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BP takes delivery of 6 new LNG tankers

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BP is taking delivery of six new, state-of-the-art liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers to support its expanding global LNG portfolio, and to respond to growing demand for lower-carbon energy sources around the world. BP also participates in LNG projects in Australia, UAE, Indonesia, Trinidad and Angola.

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ExxonMobil brings Kearl oil sands expansion online ahead of schedule; overall capacity doubling to 220K barrels per day

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wt% Conradson carbon, making it an attractive coking crude. Furthermore, Alberta stated that any EPEA approval that may be issued for the KOS Project may require Imperial Oil to reach its stated GHG intensity target of 40 kilograms (kg) of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) per barrel. Kearl has an API gravity of 22.6 wt% sulfur and 8.9

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GE study finds 5% of worlds natural gas production wasted per year by flaring

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A newly released GE study — Flare Gas Reduction: Recent Global Trends and Policy Considerations —estimates that 5% of the world’s natural gas production is wasted by burning or “flaring” unused gas each year, despite some progress on the flaring issue. It will help slow global warming while also saving scarce natural resources.

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Pensana plans $125M rare earth separation facility in England

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The Saltend plant would purify rare earth sulfates, which would be imported from the company’s Longonjo mine in Angola. Under the recently announced US$11-trillion Carbon Neutral 2060 Plan, China will spend a further US$3.8 MP Materials is planning to produce around 6,000 tonnes of magnet metal oxides from 2023.

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