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Examining the Middle East as a hydrogen hub

by Matthew Amlot

Oil & Gas Middle East’s first hydrogen thinktank series discussed the challenges ahead for hydrogen adoption, including difficulties in categorisation and the competition between blue and green hydrogen

Climate change and the energy transition have been top of the agenda for the energy industry, with discussions at the COP26 summit in Glasgow, and ADIPEC 2021 focusing heavily on how to move to a lower carbon future. A recurring topic in these discussions has been hydrogen, be it green, blue, or any of the […]

Posted inExploration & Production, DRILLING & PRODUCTION

Specific strategies are largely absent in US and EU’s Global Methane Pledge

by Carla Sertin

While the US and EU launched the Global Methane Pledge, the strategic details are unclear

In an announcement made at COP26, the US and EU jointly kicked off the Global Methane Pledge, which aims to reduce methane emissions by 30% by 2030, and over 100 countries have joined the initiative; Miles Weinstein, Energy Transition Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers his view: “In total, the participating […]

Posted inProducts & Services

China to witness significant midstream project starts in Asia by 2025

by Carla Sertin

Liquids storage projects would constitute around 29% of all midstream projects’ starts in China during the period 2021 to 2025

China is expected to commence the operations of 70 midstream oil and gas projects from 2021 to 2025, accounting for about 21% of the total upcoming midstream project starts in Asia by 2025, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. GlobalData’s latest report, ‘Global Midstream New Build and Expansion Projects Outlook, 2021-2025 – […]

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Petrofac wins EPCC contract in Bahrain

by Carla Sertin

It includes high pressure gas pipelines and fibre optic cabling

Petrofac has been awarded a new multi-million-dollar contract by Tatweer Petroleum to support their gas distribution network project in Bahrain. The Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Commissioning (EPCC) scope of work includes high pressure gas pipelines and fibre optic cabling. The underground pipelines will run through sections onshore and offshore below the seabed in support of […]

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Alexey Miller

by Staff Writer

Gazprom, Russian energy giant, plans to focus in the medium-term on acquiring stakes of as much as 30% in hydrocarbon production projects, and its international arm will continue to focus on projects in Latin America, South East Asia, and North Africa. Meanwhile, after maintenance interruptions, it has resumed supplies to Turkey via the Blue Stream […]