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Plug Power, Olin JV to produce green hydrogen in 15 ton per day plant in Louisiana

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Gabriel, Louisiana will produce 15 tons per day (tpd) of green hydrogen. evaluated well-to-gate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with by-product hydrogen from chlor-alkali processes in comparison with hydrogen from the conventional centralized natural gas steam methane reforming (central SMR) pathway.

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Hy Stor Energy developing green hydrogen hub in Mississippi

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As a comparison, Air Products’ newly announced blue hydrogen megaproject in Louisiana will produce some 1.8 million kg of blue hydrogen per day. Earlier post.). Pending regulatory approvals and equipment availability, the hub’s first phase is planned to enter commercial service by 2025.

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REG files 5 renewable diesel pathway applications for California LCFS

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gCO 2 e/MJ (soy oil), all produced at REG’s plant in Geismar, Louisiana, and all with renewable naphtha and LPG as co-products. By comparison, the average fossil diesel in California has an intnesity of about 102 gCO 2 e/MJ. The carbon intensities of the fuels range from 18.99 gCO 2 e/MJ (non-rendered used cooking oil) to 56.57

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Honeywell and suppliers to invest ~$300M to boost production of HFO-1234yf low GWP MAC coolant

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GWP is a relative measure of how much heat a greenhouse gas traps in the atmosphere, with carbon dioxide setting the comparison with a GWP of 1. A significant portion of European demand for the current automobile refrigerant, HFC-134a, is currently supplied from the US, so our new production plant in Louisiana will mirror this arrangement.

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API reports record US petroleum production in April: 10.543 million b/d; strongest April demand since 2007

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By comparison, Light Louisiana Sweet crude oil had weaker constraints and traded at a discount to Brent of $2.23 WTI crude oil traded as an average discount of $5.38 per barrel below Brent in April, which was the second consecutive monthly increase in the price differential and returned it to the same level as in January.

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Study finds methane leaks from three large US natural gas fields in line with EPA estimates

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Where leak rates are low, the comparison favors natural gas. Methane emissions in the Haynesville shale of eastern Texas/northwestern Louisiana of about 88 tons (176,000 lbs) per hour, or 1.0-2.1% It is good news that our atmospheric measurements are close to the EPA estimates. tons (33,000 lbs) per hour, or 0.18-0.41% of production.

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Chevron Sanctions Development of Deepwater Jack/St. Malo Project in the Gulf of Mexico; Initial Development Cost of ~$7.5B

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Malo fields are located within 25 miles (40 km) of each other approximately 280 miles (450 km) south of New Orleans, Louisiana, in water depths of 7,000 feet (2,100 m). By comparison, the water depth of BP’s MC252 well (of the Deepwater Horizon disaster) was approximately 5,023 feet (1,522 meters). The Jack and St.

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