Three Industrial Projects for Le Havre Announced
The French government has selected winning proposals for a hydrogen import terminal, a renewable fuels facility and a lithium production factory to be built at the state-run port of Le Havre as part of an effort to attract industrial investment, the finance ministry said on Thursday.The land around the port was labelled a turnkey investment site under the 30 billion euro "France 2030" plan…
Linde, Hyosung to Build World’s Largest Liquid Hydrogen Plant in S. Korea
South Korea's Hyosung and the global industrial gases provider Linde Group will invest in the construction of a liquid hydrogen plant on an area of about 30,000 square meters within the site of Hyosung Yongyeon plant in Ulsan.Its annual capacity of production will be 13,000 tons of liquid hydrogen, which is enough to fuel 100,000 sedans.
Saudi Aramco Targets Zero Flaring
Saudi Aramco said on Wednesday it was joining the World Bank's initiative to reduce gas flaring to zero by 2030 and said its flaring was already less than 1% of its total raw gas production in the first half of 2019.Aramco kick-started its initial public offering (IPO) this week, announcing its intention to float on the domestic bourse in what could be the world’s biggest listing, planned for
EU Mergers and Acquisitions
The following are mergers under review by the European Commission that could be of interest to the global maritime and energy communities. -- Austrian company Borealis, Canada's Nova Chemicals and French oil and gas major Total to set up a joint venture (notified Feb. -- British turnaround specialist Melrose Industries to acquire British engineering company GKN (notified Feb.
MMI Engineering Successfully Delivers Contract for BOC
One of the UK’s leading providers of technical consulting and engineering services has been awarded – and has already delivered – a contract to undertake pipework integrity checks at the Port of Tyne & Lynemouth Power Station working for the UK and Ireland’s largest supplier of industrial gases and related equipment.
Rapid Contract Lifts and Transports Five Gas Tanks
Rapid Response Solutions (RRS) combined its lifting and transport capabilities to move five gas tanks from a live chemical plant in Middlesbrough, 300 miles south west to Cardiff, where they were to be refurbished for industrial gases company Air Products before installation at another site. RRS accepted a scope of work to lift the tanks…
Gas Suppliers Praxair, Linde Hold Merger Talks
U.S. industrial gas supplier Praxair Inc and German peer Linde AG are in early-stage talks about a merger to create a market leader with a value of more than $60 billion, Linde said on Tuesday, sending shares in both companies higher. An agreement would accelerate consolidation sweeping the industrial gas sector where slower economic growth has weakened demand in the manufacturing…
U.S., Canada to Cut Methane Emissions
The United States and Canada have agreed joint steps to fight climate change, including cutting methane emissions from the oil and gas industry and signing the Paris climate deal "as soon as feasible," the White House said on Thursday. The agreement comes ahead of an Oval Office meeting between Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and President Barack Obama at the White House.
Siemens to Open Plant to Turn Electricity from Wind into Hydrogen
Siemens will on Thursday start an energy project to convert wind power into hydrogen for re-use as a general fuel or in natural gas pipelines. Siemens' electrolysis plant in Mainz is based on Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) technology, which allows the capture and storage of electricity into hydrogen. It said the plant can process up to 6 megawatts of electricity…
Finland Grants Support to Three Small LNG Terminals
The Finnish government granted 65.2 million euros (84.22 million US dollar) in subsidies to build three small liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals to cut on use of fuel oil and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in industry, the economy ministry said on Thursday. Finland is building a network of LNG terminals along its coastline…
Technip Wins Contract for industrial Gas Complex in Kochi, India
Technip was awarded by Air Products a contract to provide project management, as well as engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services for a new industrial gas complex for Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited – Kochi Refinery (BPCL-KR) located in the state of Kerala, India. Being built on a “Build-Own-Operate” basis (BOO)…
Germany Wants Aid for Emission-Cutting Projects in Poor Countries
Germany is advancing plans for rich countries to encourage the developing world to cut greenhouse gas emissions by subsidising projects, replacing the funding after a United Nations programme has run out of cash. Such a move could yield cuts of around 5 percent of the gap between current government pledges and the amount needed by 2020 to prevent climate change that would lead to rising seas…
Ferguson Launches Cryogenic and ISO Tanks
The Ferguson Group, a supplier of DNV 2.7-1/EN12079 certified offshore containers, accommodation and workspace modules is expanding its product range, to include cryogenic and ISO tanks. The cryogenic tanks, 10 ft with a 7,890 ltr capacity, are designed for the transportation and storage of liquefied industrial gases. New to the Ferguson Group.
Southern Finland Refinery to Get Add-On
German industrial gases maker Linde will build a hydrogen production unit at Neste Oil's Porvoo, southern Finland, refinery, Neste Oil said on Monday. Linde's AGA unit will construct the plant and Neste Oil will build the connections to the refinery, Neste said, adding the total value of the investment was around 100 million euros ($138 million).
