of the Regional Government of Castilla-La Mancha, Emiliano García-Page, and the Chairman of Iberdrola, Ignacio Galán, today inaugurated the company's green hydrogen plant in Puertollano (Ciudad Real). It is the largest facility of its kind for industrial use in Europe, and is also the largest plant currently operating in the world.

TA’ZIZ EDC & PVC JV in Ruwais Adds Shaheen of UAE as Partner

TA’ZIZ recently announced that Shaheen Chemical Holdings of the UAE will become a partner in the proposed TZ’ZIZ EDC & PVC project to be placed in Ruwais’ TA’ZIZ Industrial Chemicals Zone. Shaheen will join existing partners Reliance Industries Ltd, ADNOC, and ADQ in the Abu Dhabi Chemical Derivatives Company RSC Ltd joint venture.

Parkland announces plans to expand co-processing activities and build British Columbia’s largest renewable diesel complex

Parkland Corporation announced plans to increase renewable fuel production at its Burnaby Refinery in British Columbia.

Venture Global and Petronas Announce Sales and Purchase Agreement

Venture Global LNG and PETRONAS LNG Ltd., a subsidiary of the Malaysian state-owned oil and gas company, PETRONAS, announced the execution of a new 20-year Sales and Purchase Agreement (SPA) for the purchase of 1 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Venture Global’s Plaquemines LNG facility. With this agreement, Venture Global has now announced 20-year sales for 16 MTPA of the 20 MPTA nameplate capacity at Plaquemines LNG.

LONGi Hydrogen wins in the world's largest Green Hydrogen Project

Only 1 year after its establishment, LONGi Hydrogen wins in the Sinopec Green Hydrogen Demonstration Project, to supply world leading large scale ALK electrolysis equipment. The project is China's first >10,000 ton green hydrogen project and the world's largest green hydrogen project so far.

Venture Global Announces LNG Sales and Purchase Agreements with ExxonMobil

Venture Global LNG announced the execution of two new long-term Sales and Purchase Agreements (SPAs) with ExxonMobil LNG Asia Pacific (EMLAP) for the sale of 2 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) of liquefied natural gas (LNG). Under the agreements, the ExxonMobil affiliate will purchase 1 MTPA from the Plaquemines LNG facility (Plaquemines) as well as 1 MTPA from the CP2 LNG facility (CP2). This is the second supply agreement for CP2, which is expected to commence construction in 2023. Both facilities will replicate the same successful innovative design seen in operation today at Calcasieu Pass, where speed of execution resulted in the production of first LNG only 29 months after FID.

ENGIE, OCI and EEW announce their partnership on the HyNetherlands project in the Netherlands

ENGIE, OCI, Europe's leading producer of methanol, and EEW, a leading company in the production of electricity and heat from waste-to-energy, announced on May 9, 2022 their collaboration on the HyNetherlands (HyNL) project, in the north of the Netherlands (province of Groningen).

BP and Clean Planet Energy Reach Agreement to Help Advance the Circular Plastics Economy

bp has signed a ten-year offtake agreement with Clean Planet Energy, a UK-based company that is developing facilities to convert hard-to-recycle waste plastics into circular petrochemical feedstocks and also into ultra-low sulphur diesel (ULSD). Clean Planet Energy designs and builds facilities – which they refer to as ecoPlants – that are expected to process plastics typically rejected by traditional recycling centres and so would otherwise be sent to landfill or incineration.

Enbridge and Humble Midstream to Develop Low-carbon Hydrogen and Ammonia Production and Export Facilities

Enbridge Inc. and Humble Midstream, LLC (Humble), an EnCap Flatrock Midstream portfolio company, are pleased to announce the joint development and marketing of a low-carbon hydrogen and ammonia production and export facility which will be located at the Enbridge Ingleside Energy Center (EIEC), near Corpus Christi, Texas.

Uniper to build Germany's first LNG terminal – aim is to diversify natural gas supply sources

At a press conference in Wilhelmshaven today, several important news items for Germany's energy future were announced: Federal Minister Robert Habeck and the Lower Saxony Ministers Olaf Lies and Bernd Althusmann set the "first pile driving" for the construction of the first terminal for liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Germany. Uniper, as builder and operator of the terminal, will invest around €65 million.

Wintershall Dea helps shape the Wilhelmshaven Energy Hub

Wintershall Dea’s project, BlueHyNow, will be developed on the German North Sea coast at Wilhelmshaven. Wilhelmshaven already boasts strong, networked infrastructure: two nearby landing points for gas from Norway, the possibility of hydrogen storage in neighbouring facilities, and a direct link to the planned German hydrogen network. It has a deep-water port where large tankers can also dock. And CO2 can also be transported from Wilhelmshaven. Work on setting up a first LNG terminal in the coastal town in Northern Germany is now also beginning.

ScottishPower and Storegga form Green Hydrogen partnership to transform industry in the Highlands

ScottishPower and Storegga announce plans to build a series of green hydrogen projects in the Highlands The initial project phases will be focused in the Cromarty Firth region (north of Inverness) and will provide green industrial heat across the region for a range of customers including distilleries and transportation sectors The projects are expected to deliver hundreds of MW of green hydrogen production capacity before end of the decade, with plans for the first project to be operating by 2024 ScottishPower and Storegga have formed a partnership to develop, build and operate green hydrogen production plants across Scotland – with the potential to transform industry and transportation in the Highland region.

Everwind advances Novia Scotia hydrogen project

Developer aims to develop Point Tupper storage terminal into regional hydrogen and ammonia hub Canadian developer Everwind Fuels has acquired the Point Tupper energy storage terminal in Novia Scotia from Texas-based Nustar Energy for $60mn, with the aim of developing the site into a green hydrogen hub for eastern Canada.

