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New Vopak CEO Announced

The supervisory board of Royal Vopak has announced the upcoming succession of Eelco Hoekstra as CEO. Hoekstra has served as chairman of the executive board and CEO of Royal Vopak for 11 years. The supervisory board will nominate Dick Richelle to become chairman of the executive board and take over as CEO as per January 1, 2022. Eelco Hoekstra has decided to step down and hand over the company’s leadership, as he has accepted an offer to become a member of the executive board of SHV. The supervisory board has accepted the resignation of Eelco Hoekstra, respects his decision and congratulates him with his new role. Hoekstra will remain committed to Royal Vopak securing a smooth transition in the coming months. He said: "It has been a huge privilege to serve Royal Vopak for such a long time. Royal Vopak is a great place and I am grateful to our board, all my colleagues, customers, business partners and... > read more

Vopak digitization complete

Advanced 3D Laser Solutions Group has finished digitizing one of the world’s most effective, safest and cleanest tank storage facilities. Vopak’s Deer Park Terminal in Houston Texas stores biofuels, chemicals, petroleum products, base oils and lubricants in its 243 tanks. Advanced 3D Laser Solutions Group (A3D) said scanning the 1.8km long facility took just 14 weeks, including the tanks, 5 ship docks, over 45 rail/road loading stations and 24 hose exchanges producing over 650 very precise 2D P&IDs from 3D scan data using FARO Focus Scanners. It said: “We completed the whole survey, recording a total of 5,136 scans and including scan file registration, filtering and data processing in just three months, during the Texas wet season. To work as efficiently as possible, A3D planned... > read more

Tarsco Completes Expansion

In a strategic alliance with a Colombian petroleum company, Tarsco has completed an LPG turnkey expansion that allows the facility to produce between 7,000 and 8,000 barrels a day of propane gas. The team of experts provided the engineering, procurement, fabrication, piping, site preparation, foundations, construction, fire water system, non-destructive testing, painting, and pre-commissioning of three LPG storage spheres, one C5 Pentane sphere, and two NGL cone roof storage tanks with aluminum internal floating roofs. Despite the lengthy rainy season and the material importation and transportation issues from the Cartagena Port to the project site, Tarsco completed the project as specified in the contract and within... > read more

Enbridge Completes Moda Deal

North American energy infrastructure company Enbridge has closed the acquisition of Moda Midstream Operating from Encap Flatrock Midstream for $3 billion. The deal was originally announced in September 2021. Enbridge now has a 100 percent operating interest in the former Moda Ingleside Energy Center (MIEC) which is now the Enbridge Ingleside Energy Center (EIEC). The deal also included the 350,000 bbl Taft Terminal, the 300,000 bpd Viola pipeline, and a 20 percent interest in the 670,000 bpd Cactus II pipeline. “The acquisition significantly advances the company’s US Gulf Coast export strategy and connectivity to low-cost and long-lived reserves in the Permian and Eagle Ford... > read more

New Honeywell Gas Detection Solutions

Honeywell has announced the release of two new Bluetooth®-connected gas detectors that can deliver continuous monitoring for dangerous gases even in fog, rain, snow and other inclement weather, helping facilities keep their oil and gas, petrochemical, chemical and other workers and industrial sites safe. New Honeywell Searchline Excel™ Plus and Searchline Excel™ Edge open path gas detectors use advanced optics and infrared technology to help worksites achieve site monitoring in fog, rain, snow and other weather conditions. The new Honeywell Searchline Excel™ Plus and Searchline Excel™ Edge are the next generation of open path gas detectors that use advanced optics and high-powered infrared technology, allowing the devices to stay online in weather conditions with worse visibility and at longer distances than before. The new gas detectors also feature Bluetooth connectivity that allow quicker and easier device maintenance... > read more

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Downstream

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In its October Short-Term Energy Outlook, the US Energy Information Administration forecasts that natural gas spot prices ... > read more

Asia Seeks More US Oil Exports

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Regulators Set Minimum Crew Size

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Suttons North America’s 40th anniversary

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Cushing Becomes Delivery Point

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Corpus Christi’s $139m Expansion

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co LLC has been tapped to construct the third phase of a landmark expansion of the Port of Corpus ... > read more

Fracking

Electric Fracturing ‘Catching On’

Low-carbon hydraulic fracturing is gaining traction across the US. Typically, the process of fracturing shale rock formations ... > read more

SBM Offshore Loan for FPSO Almirante Tamandaré

SBM Offshore has secured a $635 million bridge loan facility for the financing of the construction of FPSO Almirante Tamandaré. The ... > read more

US Shale Producers Remain Disciplined

Most US shale producers are being conservative in their production and capital guidance, as priorities remain around protecting ... > read more

ConocoPhillips-Backed Solaris Prepares IPO

ConocoPhillips-backed Solaris Midstream Holdings, the water pipeline company serving the US oil and gas fracking industry, ... > read more

