Carbon Management
NPRA statement on defeat of Proposition 23 in California
Proposition 23 was defeated because a sophisticated multimillion-dollar misinformation campaign falsely led Californians to believe they were voting to clean their air of pollutants that posed a danger to their health.
Statoil plans to help Pemex reduce flaring by installing a gas processing plant
A collaboration project between Pemex and Statoil for reducing gas flaring at the Tres Hermanos oil field in Mexico has now been registered under the United Nations (UN) Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) .
HPIn Europe: How German refiners sped up clean fuels rules to save their heating oil business
European refiners are nearing the end of a decade of rapid change—some might say a revolution—in fuel specifications. For road fuels, at least, sulfur levels have gone from being a political..
Murphy Oil reaches agreement with EPA on consent decree
Murphy Oil USA, Inc. has reached an agreement on a consent decree with the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that will cover Murphy’s two US refineries in Meraux, Louisiana, and Superior, Wisconsin.
Axens and Orbeo team up
Axens and Orbeo have signed an agreement to form an alliance and offer their clients a single-source solution for improving energy efficiency and reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
International Electrotechnical Commission calls for a global taskforce
The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) is calling for a global taskforce to coordinate technology-based energy efficiency initiatives in an effort to increase coherence and reduce duplication and wasted time, as it launched its white paper, “Coping with the Energy Challenge,” at the World Energy Congress in Montreal.
US EIA’s short-term energy outlook released today
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) came out with its short-term energy outlook today.
NOAA: Past decade warmest on record
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminsitration (NOAA) released a report today that says “the scientific evidence that our world is warming is unmistakable.” More than 300 scientists from 160 research groups in 48 countries contributed to the report, “which confirms that the past decade was the warmest on record and that the Earth has been growing warmer over the last 50 years.”
Tenaska chooses Fluor's carbon capture technology
Tenaska has chosen Fluor's Econamine FG Plus carbon capture technology for use at the company's proposed Tenaska Trailblazer Energy Center being developed near Sweetwater, Texas.
- Valmet to acquire Severn Group to strengthen Process Performance Solutions segment 12/22
- World’s first dynamic green ammonia plant starts operations in Denmark 12/22
- Baker Hughes to supply liquefaction equipment for Commonwealth LNG export project 12/22
- South Korea petrochemical firms on track to cut up to 3.7 MM tons of output 12/22
- MOL and JERA sign HoAs for the charter of ammonia carriers 12/22
- China's November fuel oil imports up 15% from October 12/22
