Enviornment/Safety
Honeywell and McNeese State University partner to train the LNG workforce of the future
Honeywell has partnered with McNeese State University as the institution opens its LNG Center of Excellence on campus in Lake Charles, Louisiana (U.S.) to help train the next generation of process engineers and LNG professionals. This state-of-the-art facility will include the latest Honeywell auto..
Ukraine aims to triple biomethane output to 150 MMm3 in 2026
Prior to the war with Russia, Ukraine was nearly self-sufficient in natural gas, meeting almost all of its needs through domestic production.
EemsGas project receives commitment for €150-MM operating subsidy for green gas production
EemsGas Project – with an investment of €100 million becoming one of the largest production facilities for biomethane (green gas) in the Netherlands – has received an SDE++ subsidy grant from the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO). This provides an operating subsidy worth €149.8 million. The subsid..
ADNOC deploys heavy-duty inspector robot for hazardous environments
ADNOC co-develops next generation ‘operator’ robot to lift heavy equipment and operate with precision in harsh industrial environments AI, autonomous systems and robotics are driving smarter energy production across the UAE ADNOC has successfully deployed Taurob’s heavy-duty inspector robot at..
Emerson releases Synchros IIoT asset monitoring platform
Emerson Synchros wireless asset monitoring solution helps digitize inspection points, reduce manual rounds, and improve operational decision-making Emerson announced the release of its Emerson Synchros Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) platform, a new suite of technologies that expands asset..
Fire at Venezuela gas facility injures 6 workers, causes damage
Fires and power outages are frequent at Venezuela's aging oil and gas facilities, especially in the western region, as a longstanding lack of foreign investment and U.S. sanctions have hindered maintenance.
Hydron Energy launches breakthrough landfill biogas upgrading project
The platform is powered by Hydron Energy's novel metal organic framework (MOF) that is designed to simultaneously remove nitrogen (N₂) and carbon dioxide (CO₂) at ambient pressure—a capability that simplifies operations and significantly reduces both capital and operating costs compared to incumbent technologies.
Ebara Elliott Energy awarded contract from Kawasaki to advance global liquefied hydrogen supply chain
Ebara Elliott Energy (EEE), a leading global provider of high-performance turbomachinery and a subsidiary of Ebara Corporation, has been awarded a breakthrough order from Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. to supply specialized liquid hydrogen booster pumps and cryogenic Hydrogen Return Gas Blowers for..
Chevron resumes full production at Wheatstone LNG after repairs for cyclone damage
Tropical Cyclone Narelle struck the 8.9-MMtpy facility in late March, leaving both LNG processing trains offline.
Peru pipeline rupture followed years of regulator warnings, documents show
A pipeline rupture that crippled Peru's energy grid in March followed years of documented warnings from regulators to pipeline operator TGP about dealing with landslides, erosion, and construction flaws in the system that moves about 95% of the country's gas.
Emerson accelerates edge ecosystem for real-time enterprise operations intelligence
DeltaV Live Enterprise View reinforces Emerson’s leadership in real-time operations intelligence Expanded DeltaV Edge Environment strengthens Emerson’s differentiated edge ecosystem New applications expand the DeltaV Automation Platform, building on Emerson’s proven approach Emerson, a glo..
ABB enhances AI capabilities of flagship industrial device digital solutions
My Measurement Assistant+, ABB’s industrial device maintenance solution, now features multilingual Copilot integration Solution provides proactive device-specific assistance and resolves most technical issues in minutes, ushering in smarter and simpler operations across industries In additio..
SUBLIME Energie inaugurates world's first system capable of liquefying biogas into a renewable fuel
SUBLIME Energie has inaugurated in Plélo (Côtes-d’Armor, Brittany, France) its demonstrator “Charlie,” the world’s first system capable of liquefying biogas directly on the farm. For the first time, on-farm anaerobic digestion can produce a renewable fuel without relying on gas grid infrastructure. ..
BEL Valves announces multi-million-pound contract to supply Indonesia’s first carbon capture project
UK based valve and actuation specialist, BEL Valves, has announced its first Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (CCUS) win in a multi-million-pound contract that will see the company supply to Indonesia’s first Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage project. BEL Valves – part of the British ..