Energy Transfer Signs LNG Sale and Purchase Agreement With SK Gas Trading LLC

Energy Transfer LP today announced the execution of a long-term Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with SK Gas Trading LLC for the supply of 0.4 million tonnes per annum of LNG from Energy Transfer’s Lake Charles LNG export facility.

Energy Transfer Signs LNG Sale and Purchase Agreement With Gunvor

Energy Transfer LP and Gunvor Group Ltd today announced that Gunvor Singapore Pte Ltd has entered into an LNG Sale and Purchase Agreement with Energy Transfer LNG Export, LLC, a subsidiary of Energy Transfer LP, related to its Lake Charles LNG project.

NextDecade and ENGIE Execute 1.75 MTPA LNG Sale and Purchase Agreement

NextDecade Corporation announced today the execution of a 15-year sale and purchase agreement (“SPA”) with ENGIE S.A. for the supply of liquefied natural gas from NextDecade’s Rio Grande LNG export project in Brownsville, Texas.

Gasunie and Vopak will jointly develop future open access hydrogen import terminal infrastructure

Gasunie and Vopak today announced that they have entered into a cooperation agreement. The aim is to jointly develop future terminal infrastructure projects that will facilitate the necessary imports of hydrogen into Northwest Europe via Dutch and German ports. Both parties have been working together in the Gate LNG-terminal in the Port of Rotterdam that came into operation in 2011

Plug Power and Olin Corporation partner to produce Green hydrogen in 15 ton per day plant

Plug Power Inc., a leading provider of turnkey hydrogen solutions for the global green hydrogen economy, and Olin Corporation, a leading vertically integrated chlor alkali producer and marketer, announced today the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the intention to create a joint venture (JV) to produce and market green hydrogen to support growing fuel cell demand in the global hydrogen economy.

New Orders Grant Expanded Exports to Non-Free Trade Agreement Countries From Two Previously Authorized Projects in Texas and Louisiana

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today issued two long-term orders authorizing an additional 0.5 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports from two LNG export projects: Golden Pass LNG in Texas and Magnolia LNG in Louisiana.

Gasgrid Finland and Nordion Energi have jointly agreed to start investigating the possibilities to cooperate in hydrogen infrastructure

The national gas transmission system operators (TSOs) in Finland and Sweden, Gasgrid Finland and Nordion Energi respectively, have agreed to investigate the possibilities to develop a new hydrogen infrastructure and market in the Bothnian Bay region. The potential demand for hydrogen, primarily used for enabling the transition and expansion of industries in the region, is estimated to be 100 TWh.

TC Energy Eyes Alberta Site for Hydrogen Production Hub

(P&GJ) — Canadian pipeline operator TC Energy Corp. has begun evaluating plans for a hydrogen production hub on 140 acres in Crossfield, Alberta. The proposed site would accompany its existing natural gas storage facility in Crossfield that holds 68 billion cubic feet of natural gas.

TA’ZIZ and Reliance Sign Shareholder Agreement for Ruwais Chemicals Project

Abu Dhabi Chemicals Derivatives Company RSC Ltd (TA’ZIZ) and Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), have signed the formal Shareholder Agreement for the TA’ZIZ EDC & PVC project. Reliance is India’s largest diversified conglomerate and a strategic partner with Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and ADQ, an Abu Dhabi-based investment and holding company, in TA’ZIZ EDC & PVC, a world-scale chemicals development at the TA’ZIZ Industrial Chemicals Zone in Ruwais. The TA’ZIZ EDC & PVC joint venture will construct and operate a Chlor-Alkali, Ethylene Dichloride (EDC) and Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) production facility, with a total investment of over $2 billion (AED 7.34 billion).

McDermott Joins Industry Experts on Hydrogen Hub and CCUS Project

McDermott International has joined a group of industry experts focused on unlocking the potential for a hydrogen-led energy hub located at Bacton, Norfolk, UK. The UK North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) is spearheading the Bacton Energy Hub (BEH) project, which could play a significant role in the UK's energy future and become a vital element in its transition to net zero emissions.

Masdar signs landmark agreements to develop 4 GW-capacity green hydrogen plants in Egypt by 2030

Masdar, one of the world’s leading renewable energy companies, and Hassan Allam Utilities, the investment and development arm of Hassan Allam Holding Group, announced today that they have signed two Memorandums of Understanding with leading Egyptian state-backed organizations to cooperate on the development of green hydrogen production plants in the Suez Canal Economic Zone and on the Mediterranean coast.

LyondellBasell Announces Plans to Exit Refining Business

LyondellBasell has announced its decision to cease operation of its Houston Refinery no later than December 31, 2023. In the interim, the Company will continue serving the fuels market, which is expected to remain strong in the near-term, and consider potential transactions and alternatives for the site.

The Republic of Congo and Eni agree to increase gas production and supply

In the presence of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Congo Jean-Claude Gakosso, of the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Luigi di Maio, and of the Italian Minister for Ecological Transition, Roberto Cingolani, the Minister of Hydrocarbons of the Republic of Congo, Bruno Jean Richard Itoua, and the CEO of Eni, Claudio Descalzi, signed a letter of intent in Brazzaville today to increase gas production and export. Following the signature, a meeting was held with the President of the Republic of Congo, Denis Sassou Nguesso.

Nel ASA: Official opening of the Herøya facility

With the official launch of the world´s first fully automated electrolyser production facility, Nel is near to making green hydrogen a true winner.