Enviornment/Safety

Yokogawa enhances IT/OT integration with new release of OpreX Collaborative Information Server

Yokogawa Electric Corporation announced the release of the latest version of OpreX™ Collaborative Information Server (CI Server), with enhancements that streamline application assembly and improve external connectivity.

OLI Systems awarded U.S. DOE SBIR grant for CO2 Transport Asset Integrity Model technology

OLI Systems has been awarded a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research grant by the U.S. Department of Energy. This award will enable the development of OLI's CO₂ Transport Asset Integrity Model, an innovative solution addressing the critical challenge of ensuring pipeline safety in carbon capture, utilization, and storage projects.

Tecnimont, Paradeep Municipality and NITK hold groundbreaking for biogas plant in India

Tecnimont Private Limited, the Indian subsidiary of TECNIMONT, Paradeep Municipality and the National Institute of Technology of Karmataka Surathkal held a groundbreaking ceremony for the 1-tpd biogas plant at Paradeep Municipality, District Jagatsinghpur, Odisha.

Accelera to power bp's Lingen green hydrogen project in Germany

Accelera™ by Cummins will supply a 100-megawatt proton exchange membrane electrolyzer system for bp's Lingen green hydrogen project in Germany.

Schneider Electric announces new OT cybersecurity for SCADAPack™ used in critical infrastructure

Schneider Electric announced new (operational technology) OT cybersecurity functionality for SCADAPack™ 470i and 474i. Critical infrastructure customers can now securely manage RTU access in harsh environments as easily as they can manage their employees’ email access.

Svanehøj to supply CO2 pumps for INEOS’ Project Greensand in the North Sea

INEOS has selected ITT’s Svanehøj to supply CO₂ pumps for the onshore facility and the first LCO₂ carrier for Project Greensand in the Danish North Sea. This strategically significant order further strengthens Svanehøj’s position in carbon capture and storage.

Immingham Green Energy Terminal (UK) development consent decision announced

Imported ammonia will be stored and processed at the site to create green hydrogen, for onward transport to filling stations throughout the UK.

Russians told not to panic over 'gas cloud' in city near plant struck by Ukraine

The governor of Russia's Astrakhan region told residents not to panic on Wednesday after its main city, close to a huge gas chemical complex that was attacked by Ukrainian drones this week, was enveloped in a cloud of natural gas.

Xcel Energy’s Harrington generating station transitions to natural gas

At the end of 2024, Xcel Energy converted Harrington Station to utilize locally produced, clean natural gas. The conversion to a natural gas fuel system was made in partnership with the State of Texas (U.S.) in 2020 and will be fully complete in May 2025.

East Timor favors Australia over Chinese firms on major gas project

East Timor would prefer to work with Australia and partners Woodside Energy and Japan's Osaka Gas over Chinese firms that have expressed interest in developing the stalled Greater Sunrise natural gas field

LNG shipping rates plunge on increasing vessel availability

Shipping costs for liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes have tumbled to five-year lows as newly built carriers added to the global fleet outpace shipping demand and shorter average journey times have increased vessel availability.

ControlAir introduces new gas regulators for low-emissions applications

ControlAir LLC, a leading manufacturer of precision pneumatic and electro-pneumatic controls, has released the Type CG330 and CG340 gas regulators.

Alfa Laval to acquire NRG Marine, offering ultrasonic anti-fouling solutions

Alfa Laval has signed an agreement to acquire NRG Marine, a leading provider of ultrasonic anti-fouling solutions for marine, oil and gas, and industrial applications, headquartered in the UK.

Russia's Astrakhan gas plant's fuel output halted for months by drone

Russia's Astrakhan gas processing plant is likely to suspend motor fuel production for several months after sustaining drone attacks this week.

Nigeria launches construction on five mini-LNG facilities, totaling 97 MMft3d in capacity

In its efforts to deepen domestic gas utilization, NNPC and its partners have launched five mini-LNG plants in Ajaokuta, Kogi State, Nigeria, totaling 97 MMft3d in processing capacity.

