"Hydrogen" News

UK North Sea Road to Net-Zero: £430B Investment Required

Sep 16, 2020

'Reimagining the North Sea as an integrated energy system is essential for the UK and Scotland to achieve their net-zero ambitions. But we need to invest now to close the gap on the key technologies needed to make this ambition a reality,' Colette Cohen OBE…

Golar LNG, Black & Veatch in Green, Blue Floater Tech Push

Nov 19, 2020

Liquefied natural gas shipping firm Golar LNG and the engineering giant Black & Veatch on Thursday said they would expand their long-standing FLNG relationship, and start working on projects involving floating ammonia production, carbon capture…

Ulstein Designs "Zero-Emission" Offshore Wind Turbine Installation Vessel

Oct 02, 2020

Norwegian shipbuilding and design company Ulstein has launched the design for a 'zero-emission' hydrogen-powered offshore wind turbine installation vessel.'Ulstein's second hydrogen hybrid design for the offshore wind industry, the ULSTEIN J102 zero-emission wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV)…

Snam, Saipem to Jointly Pursue Energy Transition Tech

Sep 10, 2020

Offshore energy services provider Saipem and gas grid operator Snam have signed an agreement to work together on energy transition technology.Under the memorandum of understanding signed, the two Italian companies will jointly work on green hydrogen and carbon capture initiatives…

BP Leads New UK North Sea CCS Consortium

Oct 26, 2020

Oil major BP said Monday it had, together with Eni, Equinor, Shell, Total, and National Grid, formed a partnership to develop offshore carbon dioxide ‎‎(CO2) transport and storage infrastructure in the UK North Sea.'This ‎infrastructure will…

Germany Gov't to Fund Offshore Wind-to-Green Hydrogen Project

Aug 04, 2020

The German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy has sent a funding confirmation to partners working on the WESTKÜSTE 100 green hydrogen project.The WESTKÜSTE 100 project, which will produce green hydrogen via electricity generated by offshore wind turbines…

UK: Eni Plans to Store CO2 in Depleted Oil and Gas Reservoirs in Liverpool Bay

Oct 08, 2020

Italian oil and gas company Eni has received a carbon dioxide (CO2) appraisal and storage license (CS license) in an area located within the Liverpool Bay area of the East Irish Sea.Under the license awarded by the UK Oil and Gas Authority (OGA)…

Neptune Energy Appoints Director of New Energy Business

Oct 05, 2020

Oil and gas company Neptune Energy has created a business branch named New Energy and has appointed Pierre Girard as a director who will lead it.Neptune announced in August the formation of a New Energy team to scale partnerships and investments in low carbon technologies…

Neptune Energy Joins EU's Clean Hydrogen Alliance

Jul 14, 2020

Oil and gas company Neptune Energy has joined the European Clean Hydrogen Alliance, supporting the development of the EU’s hydrogen strategy.The alliance was launched last week (pdf), bringing together industry, public authorities and civil society…

Oil Industry Veterans to Launch Hydrogen Investment Fund

Jul 09, 2020

Two energy industry veterans plan to launch an investment fund focused on hydrogen this year as more and more governments include the niche fuel in their global warming battle plans.Hydrogen has long-been touted as a potential clean fuel as…

UK to Release 'Extremely Valuable' Historic North Sea Seismic Data

Sep 15, 2020

The UK oil and gas regulator Oil and Gas Authority will release historic North Sea seismic data, saying the move will be beneficial both for oil and gas explorers and those looking for carbon capture and hydrogen storage sites.'Explorers, organizations…

Offshore Wind: Vessel Owners Under Pressure to Cut Emissions

Sep 14, 2020

Fast-growing offshore windfarms expect low carbon service operations by support vessels, but supplying and handling biofuels is a challenge and the development of ammonia and hydrogen-powered vessels still has a long way to go, ship fuel broker and trader LQM Petroleum Services said…

UK: Equinor Building Hydrogen Plant with Offshore CCS

Jul 01, 2020

Norwegian energy giant Equinor said Wednesday it would build a gas-to-hydrogen plant in the UK in combination with carbon capture and storage. The captured carbon would be stored in offshore storage in the North Sea. Equinor said the facility…

EU Hydrogen Plan Splits Supporters Down Color-coded Lines

Jun 25, 2020

Energy industry lobbyists and advocates of renewable hydrogen are divided over whether the bloc should support low-carbon hydrogen produced by fossil fuels ahead of a new EU strategy next month.The EU's executive Commission plans to publish its hydrogen strategy on July 8…

Petrofac Selected for UK North Sea CCS Project Engineering

Jun 10, 2020

Energy services provider Petrofac has been awarded an Engineering and Project Management Office support contract for the Acorn carbon capture and storage project in the UK North Sea.Acorn CCS holds the first UK CO2 appraisal and storage license…

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