Surge Energy Highlights Green Performance

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ConocoPhillips Executes SmartFleet

Halliburton has successful executed its SmartFleet intelligent fracturing system with a major operator in the Permian Basin. “We ... > read more

Pipelines

Pembina’s GHG Reduction Target

Pembina Pipeline Corporation has announced its commitment to reduce the company's greenhouse gas emissions intensity by 30 ... > read more

Safety in pipeline facilities

Kristen Torgerson of Burns and McDonnell says incorporating safety standards is imperative for any pipeline facility and ... > read more

Dominion Energy To sell Questar Pipelines

Dominion Energy has announced the execution of a definitive agreement to sell Questar Pipelines to Southwest Gas Holdings ... > read more

CEPA To Cease Operations

In a statement from Chris Bloomer, CEPA president and CEO, it was announced that CEPA would be ceasing operations at the ... > read more

TPA Works With Agencies

According to Texas Pipelines Association (TPA), SB 3 creates a new regulatory structure in response to Winter Storm Uri that ... > read more

Canadian Oil Exports To US

Canadian oil shipments to the US have jumped to the highest volume since the start of the year, thanks in part to the startup ... > read more

Tank Storage

Montana Storage Tanks Project Awarded

Matrix announced that its subsidiary, Matrix Service Inc, has been awarded the engineering, fabrication and construction ... > read more

New Vopak CEO Announced

The supervisory board of Royal Vopak has announced the upcoming succession of Eelco Hoekstra as CEO. Hoekstra has served ... > read more

Shell-led Hydrogen Storage

A consortium of public, private and academic experts led by Shell International Exploration and Production, Inc (Shell), ... > read more

Vopak digitization complete

Advanced 3D Laser Solutions Group has finished digitizing one of the world’s most effective, safest and cleanest tank storage ... > read more

Tarsco Completes Expansion

In a strategic alliance with a Colombian petroleum company, Tarsco has completed an LPG turnkey expansion that allows the ... > read more

Shell Chosen By DOE

A consortium led by a Shell subsidiary has been selected by the US Department of Energy (DOE) to demonstrate the feasibility ... > read more

Upstream

Halliburton Raises $2.6 Million

The 26th annual Halliburton Charity Golf Tournament raised $2.6 million for over 75 US nonprofit organizations, once again ... > read more

USA Adds Ten More Rigs

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Bolsonaro To Privatize Petrobras?

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has said he wants to privatize Petrobras, the state-controlled oil company that is under ... > read more

Aramco, World's Most Valuable?

Saudi Aramco is close to claiming the prized position of the world’s most valuable company from Apple Inc. The Saudi ... > read more

McDermott Selected For GCC

McDermott has signed a Letter of Guarantee to deliver engineering and procurement for the ethylene cracker of the Gas Chemical ... > read more

ExxonMobil Project Increases

American multinational oil and gas corporation ExxonMobil, which is headquartered in Irving, Texas, has increased its participation ... > read more

Midstream

Talos Energy/TechnipFMC Alliance

Talos Energy Inc and TechnipFMC have entered into a long-term strategic alliance to develop and deliver technical and commercial ... > read more

New Division Heads At Shell

Anglo-Dutch supermajor Shell has brought a new person into its eight-member executive committee, appointing Zoe Yujnovich ... > read more

Saulsbury’s Midland Basin EPC

Saulsbury was recently awarded the EPC contract for the design and installation of Pinnacle Midstream II's Dos Picos cryogenic ... > read more

Enbridge Completes Moda Deal

North American energy infrastructure company Enbridge has closed the acquisition of Moda Midstream Operating from Encap Flatrock ... > read more

Marathon Engineer Named Rising Star

Kenai refinery engineer Raymond Ballard was named the 2021 Rising Star by the Alaska Oil and Gas Association (AOGA) for his ... > read more

Albemarle Unveils Catalyst Tech

Albemarle Corp has announced the addition of ACTION+ Catalyst Technology to the company’s cornerstone ACTION FCC Catalyst ... > read more

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3rd AMERICAN LNG FORUM

The American LNG Forum is your gateway to learning about the US LNG export industry, LNG pricing, latest project updates ... > view event

2nd AMERICAN HYDROGEN FORUM

Countries across the world are seeking for a sustainable, cost-effective and easily applied source of energy. It is important ... > view event

18th World LNG & Gas Series

The 18th World LNG & Gas Series: Americas Summit will return for 2021! Brand new for this edition, the Summit will take place ... > view event

FireCORR 2021 Virtual Conference

Explore the latest trends in passive fire protection (PFP) and corrosion from industry leaders and experts at FireCORR 2021 ... > view event

Coatings+Conference

Join us for this exciting final year of Coatings+, presented by AMPP, comprised of expert-led protective, marine, and industrial ... > view event

Pipeline Integrity Management Seminar (PIMS)

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