Energy Transition

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has singled out the oil and gas industry as a target for toughened pollution policing in his campaign for reelection of his Liberal government in a Sept. 20 national vote. “Let’s be realistic,” said Trudeau as he unveiled an environmental plank in the party platform at a weekend rally in…

The Timi field, a natural gas discovery sanctioned offshore Malaysia, is set to feature the nation’s first wellhead platform powered by a solar and wind system, according to Royal Dutch Shell plc. Shell subsidiary Sarawak Shell Berhad (SSB) announced a final investment decision for the sweet gas field discovered in 2018.  As designed, Timi could…

Jera Co. Inc., Japan’s largest power company, said Thursday it plans to launch a pilot project backed by the government that could help displace 30% of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) used to generate electricity, with hydrogen planned at a select power plant.  The government grant would help fund the switch to hydrogen for a…

Danish shipping giant AP Moller-Maersk A/S plans to roll out the first of eight large container vessels fueled by carbon-neutral methanol in 2024, four years after the company rebuffed liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a low-carbon transition fuel. The vessels are to be built by Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) with nominal capacity of about 16,000…

Nine research projects are getting a federal funding boost to advance methods and potentially reduce costs to capture and store carbon from the air, also known as direct air capture (DAC). The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) said it has granted $24 million to universities and national labs across the country. The aim of the…

The world’s energy majors are playing an outsized role to reduce carbon emissions, but huge opportunities exist for the independents to build sustainable and substantial portfolios that mesh with their oil and gas skill sets, according to Talos Energy Inc. CEO Timothy Duncan.  Duncan spoke at the recent Offshore Technology Conference in Houston. The independent…

Imperial Oil Ltd.’s Strathcona refinery in Edmonton is looking to add up to 20,000 b/d of renewable diesel to the mix as soon as 2024, enabling emissions from Canada’s transport sector to decline by as much as 3 million metric tons/year. The ExxonMobil affiliate’s complex as designed would use locally grown plant-based feedstock and hydrogen…

A growing number of Lower 48 onshore producers are measuring and disclosing their performance on environmental, social and governance (ESG) efforts, according to new research by Haynes and Boone LLP and EnerCom Inc. The August edition of their Oil & Gas ESG Tracker summarized findings from a review of 30 U.S.-listed middle market onshore oil…

BP plc has clinched an agreement to purchase a unique blend of renewable natural gas (RNG) initially for customers in California. Maryland-based CleanBay Renewables said it would provide BP with RNG produced from poultry litter, a mixture of manure, feathers and bedding. The biogas is processed into RNG and can be used to fuel vehicles.…