Oil & Gas
Bulgaria - Greece gas interconnector construction launched
A decade after agreeing to connect the two countries' gas grids, ground has been broken on the construction of the €220-million gas interconnector between Bulgaria and Greece. The ceremony to mark the start of construction was attended by Greek... Read more
Tilbury Port & Nippon Gases Europe create CO2 import hub
The Port of Tilbury, London’s major port, announces today a long-term agreement with leading industrial gas company Nippon Gases Europe to import CO2 to the Thames port. The agreement will see weekly shipments arriving at the port, with Nippon... Read more
Rick Perry: US to sign sanctions bill against Nord Stream 2
The Russian-German pipeline project Nord Stream 2 is set for another round of problems according to the US Energy Secretary Rick Perry. The US has long been critical of the project citing an existential threat to Europe's energy security through... Read more
thyssenkrupp to build new fertiliser plant in Poland
Thyssenkrupp’s Industrial Solutions business area has received a new order for the construction of a fertiliser plant in Poland. The customer for the project is ANWIL, a subsidiary of PKN ORLEN, one of the largest oil industry corporations in... Read more
A smoke alarm for the sea
A groundbreaking new product could provide fast and effective leak detection for decommissioned oil and gas platforms in the North Sea. A collaboration between the Heriot-Watt University and the Oil & Gas Innovation Centre, with Sentinel Subsea... Read more
Cyprus nervous as Turkey sends warships to support drilling
Turkey has given support to its drilling vessel off the shores of Cyprus by launching a naval exercise in the eastern Mediterranean, Aegean and Black Sea. The drilling has been deemed as illegal by both the EU and the US... Read more
Trump declares US "energy superpower" at new LNG export facility
US President Donald Trump yesterday hailed his country's emergence as "the energy superpower of the world" during a speech at the opening of a new Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) export terminal in Cameron, Louisiana... Read more
Transgaz to begin work on Black Sea pipeline
Romanian gas provider Transgaz has announced that it now has the rights to begin working on the construction of a pipeline linking the Black Sea coast to the national transmission system and to BRUA - the pipeline running to Romania, Hungary and... Read more
Neste wins black carbon reduction award for renewable jet fuel
Neste MY Renewable Jet Fuel has won an award for its role in reducing black carbon emissions in a competition jointly organised by the Climate Leadership Coalition, the Bioenergy Association of Finland, the Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra, the... Read more
"Freedom gas": US to double LNG exports to EU
Two Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) orders will be signed in Brussels today by the US energy secretary Rick Perry. The deal is expected to double the US's export capacity to the European Union to an annual amount of 112 million cubic metres as of 2020... Read more
Messer to build €10-million argon plant in Slovakia
Messer, a manufacturer of industrial gases, has announced that it will be expanding its presence in Slovakia with the construction of a €10-million argon plant. Read more
Rompetrol refinery operations to be digitally transformed
Aspen Technology, Inc. has announced that Rompetrol Rafinare, a KMG International Group member and the largest refinery company in Romania, has purchased Aspen Mtell software and Aspen Fidelis Reliability software licences from the aspenONE Asset... Read more
Agreement on extension of Polish LNG terminal signed
An agreement has been signed by Polskie LNG and the Polish government for the extension of the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal in the north-western city of Świnoujście on the coast of the Polish Baltic Sea. Read more
Baltic Pipe to Poland €215m funding agreement signed
GAZ-SYSTEM signed an agreement for co-financing the Baltic Pipe construction works as part of the EU's Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) with the Innovation and Network Executive Agency. The signing ceremony in which a subsidy of nearly €215-m... Read more
Study: LNG reduces shipping emissions by up to 21%
The demand for cleaner energy solutions is increasing in all transport and industry sectors. The increased demand is largely due to the need to reduce emissions and mitigate the effects of climate change. The independent study report launched... Read more
From rust to robust for major Spanish refinery
The efficient prevention and minimisation of corrosion-induced deterioration in distillation columns is a key aspect helping refineries to remain highly productive and competitive. One of the world's top integrated energy companies was... Read more
Nord Stream 2 applies for third Danish pipeline route
Nord Stream 2 has filed the third application in two years for a gas pipeline through its territory in waters to the south of the island of Bornholm, which is located between Sweden and Poland in the Baltic Sea, close to the Polish border... Read more
MOL Group acquires recycled plastics compounder Aurora
MOL Group announced that it has signed a sales-purchase agreement to acquire Aurora, a recycled plastic compounder with production plants located nearby automotive manufacturing and plastics conversion clusters in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Read more
UK's main gas link needs 'half a stadium of sand' to protect from erosion
The UK's only link with mainland Europe's natural gas network is in danger of falling into the sea, a fact that has started a rescue effort involves thousands of tonnes of sand. Read more
Norway halts further oil exploration in Arctic
In a move that has surprised and dismayed many in the oil industry, Norway's largest party has withdrawn support for explorative drilling off the coast of the Lofoten islands inside the Arctic circle. Read more
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Greece Bulgaria Interconnector
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Rick Perry in Ukraine
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Nord Stream 2
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Smoke alarm of the sea
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Berat Albayrak
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Transgaz
