Energy Transition

Egypt’s importance to the portfolio of APA Corp. is advancing after the Houston independent and its Chinese partner secured updated production sharing contracts (PSC). The PSCs between exploration unit Apache Corp., 66% owner, and minority joint venture (JV) partner China Petrochemical Corp., aka Sinopec, consolidated 90% of gross production into a single concession and refreshed…

North America’s largest power grid and its stakeholders need to ensure “adequate” electricity supply from thermal power plants, which include natural gas- and coal-fired units, until a substitute is deployed at scale, according to initial results of a study by grid operator PJM Interconnection. “As the generation mix continues to rapidly evolve in PJM, we…

Energy infrastructure holding company South Jersey Industries Inc. (SJI) and Rev LNG LLC have broken ground on renewable natural gas (RNG) facilities at four Michigan dairy farms, the firms said. Anaerobic digesters wold capture methane produced by cow manure at the Double Eagle, Roto-Z, Goma and Z-Star farms. The four facilities, expected to be operational…

A 15-year Canadian research, product development and field testing campaign has made available proven technology capable of reducing methane emissions by more than 45%, according to the oil and gas industry agency leading the environmental effort. “Methane is the key to creating a clean Canadian oil and gas brand,” Petroleum Technology Alliance Canada (PTAC) stated…

U.S. electricity generation from renewable energy – chiefly wind and solar – is expected to increase substantially in 2022 after a jump this year, though it would still trail natural gas by a wide margin, federal researchers said in a report. The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said it expected renewable generation to increase 7%…

A consortium of energy companies has finalized an agreement to supply certified natural gas produced in Canada. German utility conglomerate Uniper SE, which sells and trades North American commodities, would supply the differentiated gas to Canada’s Rockpoint Gas Storage’s wholesale supplier Access Gas Services. Supply would be provided by Calgary-based Vermilion Energy Inc., which in…

Colorado regulators on Friday (Dec. 17) approved a set of rules designed to curb emissions of climate-warming methane and smog-causing volatile organic compounds (VOC) from oil and gas operations. The rules mandate “the capture or control of a significant portion” of methane emissions from oil and gas production sites, pipeline operations and midstream facilities; expanded…

A pilot project to demonstrate hydrogen fueling for railway systems is being advanced in a collaboration between units of Chevron Corp., BNSF Railway Co. and Caterpillar Inc. A memorandum of understanding (MOU) to advance the project was clinched by Chevron U.S.A. Inc, BNSF and Caterpillar’s Progress Rail. The demonstration project is designed to “confirm the…

Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) and Bloom Energy on Tuesday (Dec. 14) announced a hydrogen blending pilot project envisioned for the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) campus in Pasadena. The companies said they plan to generate and then blend hydrogen into Caltech’s existing natural gas network “to demonstrate how the natural gas infrastructure can be…