Texas will be showcasing geothermal energy in a pilot program by a pair of Austin locals!

Happy Wednesday!  

Now we have joined the geothermal world with our alliance with DrillApp Technologies, LLC we are trying to stay in the know of this up-and-coming research in this emerging field. It appears Texas is starting to get on the geothermal energy train!  Back in the middle of August we blogged about Sage Geosystems building its first Texas energy storage system in Christine, Texas near the San Miguel Power Plant, and it is expected to be up and running soon.  Well, looks like Austin Energy will be the next one to try geothermal energy except this time for production.   

Did anyone read THE DRILL DOWN Newsletter from the Department of Energy (DOE) and their Geothermal Technologies Office (GTO) on December 18, 2024, they had an article link for THINK GEOENERGY’s article, “Austin, Texas to Pilot 5-MW Geothermal Power Project”?  In the article, it speaks in regard to two Austin, Texas companies pairing up for a 5-MW pilot geothermal project to be constructed near Austin Energy’s Nacogdoches biomass facility in Nacogdoches County, Texas.   The two Austin companies are Austin Energy, a public electric utility and Exceed Geo Energy Inc., a geothermal company.  The pilot program which will be another step for Austin Energy’s Resource, Generation and Climate Protection Plan to 2035 is another step toward its goal of being environmentally friendly at the same time as it being cost-effective and dependable.  Its clientele wants it to move into a renewable future nonetheless they want costs to be reasonable and power to be consistent.  The geothermal power project will be producing energy by Exceed Geo Energy’s Advanced Geothermal Engineered System (AGES) and it is expected to be up and running in 2025. The pilot program is Austin Energy’s way of testing the waters for this emerging technology and an attempt to reduce costs at the same time as becoming carbon-free as well as being part of its learning curve!  We wish them luck in advancing geothermal energy and our goal of a sustainable clean future!  If you would like to read more of THINK GEOENERGY’s article, please click the link: Austin, Texas to pilot 5-MW geothermal power project.

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We hope you have a wonderful evening!  Keep warm as this Fall cold front rolls into town. 

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A draft of the EIS for Offshore Oil and Gas Lease Sales in the Gulf of Mexico is completed and awaiting the start of its comment period!

Happy Tuesday!

We admit Department of Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s (BOEM) announcement on their oil and gas lease sales seemed to go with our Blog we posted yesterday on offshore wind energy.  We did say, if we heard anything else on the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) we would let you know.   This goes with our previous blogs on the BOEM including one we did in early May of this year on there may be a problem with the 2025 Offshore Oil and Gas Lease Sale, if the EIS takes 18 months.  Well, it looks like they were off base with the timeline and here’s the latest.     

Did anyone happen to read gCaptain Daily Newsletter on December 10, 2024, their article titled, “BOEM’s Draft EIS Sets the Stage for the GoM Oil Leasing in a Shifting Energy Landscape”?  The article speaks in regard to the U.S. Department of Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s (BOEM) has published its Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the GoM oil and gas lease sales.   Back at the end of 2023 the BOEM released its 2024-2029 National Outer Continental Shelf (OSC) Oil and Gas Leasing Program and posted it on the Federal Register.  The OSC Program reported the fewest number of oil and gas lease sales during a five-year period and only three areas of the GoM will be available.  The Draft of the Programmatic EIS for the GoM will influence future offshore lease sales and offer minimum domain of around 60 million acres which was a requirement to have future offshore wind energy lease sales. The Draft of the EIS will be posted and up for its comment period of 45 days soon and according to the BOEM’s announcement there will be 3 virtual meetings in January.  Well, it will be interesting to see if and how this will change with the incoming President.  If we hear anything else interesting from the BOEM on the GOM, we will let you know.  If you would like to read more of gCaptain’s article, please click the link: BOEM's Draft EIS Sets the Stage for GoM Oil Leasing in a Shifting Energy Landscape.

If you would like information on the BOEM’s activities for the Gulf of Mexico and its Oil and Gas Lease Sales or would like to register to speak at the virtual meetings; please click the link: BOEM Announces Next Steps for Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Leasing Program | Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.

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We hope you have a wonderful evening and a great week! Hope you are counting down until Christmas and have all your shopping and decorating completed. 

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There is now interest in the Gulf Coast for leasing offshore wind energy, and the BOEM will be having another possible wind lease sale in 2026!

Happy Monday and welcome back to another week of ESC News Blog.

We received a follow-up to an announcement the Department of Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s (BOEM) had back in July on an interest request they received for an area of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of southeast Texas, and we did Blog on it back in early August 2024; please check it out for additional details.  They have made a decision on the area!

Did anyone happen to receive the News Release from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) on December 12, 2024, their news release titled, “BOEM Announces Next Steps in Competitive Leasing Process for Offshore Wind Energy in Gulf of Mexico”?  In the news release, it speaks about the U.S. Department of Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s (BOEM) has made a verdict on an unconventional request from Hecate Energy Gulf Wind LLC (Hecate Energy) concerning the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) off the coast of southeast Texas for a lease to set up offshore wind.  The BOEM had previously acknowledge the tracts requested as possible areas for offshore Wind Energy Areas (WEA) and at the end of July they published a Request for Competitive Interest (RFCI) from Hecate Energy’s inquiry.  The results are in on the RFCI, and a Determination of Competitive Interest should have been published last week.  The BOEM’s RFCI has received additional interest in an area of the GOM from Invenergy GOM Offshore Wind LLC, so it has been decided there is interest for these areas, and they will be up for lease sale in the next GOM lease sale schedule for 2026.    The BOEM will be evaluating the comments made in the RFCI and will determine which parts of WEA option C and D as well as other areas of the GOM will be made available, and a draft of the WEA should be published in 2025.   This is good news, especially considering how poorly received the first GOM Wind Energy Lease Sale was.  If we hear anything else interesting from the BOEM on the GOM, we will let you know.  If you would like to read more of the BOEM’s news release, please click the link: BOEM Announces Next Steps in Competitive Leasing Process for Offshore Wind Energy in Gulf of Mexico | Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.

