The right incentives could allow natural gas utilities to use existing infrastructure to advance low-carbon fuels and fight climate change, according to a study commissioned by the American Gas Association (AGA). AGA consulted Concentric Energy in discovering key regulatory frameworks that would encourage the production of low carbon products. “This study leaves no doubt that…
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OCI’s Texas Blue Ammonia Project Gains Linde as Supplier
In a step to support decarbonization, Linde plc signed a long-term contract to supply low-carbon hydrogen and nitrogen to OCI NV’s planned blue ammonia plant southeast of Houston. OCI, based in the Netherlands, is one of the world’s largest fertilizer manufacturers. It launched the natural gas-fueled blue ammonia project, to be based in Beaumont, in…
Equinor, RWE Plan Natural Gas Plants, Blue Hydrogen Hub in German Coal Exit
RWE AG and Equinor ASA have agreed to work on a road map to phase out coal in Germany, led by a combination of more natural gas-fired power plants and a hydrogen production hub fed by Norway’s reserves. In a memorandum of understanding (MOU), RWE and Equinor agreed to collaborate on a plan that could…
Hydrogen Projects Making Gains in North Dakota and South Texas
With a partnership in place between Bakken Energy LLC and Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s BNSF Railway, the U.S. railway industry could see a boost from natural gas-derived hydrogen as plans for a hub progress. In June 2021, Mitsubishi Power Americas Inc. inked a deal with Bakken Energy to develop a regional hydrogen hub (H2Hub) in North…
California Resources Expanding CCS Efforts with Offtake Agreement
California Resources Corp. (CRC) kicked off 2023 with an agreement to sequester carbon dioxide (CO2) from Grannus LLC’s blue ammonia and hydrogen project. The Carbon Dioxide Management Agreement (CDMA) by CRC subsidiary Carbon Terravault Holdings LLC (CTV) stipulates that it would provide infield transportation to offtake CO2 produced from the Grannus project. The project is…
Superior Ups Ante in RNG, CNG, Hydrogen Fuels with Certarus Takeover
Toronto-based Superior Plus Corp. clinched a definitive agreement with Certarus Ltd. to acquire the compressed natural gas (CNG), renewable natural gas (RNG) and hydrogen distributor in a C$1.05 billion ($776.9 million) deal. After kicking off the year with an announcement that it may offer hydrogen to its commercial and industrial propane customers in Quebec, Superior…
Japanese Firms Exploring Gulf Coast Syngas Production, Export Through Cameron LNG
A group of Japanese firms, including some of the largest buyers of LNG, agreed to study the production and export of hydrogen blended with carbon dioxide (CO2) in Texas and Louisiana. Mitsubishi Corp., Osaka Gas Co. Ltd., Toho Gas Co. Ltd. and Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd. have disclosed an agreement to explore a U.S.-based supply…
Pennsylvania Governor OKs Act Adding $80M Annually in Tax Credits for Natural Gas, Hydrogen Purchases
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf, a Democrat in the second-largest U.S. natural gas-producing state, approved an act boosting tax credits for natural gas use by billions over decades. Act 108, enacted from House Bill (HB) 1059 and dubbed the Pennsylvania Economic Development for a Growing Economy (PA EDGE), amends the Keystone State’s tax code to bring…
Nord Stream Operator Gains Access to Survey Ruptured Pipelines – The Offtake
Nord Stream AG, operator of the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline systems, has been granted access in the security zones around the ruptured lines.
Alaska Officials Pitch Hydrogen Hub to ‘Springboard’ Off Proposed LNG Terminal
The state sponsor of the proposed Alaska LNG export project has submitted a proposal for an Alaskan hydrogen hub to the Department of Energy (DOE) it says will extend the project’s potential to send low-carbon energy to Asia, reducing global greenhouse gas emissions. The Alaska Gasline Development Corp. (AGDC) is the latest state agency to…