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Shell and CNOOC expand petrochemicals complex in China

SHELL, CNOOC, and the Huizhou Government have announced a cooperation agreement to expand their petrochemical complex in China.

Type: News

Linde to build 24 MW electrolyser for green hydrogen

LINDE has announced that it will build a new 24 MW electrolyser for the production of green hydrogen at the Leuna Chemical Complex in Germany.

Type: News

Linde to invest US$1.4bn in Exxon Singapore supply deal

LINDE is investing US$1.4bn to expand its gasification complex at Jurong Island in Singapore as part of a gas supply deal with ExxonMobil.

Type: News

Murray Energy files for bankruptcy

MURRAY Energy, the largest private coal miner in the US, has filed for bankruptcy as utilities continue to choose natural gas and renewable power over coal.

Type: News

German wind turbine manufacturer develops 500 kW green hydrogen electrolyser prototype

GERMAN manufacturer Nordex Group is advancing green hydrogen production in Spain with the development of a 500 kW pressurised alkaline electrolyser, the largest ever to be manufactured in the country.

Type: News

Shell and Equinor combine UK North Sea assets

OIL AND GAS giants Shell and Equinor will combine their offshore assets in the UK North Sea to create what they expect will be “the largest independent oil and gas company” in the region.

Type: News

In Orbit

Astronaut Donald Pettit talks to Adam Duckett about his life and work

Type: Feature

OGA Chairman calls on industry to do more for the energy transition

TIM Eggar, Chairman of the UK’s Oil and Gas Authority (OGA), has said the industry’s “social licence to operate is under serious threat and there is no scope for a second chance”. He called on the sector to do more to help solve climate change challenges and to drive net zero.

Type: News

Shell shows scale of work underway at Geismar expansion

SHELL has released photos showing its progress building the world’s largest alpha olefins production site, which is on track to start up later this year.

Type: News

Gorgon CCS plant starts up after two-year delay

CHEVRON’S US$54bn Gorgon LNG project has started operation of one of the world’s largest carbon capture facilities, though it comes more than two years later than planned.

Type: News

Partnership to produce Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in South Africa

PFIZER and BioNTech have signed a letter of intent with South African biopharmaceutical company Biovac to produce the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine in Cape Town.

Type: News

Sabic invests £850m in UK cracker restart and conversion

SABIC is investing £850m (US$1.16bn) to restart its hydrocarbon cracker in Wilton, Teesside, UK, and convert it to run on hydrogen.

Type: News

Anadarko agrees to review Occidental’s hostile bid

CHEVRON’S agreed merger with Anadarko Petroleum looks under threat after the US independent said it will resume negotiations with Occidental Petroleum, which lodged a hostile US$57bn bid last week.

Type: News

Royal Society releases figures showing how Brexit has harmed UK science

THE UK’s Royal Society says figures show that Brexit is harming UK science, with 35% fewer scientists coming to the UK through EU schemes.

Type: News

Shell joins Qatar for major LNG expansion

SHELL has become the fifth energy firm to take a stake in Qatar’s project to expand its LNG output by more than 40% to 110m t/y.

Type: News

ExxonMobil to slash low-carbon spending by US$10bn

EXXONMOBIL will cut its low-carbon spending by US$10bn as it shifts investment back towards upstream oil and gas, joining a growing trend of energy majors pulling back from renewables.

Type: News

UK scrutinises Chinese acquisition of 'prized' semiconductor producer

THE UK Government is conducting a full national security assessment of a Chinese-owned subsidiary’s acquisition of the UK’s largest semiconductor manufacturer, considered a “prized” asset.

Type: News

Hinkley Point B nuclear power station closes

FRENCH-owned EDF Energy has formally switched off Hinkley Point B’s second reactor, a nuclear power station in the UK that has generated more electricity than any other during its 46 years of service.

Type: News

Veolia announces its first UK battery recycling plant

VEOLIA is building its first electric vehicle battery recycling facility in the UK, with the capacity to process 20% of used batteries by 2024.

Type: News

US unveils up to US$3.5bn funding to expand domestic battery manufacturing

THE White House has announced up to US$3.5bn in funding to strengthen domestic battery manufacturing as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda.

Type: News