Chemicals giant Dow Inc., one of Western Canada’s top natural gas customers, has sanctioned an integrated ethylene cracker and derivatives complex in Alberta, which it said would be the first of its kind to reduce direct and indirect carbon emissions to net zero. The estimated US$6.5 billion brownfield investment, dubbed Fort Saskatchewan Path2Zero, is expected…
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‘Get Real’ about Energy Transition and Stop Vilifying Oil, Natural Gas Companies, Says ExxonMobil CEO
Choking off the world’s oil and natural gas supply will slow instead of speed ambitions toward achieving net-zero carbon emissions, ExxonMobil CEO Darren Woods warned earlier this month. In his address at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation’s CEO summit, Woods shared how ExxonMobil’s view of climate change has evolved over three decades, from skeptic to believer.…

U.S. Natural Gas Utilities Paving Long Road to Hydrogen Blending
Forecasts suggest that it would take time before U.S. hydrogen production is up to speed to match burgeoning demand, and before pilot projects produce conclusive results for blending the fuel in natural gas infrastructure. Natural gas and electric utilities, nonetheless, are eager to leverage the fuel to lower emissions in existing infrastructure and electricity generation. …

What Do Asian Investments in U.S. Ammonia, Hydrogen Exports Mean for the Natural Gas Market?
The U.S. Gulf Coast has seen a bevy of potential deals and partnerships as large Asian natural gas buyers eye using gas-derivative, low-carbon fuels to help meet ambitious climate goals. Specifically, Japanese and South Korean plans to lean on ammonia and hydrogen made from natural gas to decarbonize existing infrastructure are raising the interest of…

Canada Utility Aiming to Blend “Teal” Hydrogen into New Brunswick Natural Gas Network by 2025
A Canadian startup is targeting 2025 to begin a low-carbon hydrogen blending pilot with local natural gas utility Gas New Brunswick. Fredericton, New Brunswick-based Nu:ionic Technologies Inc. said it plans to deploy its proprietary teal hydrogen technology, which combines elements of the more widely known “blue” and “green” production methods. The teal method utilizes microwave…

Natural Gas Utilities Finding Value in Boosting RNG, Alternative Fuels in Portfolios
U.S. natural gas utilities are using innovation and technology to improve their portfolios, adding more renewable natural gas (RNG) and alternative fuels while reducing coal, executives said during the recent second quarter conference calls. Some utility executives noted that higher costs affected their recovery from last year’s high natural gas prices, but they are steadily…

Fidelis Launching Natural Gas-Fueled Hydrogen Project in West Virginia
Houston-based Fidelis New Energy LLC plans to build a carbon-neutral hydrogen facility in West Virginia using a combination of natural gas and renewable energy, in addition to carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS). The Mountaineer GigaSystem in Mason County would be completed in four phases, with the first phase expected to begin operations in 2028.…

Pembina, Marubeni to Explore Converting Alberta Natural Gas to Hydrogen, Ammonia
Calgary-based Pembina Pipeline Corp. and Japanese power and trading conglomerate Marubeni Corp. are partnering to advance a project that would convert Alberta natural gas into hydrogen and ammonia for exports to Asia. In announcing the partnership, the companies set a target of late 2025 to decide whether to build a conversion plant in the Alberta…

Xcel Investigating Ways to Blend Hydrogen into U.S. Natural Gas System
Xcel Energy has tasked Worley Ltd. with determining whether its U.S. natural gas pipeline network could inject and blend hydrogen into its system. Australia-based Worley and consultant Advisian Ltd. are reviewing the systems for Xcel, headquartered in Minnesota. Xcel has natural gas infrastructure in Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas and…

Glenfarne Energy Unit Sanctioning Texas LNG This Year, with Lower-Carbon Export Ambitions
With one South Texas LNG export project set to be sanctioned by year’s end and a bevy of other ventures underway, Glenfarne Energy Transition LLC is finding its niche by tapping into the environmentally sensitive demands of potential overseas customers that want low-carbon energy. CEO Brendan Duval, who moved from Australia to the United States…