ADNOC investment arm XRG has signed an agreement with Occidental and subsidiary 1PointFive to evaluate a joint venture for a direct air capture (DAC) hub in South Texas, the companies announced on Friday.
This report identifies the requirements for meeting emissions targets and introduces the energy transition interventions most suited to decarbonizing the upstream oil and gas industry. The measures discussed include improving efficiency, flaring mitigation, electrification, carbon capture, and renewables.
“The IEA’s forecast of an upcoming peak in demand for oil, gas, and coal remains unchanged, even as its forecasts for clean energy deployment have been revised upwards yet again. With electric vehicle sales and renewable capacity additions breaking records fossil fuels are looking increasingly obsolete.
Industries such as steel, cement, and heavy transport account for some one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), rendering breakthrough zero-carbon industrial products one of the most valuable assets of the world’s climate change portfolio. Heavy carbon emitting manufacturers all over the world are making the switch to cleaner industrial processes such as low-carbon electricity for industrial heat and hydrogen-based steelmaking. These companies are desperate to find a new technology that enables this. While quality control remains paramount, lower GHG-emitting industrial products have become the preferred choice.
Malaysian FPSO leasing firm Yinson Production is piloting an offshore Carbon Capture and Storage (“CCS”) plant on FPSO Agogo in Angola, together with client Azule Energy, an Angolan BP-Eni joint venture.
Fossil fuel lobbyists outnumber every national delegation but the UAE’s at the Cop27 climate summit and their influence shows – on the sidelines and in the negotiations.