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Third phase of Australian CCS project given go-ahead
CO2CRC, an Australian carbon capture and storage (CCS) research organisation, has announced a A$45m (US$30.8m) final investment decision for the third phase in its CCS project in south-western Victoria.
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Neste and LyondellBasell claim bioplastic first
NESTE and LyondellBasell are claiming an industry-first with the parallel, commercial-scale production of bio-based polypropylene and bio-based polyethylene.
Type: News
Reliance agrees to sell 20% refining stake to Saudi Aramco
RELIANCE Industries has agreed to sell a 20% stake – worth US$15bn – in its refining and petrochemicals business to Saudi Aramco.
Type: News
IChemE SIG calls on members for supply support in response to coronavirus
ICHEME’s Pharma Special Interest Group (SIG) has called for members to come forward and help supply ventilators and ventilator components following a request from the UK Government.
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Shell and PetroChina give green light to Australian coal-seam gas project
SHELL and PetroChina have approved the first stage of their A$10bn (US$6.3bn) Surat Basin coal-seam gas project in Queensland despite the current downturn in the energy sector.
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Covestro funds professorship to advance electrochemistry research
RWTH Aachen University, Germany is expanding research into electrochemistry – an area that could contribute to sustainability – by establishing a new, five-year professorship. Chemicals company Covestro is supporting the professorship through a “major” donation.
Type: News
Environmentalists slam Australian mining advocate’s climate action plan
ENVIRONMENTALISTS have criticised the Climate Action Plan released by Minerals Council Australia (MCA), highlighting that the mining advocacy group does not set clear targets, including a date for achieving net-zero.
Type: News
Norway’s full-scale CCS project backed by European regulator
THE European Free Trade Association (EFTA) Surveillance Authority has approved the Norwegian full-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) project, which would allow the Norwegian Government to provide €2.1bn (US$2.4bn) in state aid to the project.
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Ineos launches new healthcare business
INEOS has launched Ineos Hygienics as part of its pandemic response to produce hand gel and sanitiser sprays at scale.
Type: News
Carbon Engineering signs agreement for commercial-scale direct air capture facility
Oxy Low Carbon Ventures and private equity firm Rusheen Capital Management have formed a development company to finance and deploy Carbon Engineering’s direct air capture (DAC) technology at a commercial scale.
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New partnership to develop CO2 storage infrastructure in North Sea
BP, Eni, Equinor, National Grid, Shell and Total have formed the Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP) to develop CO2 transport and storage infrastructure in the UK North Sea.
Type: News
BP to halt production at Kwinana Refinery
BP will stop fuel production at its Kwinana Refinery in Western Australia and convert it to an import terminal, as the refinery had become uneconomical.
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Denmark to end oil and gas production
THE Danish Government has agreed to end all oil and gas exploration and extraction in the North Sea by 2050.
Type: News
AstraZeneca buys Alexion for US$39bn
ASTRAZENECA has agreed to buy US biotech firm Alexion for US$39bn in a move that will expand its foothold in immunology treatments.
Type: News
Petronas and CNOOC sign MoU for extended partnership
Petronas and Chinese National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for a strategic partnership that will see them expand on existing collaboration.
Type: News
Plastic Energy joins forces with ExxonMobil on plastic waste
PLASTIC ENERGY has agreed another partnership with an industry heavyweight – this time ExxonMobil – to build a plant that will turn waste plastic into chemicals feedstock.
Type: News
Pilot plant will convert soybean waste into bioplastic
A FINNISH consortium is building a pilot plant to convert waste from soybean processing into compostable bioplastic.
Type: News
ADNOC awards ‘blue’ ammonia contract to Wood
ABU Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has awarded a contract for Wood to design a 'blue' ammonia production facility as part of plans to diversify downstream.
Type: News
Clean Cells to build new production facility
BIOPHARMACEUTICAL company Clean Cells has invested €13m (US$15.3m) in a new production facility in France that would quadruple its analysis and production capacity.
Type: News
Industry majors discuss using Houston as major CCS hub
ELEVEN chemicals, energy, and power companies – including Chevron, Dow, ExxonMobil, and Ineos – are considering large-scale deployment of carbon capture and storage (CCS) that could capture nearly 75m t/y of CO2 in the US, by 2040.
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