Decarbonization

Authors of a white paper focused on blending hydrogen made using renewable electricity with natural gas suggest wholesale backing by utilities and policymakers could sidetrack U.S. climate progress, but industry advocates see it as part of an arsenal of solutions. Researchers with Energy Innovation Policy and Technology LLC posited that large-scale plans to blend green…

New York City-focused Consolidated Edison Inc., the Big Apple’s largest utility, recently unveiled several energy and transmission projects to help the city decarbonize and meet its goal of net-zero emissions by 2050.   Among ConEd’s projects is a plan to decarbonize the largest steam system in the United States by transitioning its feed from natural gas…

Navigator CO2 Ventures LLC said Wednesday it has entered a long-term agreement to supply carbon dioxide (CO2) capture, transportation and storage services to Siouxland Ethanol LLC on Navigator’s Heartland Greenway carbon capture and storage (CCS) system. Navigator reached a final investment decision last fall on Heartland Greenway, a 1,300 mile CCS pipeline that would traverse…

A transformation is occurring at various levels across the U.S. regulatory landscape, and the outcome could dramatically alter the outlook for fossil fuels amid the energy transition, according to a BP plc executive. “There is a lot going on” at the federal, state, and local levels of government,” BP Energy Co. CEO Orlando Alvarez said…

Houston-based Occidental Petroleum Corp. has clinched its first agreement to sell up to 200,00 b/d of net-zero emissions oil over five years to South Korea’s SK Trading International, an indication the direct air capture (DAC) project in West Texas may proceed. Oxy, as it is better known, has begun preliminary work on its massive DAC…

The global liquefied natural gas (LNG) trade is predicted to grow to 2050, lifted by emerging economies and the shift to lower carbon fuels, according to BP plc. The integrated major’s latest annual forecast, Energy Outlook 2022, explores the uncertainties surrounding the energy transition to a carbon-free world using Accelerated, Net Zero and New Momentum…

Apex Clean Energy LLC, Epic Midstream Holdings LP and the Port of Corpus Christi Authority are considering a green hydrogen production, storage, transportation and export operation on the South Texas coast. “This would be green fuel production at gigawatt scale,” said Apex CEO Mark Goodwin. Green hydrogen is produced using renewable energy and electrolysis. In…

California utilities will be required to supply an increasing percentage of renewable natural gas (RNG), aka biomethane, to their customers following a decision last Thursday by state regulators. The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) set biomethane targets for utilities in an effort to reach the state’s goal of a 40% reduction in methane and other…

Shell plc came into 2022 at a gallop, with the No. 1 liquefied natural gas (LNG) trading and optimization portfolio righting itself and set for a big year ahead lifted by strong global commodity prices and improving demand. CEO Ben van Beurden and CFO Jessica Uhl discussed the quarter and full-year results with investors during…