ADNOC Gas says domestic demand still being met after Habshan attack
ADNOC Gas said that domestic demand in the UAE was being met through its other facilities after its Habshan complex in Abu Dhabi was hit by debris from an intercepted attack on Friday. The attack, which killed one Egyptian citizen, "caused damage to certain facilities" at the Habshan complex, ADNOC..
Digital Exclusive: Evolving pressure relief valve designs protect LNG facilities
C. CARROLL and R. GARCIA, Emerson, Houston, Texas (U.S.) Liquefied natural gas (LNG) processing, storage, and transport has become a burgeoning industry, with numerous facilities under construction across the globe. Since LNG is a dense liquid, it enables the economic movement of large quantities o..
Australia’s biggest LNG plants suffer outages due to cyclone, straining global supply
Australia became the world’s second-largest LNG exporter after Qatar shut down production this month following damage to its facilities from Iranian strikes.
Update: Libya's coast guard tows damaged Russian LNG tanker away from its shores
The Russian-flagged Arctic Metagaz, carrying LNG from the Arctic port of Murmansk, has been adrift since early March, when Russia’s Transport Ministry said it was hit by Ukrainian naval drones.
Lining up for storage tank savings
J. ZIMMERMAN, Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine Coatings; C. SUMNER, Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine Coatings, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and R. GALVIN, Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine Coatings, Calgary, Alberta, Canada While today’s high-performance, high-solids storage tank lining syst..
Damaged Russian tanker days away from Libyan shores, Italian official says
A damaged Russian LNG tanker that has been drifting unmanned in the Mediterranean for more than two weeks, risking a major ecological disaster, is four to six days from Libya’s shores.
Damaged Russian LNG tanker has reached Libyan waters, Italy says
The most significant current risk is the potential release of gas, although no leaks have been detected so far.
Pure DC and AVK deploy Europe's first data center microgrid
Pure Data Centers Group (Pure DC) has announced the launch of Europe's first, large-scale, 110 MW onsite microgrid, developed to support early–phase site operational resilience.
Shell-led LNG Canada says unplanned flaring event could continue for a week
Flaring started late on Wednesday, and increased noise and visible emissions are expected.
OX2, Sodra and TES advance e-NG project into pre-FEED
OX2 and Södra, together with the e-NG project development company TES, announced that they are advancing their development plans for an e-NG (electric natural gas) facility at the Värö peninsula in Varberg, Sweden, by entering the Pre-Front-End Engineering Design (Pre-FEED) phase. The decision follo..
Yokogawa and CMC Solutions sign global sales and service agreement for predictive emission monitoring systems for industry
Yokogawa Electric Corporation announced that it has entered into a global agency agreement with US-based CMC Solutions (CMC) to expand the availability of CMC’s predictive emission monitoring systems (PEMS) outside the U.S. Under the agreement, Yokogawa will leverage its global service network to ma..
HELLENiQ ENERGY and Chevron sign plan to produce gas for Europe
HELLENiQ ENERGY in collaboration with Chevron, have signed the lease agreements with the Hellenic Republic for the exploration of four offshore blocks located south of Crete and the Peloponnese, marking a significant milestone for Greece’s upstream development.
Australian gas producer Santos wins court fight over net-zero claims
The lawsuit was launched in 2021 by the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility, an activist shareholder, which said it was the first case of its kind in any country to challenge the validity of a company’s net-zero emissions target.
China's epic renewables boom lifts it into rare clean capacity club
With 73 GW more clean capacity than fossil fuel capacity in use, China now has 51% of its power fleet drawing from clean sources and joins the ranks of Brazil, France and Germany as major economies powered mainly by clean energy sources.
Emerson introduces hybrid continuous gas analyzer for improved regulatory compliance and emissions control
Emerson announced the release of its Rosemount QX1000 Continuous Gas Analyzer, ideally suited for use in continuous emissions monitoring systems (CEMS), but also a good fit in many other types of applications. The QX1000 uses paramagnetic detection for O₂ and quantum cascade laser direct absorption ..
Yokogawa, ANYbotics to integrate OpreX Robot Management Core software with ANYmal robotic inspection solutions
By integrating the management of explosion- and non-explosion-proof robots that conduct autonomous inspections of industrial facilities, the two companies aim to develop new opportunities in the oil and gas, power and metals industries.
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