Greenhouse Gases
Brazil's BNDES approves $71 MM for carbon storage project
Brazil is a major ethanol producer, and corn ethanol output is growing rapidly.
Evolve Fuels and Burckhardt Compression to advance green hydrogen production projects for aviation
Evolve Fuels AG, a portfolio company of Smartenergy, and Burckhardt Compression AG have signed a strategic partnership agreement to collaborate on the development of Power-to-X (PtX) projects.
HyOrc secures 10-yr offtake commitment for green methanol pilot
HyOrc Corporation has announced a significant commercial milestone for its Portuguese green methanol project, reinforcing the value proposition of its European strategy.
Alberta oil regulator stopped enforcing gas flaring limits after government pressure
Alberta's dismantling of its 20-yr-old flaring limit after companies blew through the limit two years in a row, with no objections from the federal government, is an example of the challenges Canada faces in reconciling its environmental commitments with a renewed focus on economic growth.
Quick wins on cutting methane dogged by a slow transition
The pledge to cut methane emissions by 30% below 2020 levels by 2030 has been signed by 159 countries plus the EU. Many of them have developed, or are working on, methane action plans, and billions of dollars have been committed to the effort.
Resonac to convert fuel for power generation facility from petroleum coke to city gas and hydrogen
Resonac Corporation is converting the fuel for in-house power generation facilities at one of its key sites, the Kawasaki Plant (Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture), from petroleum coke to city gas and hydrogen.
Super-warming methane gas is being tackled too slowly, UN says ahead of COP30
Although methane stays in the atmosphere for a shorter time than carbon dioxide (CO2), which is the biggest contributor to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, it is much more effective at trapping heat.
Digital Feature: The evolving role of SAF in aviation’s energy transition
Decarbonizing flight will not happen overnight, but the journey for innovative pathways to create sustainable jet fuel has already taken off. The aviation sector is responsible for about 2.5% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and in the U.S., approximately 98% of aviation-related emissions result from jet fuel combustion.
Study: Methane emissions from crude oil and gas supply chains significantly underestimated
Global methane emissions from oil production are now reported to be 15 times higher in International Energy Agency (IEA) data compared to IOGP figures, with discrepancies for Russia reaching 10-fold and for Saudi Arabia an astonishing 40-fold.
Report: Policy reversals in the U.S. will only have a marginal impact on the global energy
According to the 9th Ed. of DNV’s “Energy Transition Outlook,” the U.S. energy transition slowdown will have only a marginal effect on worldwide progress, as momentum continues to build elsewhere, most notably in China.
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- OQ courts other partners for petrochemical complex in Oman as SABIC drops out 12/12
- Brazil's BNDES approves $71 MM for carbon storage project 12/12
- Cuba on edge as U.S. seizure of oil tanker puts supply at risk 12/12
- China oil demand to plateau between 2025 and 2030 12/12
- Germany's PCK refinery says no impact from pipeline leak 12/12
