Carbon Neutral

San Diego Gas and Electric Co. (SDG&E), Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) and Southwest Gas Corp. this week revealed the state could see three separate pilot projects to blend renewable hydrogen into natural gas utility infrastructure.  Earlier this month the three utilities jointly applied with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to inject up to…

Portland, OR-based NW Natural finessed its natural gas supply and storage operations to avoid excessive extra costs during February, which helped lift first quarter profits by more than 20%, the CEO said last week. “During a widespread freeze in Oregon in February, our teams successfully managed gas operations to mitigate impacts on customers,” CEO David…

Utility Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd. has joined forces with 14 other Japanese city gas end-users to form an alliance dedicated to buying and promoting carbon-neutral liquefied natural gas (LNG).  The Carbon Neutral LNG Buyers Alliance plans to promote awareness for decarbonized cargoes, which, unlike traditional shipments, offsets emissions with credit purchases that fund worldwide environmental…

Russian state-owned Gazprom Group recently delivered to partner Royal Dutch Shell plc what the companies said is the first-ever carbon-neutral liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo in Europe. Shell said Monday the cargo was unloaded at the Dragon LNG terminal in the UK, which would enable the supermajor to supply more carbon-neutral gas to the domestic…

A roundup of news and commentary from NGI’s LNG Insight Japan’s Mitsui & Co. Ltd. has agreed for the first time to supply gas utility Hokkaido Gas Co. Ltd. with carbon-neutral LNG. The 64,000 million metric ton cargo is set to arrive later this month. The shipment will be offset with emissions credits and delivered…

Upwing Energy Inc., which has provided artificial lift technology for the oil and gas industry since 2016, said it has been independently certified as a carbon neutral company under standards set by the British Standards Institution (BSI).  According to the Cerritos, CA-based oilfield services operator, Upwing’s certification can benefit exploration and production (E&P) companies through…

Global commodity trader Vitol said Monday it would begin offering customers “green” liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes, the latest in a series of announcements aimed at curbing emissions throughout the global gas market.  Vitol said emissions related to the new product offering from the wellhead to delivery point would be managed with carbon offset certificates…

Spire Inc., the fifth largest publicly traded natural gas company in the United States, announced it is joining Our Nation’s Energy Future Coalition to help reduce methane emissions to 1% or less by 2025. ONE Future, currently made up of 37 operators working toward the same goal, was originally formed in 2014 to reduce the…

French major Total SE has delivered its first carbon-neutral liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo, with the shipment going to state-controlled China National Offshore Oil Corp. (CNOOC), Total management said this week. “This first LNG shipment, whose carbon emissions have been offset throughout the value chain, represents a new step as we seek to support our…