Energy Transition

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…

A coalition of state financial officers, many from resource-rich states and all Republicans, is pushing back against climate change-combating banks that have adopted corporate policies cutting off financing for the coal, oil, and natural gas industries. “These industries – which are engaged in perfectly legal activities – provide jobs, paychecks and benefits to thousands of…

Using biosurfactants in enhanced oil recovery (EOR) yields benefits from an environmental, social and governance (ESG) perspective, according to Creedence Energy Services, which has plans for the compounds in the Williston Basin. “The Williston Basin holds a vast reserve of trapped oil,” said President Kevin Black. “In fact, most experts suggest only 10-15% of oil…

Nebraska is the latest state to commit to net zero carbon emissions as its three major utilities now have directives in place. Last week, the Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) board voted 9-2 in favor of reaching the target by 2050. Last year, Lincoln Electric System (LES) said it would get to net zero by…

European Union (EU) long-term natural gas contracts would not be extended after 2049 under a package of legislative proposals put forward by the European Commission (EC) last week to decarbonize EU gas markets, promote hydrogen and reduce methane emissions.   The proposals are part of a broader strategy to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 55%…

ExxonMobil is teaming up with Scepter Inc. to deploy advanced satellite technology and data processing platforms to “redefine methane detection and mitigation efforts,” initially in the Permian Basin. The partnership is slated to be multi-sector, extending across the energy complex and dozens of other industries including agriculture, manufacturing and transportation. “This collaboration will enable multiple…

More Lower 48 producers and increasingly, midstream operators, are looking to Project Canary to earn environmental certification for their natural gas supplies. Related entities Tug Hill Operating LLC and XcL Midstream Operating LLC, which principally operate in West Virginia’s Marshall and Wetzel counties, have partnered to gain the responsibly sourced gas (RSG) designation across all…

Honeywell International Inc. said it will collaborate with the University of Texas at Austin (UT) to commercialize a lower cost carbon capture technology for the power generation and industrial sectors. The project was developed by researchers at UT’s Texas Carbon Management Program (TxCMP). An advanced amine solvent “enables carbon dioxide (CO2) to be captured at…

A trio of Dutch companies said this week it is on track to complete by 2023 the first bio-liquefied natural gas (bio-LNG) production facility to serve the maritime industry after receiving $4.8 million in funding from the European Union (EU). Attero, Nordsol and Titan LNG have partnered to build a facility capable of producing 2,400…