TotalEnergies Launches Call for Tenders of Green Hydrogen
The use of green hydrogen in TotalEnergies’ European refineries could reduce CO2 emissions by about 5 million tons each year by 2030. This post appeared first on Hart Energy.
Read More...Carbon Clean Appoints Allan Swan to Board of Directors
Swan is the current president of Panasonic Energy. This post appeared first on Hart Energy.
Read More...Nova announces force majeure for polyethylene
This marks the second time this year that Nova Chemicals’ Moore Township, Ontario, site has operated under supply limits because of an ethylene supply issue. This post appeared first on Plastics News.
Read More...Texas BASF TotalEnergies site remains closed following fire
The shutdown at Port Arthur, Texas, could impact markets for plastics feedstocks ethylene, propylene and butadiene, all of which are made at the site. This post appeared first on Plastics News.
Read More...2023 Environmental Partnership Report Showcases Industry Innovation in Reducing Methane
The U.S. oil and natural gas industry continues to drive methane reductions across the supply chain, making progress across key performance categories even as production increased, according to data released by the Environmental Partnership in their fifth annual report. The Partnership, a voluntary initiative representing nearly 70 percent of U.S. onshore oil and gas operations,
Read More...Transparency key to achieving plastics sustainability goals
Plastic circularity goals set by companies for 2025 and 2030 are approaching. Some will achieve them, some will not. This post appeared first on Plastics News.
Read More...Plastics association launches effort to defend, promote recycling
The Plastics Industry Association expects to spend more than $1 million to promote its views on recycling. This post appeared first on Plastics News.
Read More...IPL closing Ohio thermoforming plant
IPL Plastics plc is closing its Encore Plastics thermoforming plant in Cambridge, Ohio, in a move that will eliminate 89 jobs. This post appeared first on Plastics News.
Read More...Record High NatGas Production & Demand in 2023 – EIA Sept. STEO
Once a month, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) analysts issue the agency’s Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), their best guess about where energy prices and production will go in the next 12 months. The latest monthly report, issued Tuesday, predicts that U.S. natural gas production AND demand will rise to record highs in 2023. EIA projects…
Read More...Freeport LNG Cancels 3-4 Cargoes Due to Outage, Now in 6th Day
Three days ago, the feedgas (natural gas) flowing to the Freeport LNG export facility on Quintana Island, TX, dropped to roughly 622 MMcf/d, which is 31% of the facility’s normal capacity of 2 Bcf/d (see Feedgas to Freeport LNG Dropped Last Weekend, Down 69% Yesterday). Two days ago, feedgas flows to Freeport dropped all the…
Read More...With Cove Point LNG Imports Ended, Owners Want Regs Changed
Cove Point LNG exports roughly 1.8 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) of Marcellus/Utica gas from the Maryland coast. The LNG export plant was conceived and built by Dominion Energy. However, Dominion has (stupidly) decided to divest from natural gas pipelines and other ventures and sold its ownership in Cove Point to Warren Buffett’s Berkshire…
Read More...New Jersey Newspaper Endorses NFE’s Gibbstown LNG Export Plan
New Fortress Energy (NFE) plans to build an LNG liquefaction facility in Bradford County, PA–in the northeastern part of the state (see Big News! Marcellus LNG Export Plant Coming to Landlocked NEPA). NFE’s plan is to transport LNG made at the plant by truck and rail to a loading dock on the Delaware River at…
Read More...U.S. Ethane Production Hits New All-Time High of 2.7M B/D
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) is reporting ethane production reached a new monthly record high of 2.7 million barrels per day (b/d) in April 2023. EIA said increased natural gas and ethane production in the Permian Basin is the main reason. But don’t overlook the Marcellus/Utica! Our region has routinely hit new highs for…
Read More...Is Fracking Good for Pennsylvania? MSC Destroys Anti-Fracking Screed
The nutters are out in full force, particularly in Pennsylvania, using fraudulent “studies” by the Ohio River Valley Insititute (ORVI) and (sadly) the University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) to call for an end to the Marcellus industry in the great Keystone State. A recent “letter to the editor” appearing in the Sunbury (PA) Daily Item is…
Read More...NETL Researchers Use Fiber Optics to Detect NatGas Pipe Corrosion
Advanced sensors developed by researchers at the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) can detect and predict corrosion in natural gas pipelines and prevent ruptures and leaks that release methane. Their invention combats corrosion in natural gas pipelines through early detection using either optical fiber-based or passive wireless sensing technology. The invention received a patent in…
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