Friday, May 30, 2025
PRC Europe 2025: Refineries Adaptation for Sustainable Feedstocks- oil and gas 360

PRC Europe 2025: Refineries Adaptation for Sustainable Feedstocks

(Oil & Gas 360) – Unlock the future of downstream transformation at the PRC Europe 2025 and engage with leaders through case studies and networking.  The Congress is scheduled on 19-21 May in Milan, Italy to drive decarbonisation, sustainable fuels and implement energy transition strategies.   One of the main topics in the agenda is feedstock transformation and refinery adaptation.

Regional Partners Insights on Downstream Technology Strategies at PRC Europe 2025- oil and gas 360

Regional Partners Insights on Downstream Technology Strategies at PRC Europe 2025

( Oil & Gas 360) – The Petrochemical and Refining Congress: Europe 2025 unites industry leaders in Milan on 19-20 May to address technological advancements: circular economy principles, low-carbon hydrogen ecosystem, energy transition and innovations in sustainable fuels. Supported by Regional Partners Technip Energies, Sonatrach Raffineria Italiana S.r.l., Wood and Saras S.p.A., the event facilitates strategic discussions on reshaping the downstream

Energy Vault achieves successful close of $28 million in project financing for the Calistoga Resiliency Center, the world’s first ultra long duration hybrid green hydrogen energy storage microgrid serving California’s PG&E- oil and gas 360

Energy Vault achieves successful close of $28 million in project financing for the Calistoga Resiliency Center, the world’s first ultra long duration hybrid green hydrogen energy storage microgrid serving California’s PG&E

(Oil & Gas 360) – $28 million project financing, inclusive of the completed sale of the Investment Tax Credit associated with the project, returns cash back to Energy Vault’s balance sheet for the first resiliency center deployed in California (Calistoga) for PG&E to reduce wildfire risk and manage Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) events This strategic financing is the first

TotalEnergies and RWE agree one of the world’s biggest green hydrogen deals- oil and gas 360

TotalEnergies and RWE agree one of the world’s biggest green hydrogen deals

(Oil Price) – Germany’s biggest utility RWE will supply green hydrogen to France’s oil and gas supermajor TotalEnergies in a 15-year deal from 2030, in one of the largest such agreements globally. RWE to supply around 30,000 metric tons of green hydrogen annually to TotalEnergies from 2030 to 2044, the German utility giant said on Wednesday. The green hydrogen from RWE will be

TotalEnergies to invest $1-billion in green hydrogen projects- oil and gas 360

TotalEnergies to invest $1-billion in green hydrogen projects

(Oil Price) – TotalEnergies and Air Liquide plan to invest a combined more than $1.046 billion (1 billion euros) in two electrolyzer projects to produce green hydrogen in the Netherlands, as part of the French supermajor’s efforts to slash emissions from its refineries in northwest Europe. TotalEnergies on Tuesday said it had signed agreements with French industrial gases firm Air Liquide to

ADNOC to shift U.S. hydrogen, LNG assets in push to create $80 billion global venture- oil and gas 360

ADNOC to shift U.S. hydrogen, LNG assets in push to create $80 billion global venture

(World Oil) – ADNOC will transfer stakes in some U.S. assets to its new international investment firm, XRG PJSC, part of a push to create a $80 billion global venture. Abu Dhabi National Oil Co.’s holdings in a hydrogen venture with Exxon Mobil Corp. and NextDecade Corp.’s LNG export project will move to XRG, according to CEO Sultan Al Jaber.

Musk on hydrogen: Passing the F. Scott Fitzgerald test?- oil and gas 360

Musk on hydrogen: Passing the F. Scott Fitzgerald test?

(Oil & Gas 360) – “The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function.” (F. Scott Fitzgerald). That ability appears to be paying off these days for Elon Musk, who, according to Forbes Magazine, is the world’s richest person at nearly a quarter

Energy major Repsol halts green hydrogen projects in Spain- oil and gas 360

Energy major Repsol halts green hydrogen projects in Spain

(Oil Price) – Spanish energy giant Repsol has decided to pause green hydrogen development projects in its home country, citing an unfavorable regulatory regime with the idea of a permanent windfall tax on energy companies, a spokesperson for Repsol told Reuters on Monday. The Spanish firm has a pipeline of 350 megawatts (MW) of electrolysis capacity for green hydrogen projects across Spain, but

Latin America gears up for clean hydrogen boom but the road is not smooth- oil and gas 360

Latin America gears up for clean hydrogen boom but the road is not smooth

(Yahoo Finance) – BOGOTA/MONTEVIDEO/RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters)- Latin America’s wealth of hydroelectricity and other renewable energy resources could make the region a major producer of clean hydrogen as the world seeks alternatives to fossil fuels to fight the climate crisis, but some big hurdles lie in the way. Government leaders expect a major boon for the region from clean hydrogen, also

Shell scraps blue hydrogen project plans following refocus on oil and gas business- oil and gas 360

Shell scraps blue hydrogen project plans following refocus on oil and gas business

(World Oil) – (Bloomberg) – Shell Plc’s Norwegian unit won’t pursue a project that would have used natural gas from its Nyhamna processing facility to make blue hydrogen due to a lack of demand. Having assessed its feasibility, Shell is shelving the project, company spokesman Jan Soppeland said Tuesday. That follows Friday’s announcement by Equinor ASA — Norway’s biggest oil

Tony Robbins touts two hundred million for…coal! - oil and gas 360

Tony Robbins touts two hundred million for…coal!

(Oil & Gas 360) – Tony Robbins has applied his prodigious power of positive thinking to possibly resuscitate old coal plants with their coal while eliminating emissions. The technology purportedly converts coal into hydrogen, powering old coal-fired plants. The scientist luring Robbins to invest $200 million into the premise is Simon Hodson, whose prior work with coal titan Consol Energy

Black and white and in between—hydrogen hyperbole or hope?- oil and gas 360

Black and white and in between—hydrogen hyperbole or hope?

(Oil & Gas 360) – While much of the hydrogen discussion centers around green and blue hydrogen and their differences in processing (e.g., eliminating emissions versus carbon capture), results, and energy-derived, evolving hydrogen technologies yield new applications and colors. Among the types being produced today is black hydrogen derived from coal gasification. Despite its negligible impact on carbon emissions, some