Hanwha, Baker Hughes sign joint development agreement for ammonia gas turbines

With the goal of completely carbon-free operation of ships, Hanwha Power Systems and Hanwha Ocean have signed a joint development and collaboration agreement with Baker Hughes, a global energy technology company, to design and produce low-carbon ammonia gas turbines.

bp and Iberdrola choose Toledo-based Imefy to supply the main transformer for green H2 plant

bp and Iberdrola have awarded the Toledo-based company Imefy the contract to manufacture and supply the transformer for the largest renewable H2 production plant in Spain (25 MW), which will be located at the bp refinery in Castellón.

EemsEnergyTerminal launches open season to gauge operational future

EemsEnergyTerminal has entered an important new phase in determining whether the floating LNG terminal at the port of Eemshaven will be kept in operation for a longer period. An Open Season has launched to gauge the interest of market parties in the import of LNG in the near future. Such collaboration is essential for keeping the terminal operational after 2027.

PyroGenesis signs $2.5-MM contract with global environmental services company

PyroGenesis announced that its subsidiary, Pyro Green-Gas Inc., has signed a contract totaling $1.74 MM with one of the world’s largest integrated environmental services companies as part of a large urban waste-to-energy project.

Lhyfe secures €11-MM grant for a second 10-MW production site in Sweden

Lhyfe, one of the world's pioneers in green and renewable hydrogen (H2), has announced funding of up to €11 MM from Klimatklivet, an investment program supported by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency and co-financed by the European Union, to build a renewable H2 production facility in Vaggeryd, Jönköping County, in southern Sweden.

EIA: Natural gas electricity generation in Pennsylvania (U.S.) doubles in 10 yr

Electricity generation using natural gas has more than doubled in Pennsylvania since 2013, driven by a shift toward clean energy.

Denmark to allow preservation work on damaged Nord Stream 2 pipeline

Denmark's energy agency on Tuesday said it had granted Nord Stream 2 AG, a unit of Russia's Gazprom, permission to conduct preservation work on the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea, which was damaged in a series of blasts in 2022.

Update to ISA/IEC 62443 Standards addresses organization-wide cybersecurity

The International Society of Automation (ISA) — the leading professional society for automation — has announced the publication of ANSI/ISA-62443-2-1-2024, “Security for industrial automation and control systems.” This is the latest update to the ISA/IEC 62443 series of standards, the widely used global consensus-based automation and control systems cybersecurity standards.

Freeport LNG says Quintana Island plant back after outage

Freeport LNG on Monday said its plant at Quintana Island, Texas, returned to full operations following an outage last week caused by unstable power from its provider Center Point Energy.

Morocco plans 990-MW gas-fired power plant in north

Morocco's water and electricity utility (ONEE) plans to build a 990-megawatt (MW) gas-fired power plant at a cost of 4.15 B ($420 MM).

Shell completes acquisition of combined-cycle power plant in priority U.S. trading market

Shell Energy North America (U.S.) L.P. (SENA), a subsidiary of Shell Plc (Shell), has completed a previously announced 100% equity stake acquisition of RISEC Holdings LLC (RISEC), which owns a 609-megawatt (MW), two-unit, combined-cycle gas turbine power plant in Rhode Island, U.S.

Freeport LNG export plant in Texas on track to exit outage after winter storm

Natural gas flows to Freeport LNG's export plant in Texas were set to rise on Thursday after a power problem during a winter storm forced it to shut on Tuesday.

Fire at liquefied gas site in Iran under control, SHANA reports

Firefighters have brought under control a fire at a liquefied gas site in Rey City south of Tehran, the Ministry of Oil's news outlet SHANA reported, adding there were no casualties.

FLNG Gimi receives first gas from the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim field

Golar LNG Limited announced that FLNG Gimi received feed gas from the bp-operated FPSO on the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) project offshore Mauritania and Senegal. Full commissioning of the FLNG has now commenced.

Sungrow Hydrogen wins supply contract for 320-MW green ammonia project in Oman

Sungrow Hydrogen has signed a supply agreement with ACME Group and will provide water electrolysis hydrogen (H2) production equipment for the 320-MW green ammonia project in Oman.