Carbon Management
U.S. Congress kills Biden-era methane fee on oil, gas producers
The U.S. Senate on Thursday voted on a resolution that would overturn the Biden administration's proposed fee on methane emissions, one of the previous Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA’s) final measures to force big oil and gas producers to slash emissions of the powerful greenhouse gas.
Parker Hannifin joins iHAPC project to test H2 and argon for cleaner and more energy-efficient engine technologies
Led by the University of Vaasa and supported by Wärtsilä under the WISE (Wide and Intelligent Sustainable Energy) program, the project will develop and test a prototype engine that uses hydrogen and argon to achieve a significant efficiency boost.
Engineers find greener path to making key industrial chemical
Scientists have discovered a potentially greener way to produce ethylene oxide, according to a new study.
Opinion: bp’s green failure offers Big Oil a lesson in moderation
bp has returned to its oil and gas roots in a spectacular about-turn following its trailblazing attempt five years ago to become a renewables giant. The takeaway for Big Oil is that the energy transition is a marathon, not a sprint.
MODEC enters into carbon capture FEED contract with SAMSUNG E&A for FPSO vessel
MODEC has entered into a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract with SAMSUNG E&A for an offshore carbon capture pilot project, selecting Carbon Clean’s modular CycloneCC technology.
Kern Energy announces H2 storage, utilization and decarbonization initiative at Bakersfield (U.S.) refinery
Kern Energy has announced a significant investment in its Bakersfield, California (U.S.) refinery, reducing its carbon footprint while improving efficiency with Claire Technologies' hydrogen (H2) storage and release system alongside seven HyAxiom, Inc. H2-powered fuel cells.
Nextchem to provide technology for Pacifico Mexinol's ultra-low carbon methanol plant (Mexico)
When it initiates operation in 2028, Pacifico Mexinol's facility is expected to be the largest single ultra-low carbon methanol facility in the world, producing approximately 350,000 tpy of green methanol and 1.8 MMtpy of blue methanol from natural gas with carbon capture.
Quanta Technologies unveils new LEADR FCC refining catalysts
The technology improves the environmental and diffusion performance of Fluid Cracking Catalysts (FCC) by narrowing the particle size distribution of the catalyst.
The European chemical industry is becoming extinct: An open letter from INEOS CEO Sir Jim Ratcliffe
The chemical industry in Europe has been hugely important to the success of the European economy over the last century. With revenues of around one trillion euros, it is similar in size to the automotive sector. But chemicals in Europe is facing extinction. Government policies have resulted in enormously high energy prices and crippling carbon tax bills.
LanzaJet, Mitsui & Co. and Cosmo Oil secures government funding for SAF production project in Japan
LanzaJet announced that Cosmo Oil Co. Ltd was selected for a subsidy from Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry to support a SAF project in Japan developed with Mitsui & Co. that will plan to utilize LanzaJet technology.
- Chiyoda, AVEVA forge strategic partnership to power plantOS with AVEVA CONNECT 6/27
- SABIC announces closure of Olefins 6 facility in Teesside, UK 6/27
- LyondellBasell's polyolefin technologies selected by SHCCIG Yulin for petrochemicals complex in China 6/27
- Damaged unit of Iran's South Pars refinery back operating 6/27
- hte conducts research for JGC to advance decarbonization by identifying suitable catalysts for ammonia cracking 6/26
- TES and CPC Finland to develop 500-MW e-NG project in Finland 6/26
