Swedish special steelmaker Ovako has successfully tested the use of hydrogen to heat steel, opening up further possibilities to reduce the carbon footprint of the steelmaking industry, Kallanish Energy reports. The test was done within a full-scale trial launched by the company together with its partner Linde Gas. The partners used hydrogen instead of liquefied petroleum … Read more
Texas-based Energy Transfer, an owner and operator of the Dakota Access Pipeline, wants to increase the pipeline’s capacity by more than 96%, to 1.1 million barrels per day of crude, from the Bakken in North Dakota, through South Dakota and Iowa into Illinois. To increase flow, the company wants to build a series of new … Read more
Safety experts and activists are asking numerous questions concerning the fire which devastated the U.S. East Coast’s largest and oldest refinery, Kallanish Energy understands. One big question is how did a piece of piping installed in the early 1970s go without once being checked before leading to the fire at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions (PES) refinery … Read more
New York-based utility giant Consolidated Edison (ConEd) is capping its investment in the troubled Mountain Valley natural gas pipeline. ConEd revealed in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing Monday (reviewed by Kallanish Energy) its CET Gas unit will cap its investment in MVP at $530 million. ConEd already has spent $488 … Read more
India is investing over $60 billion in natural gas supply and distribution infrastructure as it seeks to more than double the share of natural gas in its energy base, to 15% by 2030, oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan said Sunday. Natural gas currently constitutes 6.2% of all energy consumption in the country, Hindu … Read more
Iraq is turning to Chinese companies to replace ExxonMobil (XOM) in a $53 billion oil infrastructure megaproject, two sources told Energy Intelligence. The escalation in regional tensions and deadlocked negotiations have made the U.S. supermajor’s involvement in the project look increasingly doubtful in recent months, the sources said, Kallanish Energy understands. ExxonMobil … Read more
Plains All American Pipeline Tuesday announced it’s formed a joint venture with Delek Logistics Partners in the existing Red River Pipeline system, with Delek paying $128 million for a 33% share in the line. Plains retained a 67% interest in the JV and will continue to operate the Red River crude oil system, Kallanish Energy … Read more
Pipeline giant Williams has initiated a binding open season, through April 8, for the Regional Energy Access, an incremental expansion of the Transco interstate pipeline. The project provides firm natural gas transportation capacity to markets in the northeastern U.S. as early as November 2022, according to Williams. Regional Energy Access is designed to provide up to … Read more
An explosion Monday of a section of Enbridge’s Texas Eastern natural gas pipeline in Ohio created a fireball of flame and damaged homes, prompting the evacuation of nearby residents. The explosion appeared to have destroyed two homes, Chasity Schmelzenbach, emergency management director for Noble County, Ohio, told Reuters. Enbridge said two people … Read more
Shell and Chevron are the first oil and gas industry players granted waivers from President Trump’s 25% tariff on steel imports, after the administration agreed the specialty steel they were importing isn’t manufactured in the U.S. The U.S. Commerce Department approved tariff exclusions for 2,760 tons of steel casing and production tubing Shell said it … Read more
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