Wintershall Dea Norge has awarded Technip FMC with a significant integrated Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Installation contract for its Maria revitalization project in the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The contract helped the company to eliminate the need for an additional 4,000 meters of pipe.

Refuel Energy has selected Haldor Topsoe’s proprietary Hydroflex and H2bridge technologies for its new renewable fuel plant – Refuel YYZ. Located in Canada, the plant is expected to produce renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel.

Akzonobel has partnered with Microsoft to explore how quantum computing could accelerate the development of high-performance and more sustainable paints and coatings. With this collaboration, both the firms will co-develop a virtual laboratory which will use quantum computing and other Microsoft Azure cloud services to conduct experiments.

An article in the Science magazine describes a new and compact approach to producing syngas. The technology from Haldor Topsoe is based on steam methane reforming and could have a significant positive effect on CO2 emissions globally.

Dupont has installed its Membrane Aerated Biofilm Reactor technology at one of the wastewater treatment plants in the Gansu province, China. The green technology that requires ~75 % less energy than conventional treatment methods will help to expand capacity and improve water quality of the Yellow River.

Oil and gas company BP announced that it intends to invest up to $ 22.5 billion in the UK’s energy system by the end of 2030. The group wants to continue investing in North Sea oil and gas, while driving down operational emissions. BP is also in action on a range of lower carbon energy investments in the UK.

Borealis has declined Eurochem’s offer to take over its nitrogen business which includes fertilizer, melamine and technical nitrogen products. The move has been undertaken in the background of recent developments i.e. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the various sanctions imposed by countries on Moscow.

Exxon Mobil is currently carrying out early front-end engineering design studies to explore the potential for developing a carbon capture and storage project – South East Australia carbon capture and storage in the Gippsland Basin. The project is expected to capture up to 2 million metric tons of CO2 annually and could be operational by 2025.

Perstorp has submitted a 107-million-dollar application to the EU Innovation Fund for Project Air which comprises the development of a sustainable methanol production facility in Stenungssund, Sweden. The project has the potential to reduce global CO2 emissions by 400,000 tons.

Encina’s new plant – The Point Township Circular Manufacturing Facility is claimed to be the maiden project in the region to convert post-consumer plastic materials into feedstock with the assistance of advanced technologies.