Enviornment/Safety
Mantle8 confirms record hydrogen concentration in the Pyrenees
Mantle8, a natural hydrogen (H2) exploration company, has reported exceptionally high soil-gas readings at its Comminges prospect in the French Pyrenees, validating its proprietary exploration technology.
Alexandroupolis LNG terminal to restart soon and hit capacity by September
The 4.3-MMtpy Alexandroupolis LNG terminal in Greece will begin a gradual restart soon and reach full capacity by September. Gastrade halted operations at Alexandroupolis in late January, citing technical issues
Project Greensand: Öresundskraft, INEOS agree to store 210,000 tpy of CO2 from Sweden in Denmark
Öresundskraft Kraft & Värme AB and INEOS on behalf of Project Greensand have signed an agreement to investigate the opportunity to store up to 210,000 tpy of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from Sweden in Denmark.
Rakishev's Fincraft Group plans to launch Borankol gas processing plant in Kazakhstan in June
The Borankol Gas Processing Plant (GPP) in Kazakhstan is scheduled for commissioning in June 2025, the head of Fincraft Group Kenes Rakishev said.
India's GreenLine Mobility to invest $275 MM to decarbonize heavy truck fleet
India's GreenLine Mobility Solutions will invest $275 MM to accelerate decarbonization of heavy trucks in the country, in a move to cut logistics-related emissions and align its supply chain with sustainability goals.
Cedar LNG selects contractor to build feedstock pipeline
Cedar LNG recently selected Ledcor Haisla Limited Partnership (LHLP) to construct the pipeline scope of work for the Cedar LNG Project.
Mozambique government approves Eni's Coral Norte FLNG plan
Mozambique approved the development plan for Eni's second floating liquefied natural gas platform, Coral Norte, paving the way for a final investment decision.
Partners Group to invest in Gestcompost, the largest organic waste manager in Spain
Partners Group, one of the largest firms in the global private markets industry, acting on behalf of its clients, has agreed to acquire a significant minority stake in Gestcompost, the largest organic waste treatment manager in Spain.
Generac strengthens energy portfolio with new products designed for data center market
Generac Holdings Inc., a leading global designer, manufacturer and provider of energy technology solutions and other power products, has strengthened its portfolio with new generators designed for the data center market. These new products round out its energy solutions portfolio, which include diesel and natural gas generators and multi-asset energy systems.
Occidental, 1PointFive secure first EPA permits for CO₂ storage from Texas (U.S.) DAC facility
Occidental and its subsidiary 1PointFive have secured the first-ever Class VI permits from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the geologic storage of carbon dioxide (CO₂) captured directly from the atmosphere.
ZIM announces long-term chartering agreements for 10 LNG dual-fueled vessels
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. has signed new agreements for the long-term charter of ten 11,500-TEU liquefied natural gas (LNG) dual-fuel container vessels, with total charter hire consideration of approximately $2.3 B to serve across ZIM's various global trades.
bp to nix team looking into hydrogen and LNG for transport
bp is shutting its team looking into hydrogen and LNG for transport, especially trucks, a bp spokesperson, a move which does not affect its electric vehicle (EV) charging business BP Pulse.
Carbon Clean announces successful completion of world’s first industrial deployment of CycloneCC
Carbon Clean announced the successful completion of the world’s first industrial deployment of CycloneCC. The modular unit has achieved the major milestone of around 4,000 operating hours over a six-month period, delivering a high-purity CO2 product
Europe could need an extra $11 B of gas to refill winter stores
Europe may need up to an extra 250 cargoes of LNG this year, costing at least $11 B to refill its depleted gas stores
TotalEnergies warns indirect emissions could rise as it aims to sell more gas
Plans by TotalEnergies to sell more natural gas in coming years will increase the company's indirect emissions of planet-warming carbon dioxide (CO2).
Opinion: U.S. LNG exporters could hit methane snag in Europe
The Trump administration’s broad policy goal of achieving “energy dominance” may run into headwinds in the country’s largest export market, the European Union, due to new methane regulations.
TotalEnergies and partners launch the 2nd phase of Northern Lights CCS project
TotalEnergies and its partners, Equinor and Shell, announced the Final Investment Decision (FID) of the second phase of the Northern Lights development, which will increase the project transport and storage capacity from 1.5 MMtpy to more than 5 MMtpy of CO2 from 2028.
