Inpex inks four more “carbon neutral” gas deals
Inpex, Japan’s largest oil and gas operator, has signed four separate carbon neutral gas agreements with local Japanese gas and power companies, the company has announced.
Read MoreChina’s Sinopec starts construction of 300 MW green hydrogen project
Sinopec, China’s state-controlled oil refining, gas, and petrochemical giant, has begun construction of a green hydrogen facility in Xinjiang, the company said on Tuesday.
Read MoreBP confirms key UK green hydrogen project
Oil major BP is planning to build a new, large-scale green hydrogen facility in the Teesside area of England’s north-east, with capacity that could reach 500 MW by 2030, the company announced on Monday.
Read MoreFew energy companies, electric utilities aligned with 1.5C, research finds
Only 10% of the world’s largest 140 energy companies have 2050 climate targets aligned with a 1.5C global warming pathway, according to the first assessment of energy transition plans since the COP26 Glasgow UN climate negotiations published on Wednesday.
Read MoreShell flags greening of its Singapore facilities as nation unveils CCS plans
Oil major Shell has announced that it will build a 50,000-tonne per year pyrolysis oil upgrader unit at its Singapore-based energy and chemicals park, one of several commitments made on Tuesday which will contribute to the company’s goal to slash its operational emissions globally in half by 2030.
Read MoreAustralia, Germany to kickstart bilateral funding for new hydrogen projects
Australia and Germany will push forward with their bilateral hydrogen accord by allocating from early 2022 $90 million of jointly committed funds for new hydrogen projects, Australia’s energy and emissions reduction minister, Angus Taylor, announced on Tuesday.
Read MoreWoodside seals merger with BHP petroleum unit, approves Scarborough & Pluto LNG train projects
Australian energy outfit Woodside completed its merger with mining giant BHP’s oil and gas portfolio on Monday, as it also announced a final investment decision on the $A16.5 bln ($12 bln) offshore gas Scarborough and Pluto Train 2 LNG projects in Western Australia.
Read MoreShipper Maersk launches green financing effort for carbon neutral vessels
Danish shipping giant Maersk has launched a green financing framework to kickstart its carbon neutrality by 2050 goal, the company announced.
Read MoreIndonesia rules out international ties to domestic carbon market
Indonesia, which will introduce a hybrid ETS and carbon tax next year, will not allow any cross-border carbon trading to occur until the country meets its greenhouse gas emissions targets, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said on Friday.
Read MoreLNG group, industry players release frameworks for GHG counting in transparency push for “carbon neutral” claims
An LNG industry group and a separate collaborative corporate effort both released on Wednesday key methodologies for calculating and reporting GHG emissions from LNG cargoes to provide industry-wide frameworks to ensure greater transparency to LNG “carbon neutral” claims that are increasingly being made.
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