U.S. oil major ConocoPhillips and compatriot infrastructure company Sempra have signed heads of agreement (HOA) for large-scale LNG projects and carbon capture activities. Port Arthur LNG facility; Courtesy of Port Arthur LNG On 14 July, ConocoPhillips announced an investment in a new large-scale LNG facility under development by Sempra Infrastructure,
H2scan names new president and CEO
U.S.-based hydrogen sensing solutions for energy markets company H2scan has named its current chief operating officer (COO) the company’s president and chief executive officer (CEO). Courtesy of H2scan H2scan’s hydrogen sensing products are used for monitoring and measuring hydrogen concentration in fuel cells, electrolysers, and hydrogen distribution pipelines. On 11
New German offshore wind farm planned to include hydrogen production
Nordsee Two, a German offshore wind project owned by RWE (51 per cent) and Northland Power (49 per cent), is planned to include an electrolyser to demonstrate the technical and commercial feasibility of producing hydrogen at sea. RWE unveiled the plan as the company announced on 13 July that the
Wood Mackenzie and Ball introduce new LNG tracking tool
Energy intelligence group Wood Mackenzie and American aluminum packaging company Ball Corporation have launched a new tool that tracks global LNG liquefaction train statuses in near real-time. Illustration only; Courtesy of Wood Mackenzie On 13 July, Wood Mackenzie and Ball announced the launch of Global LNG Liquefaction Monitoring. This is
Hyundai Heavy orders GTT tank design for two new LNG carriers
South Korean shipyard Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has ordered tank designs of two LNG carriers from French LNG containment specialist GTT. Illustration. Courtesy of KSOE On 13 July. GTT said it received, in the second quarter of 2022, an order from its partner Hyundai Heavy for the tank design of
Core Power unveils clean fuel solution for North Atlantic green shipping corridor
Core Power, a UK-based development company specializing in scalable atomic power technology for ocean transport and heavy industry, has presented a clean fuel solution for the planned Atlantic green shipping corridor. Courtesy of Core Power The company has shown how ‘green fuel‘ for shipping can be produced reliably at low
Amid high fossil fuel prices, renewable power saves around $55 bln, says IRENA
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), an intergovernmental organisation aiming to promote renewable energy as the key to a sustainable future, has released its report about the cost of renewable power generation in 2021, detailing that renewables are crucial to breaking away from volatile fossil fuel prices and tackling the double
Tellurian to buy natural gas assets in Haynesville Shale
U.S. LNG project developer Tellurian wants to purchase natural gas assets from privately held oil and gas company EnSight located in the Haynesville Shale. Illustration; Courtesy of Tellurian On 13 July, the company said that its wholly-owned subsidiary Tellurian Production (TPC) entered into an agreement to purchase natural gas assets
Port of Antwerp-Bruges joining H2Global in energy transition move
Belgian Port of Antwerp-Bruges becomes a founding member of the German green hydrogen foundation H2Global which is to play a key role in the energy transition. Courtesy of Port of Antwerp-Bruges Officially merged in April 2022, Port of Antwerp-Bruges wants to take a key role in the production, distribution, and
EIA: U.S. LNG exports to drop by six per cent following Freeport outage
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecasts U.S. LNG exports to fall six per cent from the first half to the second half of 2022 due to the Freeport outage. Illustration; Freeport LNG; Courtesy of McDermott EIA expects U.S. LNG exports to average 10.5 billion cubic feet per day during