U.S. weighs funding cuts to four of seven hydrogen hubs
The U.S. Department of Energy is weighing funding cuts to four of seven hydrogen hubs that were selected under a $7 billion federal program.
Nuclear growth helps South Korea cut back on coal and LNG imports
Record nuclear power production is helping South Korea to cut imports of thermal coal and LNG to multi-year lows so far in 2025.
Shell unveils market strategy during Capital Markets Day
During Shell’s Capital Markets Day 2025, it unveiled the next steps in the execution of its strategy. Shell is strengthening its commitment to value creation and maintaining its focus on performance, discipline and simplification.
Trafigura scraps plans for $471-MM hydrogen plant in South Australia
Trafigura has abandoned plans to build an A$750-MM ($471.2-MM) green hydrogen plant at its Port Pirie lead smelter in South Australia, a spokesperson for the global commodity trading firm said on Tuesday.
Freeport LNG in Texas set to return to service after lightning strike
Natural gas flows to Freeport LNG's export plant in Texas were set to rise on Tuesday after a lightning strike on a pipeline caused the plant to shut on Monday.
U.S. LNG exporters stick with methane measures despite EPA rollbacks
U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporters, seeking to meet standards of overseas import markets, plan to continue to monitor and curb their methane emissions despite U.S. President Trump’s plans to roll back climate regulations.
Solvang to use Inmarsat's NexusWave satellite technology on its ethylene, ethane/gas carriers
Inmarsat Maritime has signed an agreement with Solvang to equip the company’s fleet with Inmarsat’s NexusWave fully managed bonded connectivity service to support the leading gas shipping company’s evolving crew and business connectivity requirements.
Pace CCS, Foxconn, TEWE to solve critical CCS challenge
Pace CCS, a global leader in CCS design, has announced a landmark collaboration with Foxconn, the world-renowned technology manufacturer, and TEWE [Taiwan East West Enterprises (CHEMA) Ltd.], a nearly century-old sales and service provider to Taiwan’s industrial sector. Together, the three industry leaders are developing a first-of-its-kind chemical injection unit designed to address the most pressing challenge in CCS: the removal of key impurities from carbon dioxide (CO2) streams that can cause corrosion in CCS networks.
Sherwin-Williams expands global core product offering for customers worldwide
Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine has unveiled new Global Core coatings that include an inorganic zinc primer, epoxy primer, epoxy intermediate coat and urethane topcoat. These versatile coatings can be used to create multi-layer coating systems for corrosion protection and aesthetics for a wide range of applications
Alaskan officials to seek investors in Japan as Trump touts U.S. LNG
The project aims to transport natural gas south from Alaska's remote north via a $44-B 1,300-km pipeline, to be shipped as LNG to Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. Exports could begin by 2030 from a project that could deliver about 3.5 Bft3/d.
CTCI Corp., IHI awarded EPC contract to build LNG cryo tanks for CPC Corp. in Taiwan
CTCI Corporation has jointly won a NT$26.6-B (> $800 MM) EPC bid with Japan’s IHI Plant Services Corporation to build LNG cryogenic tanks for CPC Corp., Taiwan’s state-owned petroleum company, at CPC Kaohsiung Intercontinental LNG Terminal.
ABB and Charbone Hydrogen sign agreement to advance North American green H2 production facilities
ABB and Charbone Hydrogen Corp. – an integrated green H2 production company based in Montreal, Canada – have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) agreement to collaborate on the development of up to 15 modular and scalable green H2 production facilities across North America over the next five years, providing a clean fuel source for existing H2 users and heavy industrial processes such as steelmaking, which currently use grey H2 as an energy source.
Greenlane Renewables continues to expand service business enhancing customer support and drive recurring revenue
Greenlane Renewables Inc. has secured three new service agreements for renewable natural gas (RNG) project sites under its 3-tiered service offering program.
- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Compressor acquires Swiss rotating equipment maintenance company AST Turbo AG
- RWE strengthens partnerships with ADNOC and Masdar to enhance energy security in Germany and Europe
- TotalEnergies and Mozambique announce the full restart of the $20-B Mozambique LNG project
- Cook Inlet LNG advances FSRU project in Alaska (U.S.)
- Qatar’s Ras Laffan LNG hub hit by missile attack, ‘extensive damage’ reported