If you would like information on the BOEM’s activities for the Gulf of Mexico; please click the link: Gulf of Mexico Activities | Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.

If you would like help in looking into how to transport your liquid product efficiently and with less of a carbon footprint, contact us via the email in the Blog and check out our ESC website!

We hope you have a wonderful evening and a great week! Hope you are counting down until Christmas and have all your shopping and decorating completed. 

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U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released their Monthly STEO Report and Monthly Solar Photovoltaic Module Shipments Report, and they are now available on their website!

Happy Friday!

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released their Monthly STEO Report and Monthly Solar Photovoltaic Module Shipments Report for week ending December 13, 2024, and they are now available from the EIA website. 

Check out what happened in the Monthly Short Term Energy Outlook by clicking the link: Short-Term Energy Outlook- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).

See what happened this month in the Monthly Solar Photovoltaic Module Shipments Report by clicking the link: U.S. Energy Information Administration - EIA - Independent Statistics and Analysis.

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Have a good weekend!  Happy Holidays!

U.S. EIA Weekly Updates for Petroleum & Other Liquids and Natural Gas are all now available!

Happy Friday! 

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) Weekly Reports for Petroleum and Other Liquids, Gasoline and Diesel Fuel, and Natural Gas for the week ending December 13, 2024, are all now available from the EIA website. 

See what happened This Week in Petroleum by clicking the link: This Week in Petroleum - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).

See what happened in the Weekly Petroleum Status Report by clicking the link: Weekly Petroleum Status Report - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).

See what happened last week in Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update, by clicking the link: Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).

See what else happened last week in Natural Gas Weekly Update by clicking the link: Natural Gas Weekly Update (eia.gov).

See what happened last week in Natural Gas Storage by clicking the link: Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report - EIA.

See what happened this week on the Weekly Natural Gas Dashboard by clicking the link: Natural Gas Storage Dashboard (eia.gov).

See what happened last week in the Heating Oil and Propane Update by clicking the link: Heating Oil and Propane Update - Energy Information Administration (eia.gov).

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We hope you have a fun and relaxing weekend!  Have fun shopping and decorating for the holidays! 

See you next week for another week of ESC News Blog!

A Pasadena Refinery along the Houston Ship Channel has finished its upgrade and has started to wake up the unit!

Happy Thursday! 

Did anyone happen to read the Oil & Gas Journal’s Daily Update on December 11, 2024, their article titled, “Chevron begins phased startup of Texas refinery’s upgrading project”?  The article is on Chevron USA Inc.’s has finished construction of its light tight oil (LTO) expansion upgrade of its 323-acre Pasadena refinery in Texas.  Earlier this week they began commissioning, and filling the processing unit, and it is expected to proceed into the first part of 2025.  The Pasadena LTO Project will give Chevron’s proprietary oil a refinery to refine its oil and increase supply along the Gulf Coast.  This improvement will help the refinery convert 15% more LTO which will increase the refinery’s output to around 125,000 barrels a day with this expansion and its ability to store 5.1 million barrels of oil and refined products as well as exporting marine terminal beside the Houston Ship Channel will place the company in a good position in the Gulf Coast.   The refinery’s refining flexibility will aid it in the current climate and the U.S.’s demand of refined products.  We wish them luck and a safe and speedy startup, so they get their products to market soon!  If you would like more information on this article from Oil and Gas Journal, please click the links: Chevron begins phased startup of Texas refinery's upgrading project | Oil & Gas Journal.

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NISTM has their 17th Annual National Aboveground Storage Tank Conference & Trade Show, and the Trade Show starts today!

Happy Wednesday!

We hope to see you at NISTM at their Trade Show and Network Mixer today!

The event runs through December 12, 2024.   Check out their website for information by clicking the link: NISTM - National Institute for Storage Tank Management. 

Don’t forget to check out our ESC website or contact us via the email in the Blog, if you have a hydrocarbon liquids storage project you would like to see get off the ground or you would like to upgrade your valves on your tanks!  

We hope you have a great and productive week! 

U.S. BLM finally released the date for Alaska’s second ANWR Oil and Gas Lease Sale!

Happy Tuesday!

We love a follow-up.  We blogged about Department of Interior’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) having completed their Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and their draft of the Final EIS for the Alaska’s Artic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) back in November, and at that time they hadn’t picked a date for the oil and gas lease sale even though the clock was running to the end of 2024.  Finally, BLM has announced a date of the lease sale and published a Final EIS.     

Did anyone happen to read the Oil & Gas Journal’s Daily Update on December 9, 2024, their article titled, “Biden administration to hold Congress-mandated ANWR lease sale in January”?  The article is on U.S. Department of Interior’s (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced around 400,000 acres of the northwest part of the coastal plain of Alaska’s ANWR will be available which is the minimum required by the Trump’s Tax Cut and Jobs Act of 2017, and the second lease sale will to be held on January 9, 2025.  In January 2018, the BLM was ordered by Congress to hold two oil and gas lease sales in the Coastal Plain of Alaska’s ANWR by the end of 2025.  The first one was held in January 2021, after EIS was completed, and nine leases were awarded; however, all the leases were canceled for one reason or another.  The Biden administration in 2021 then asked the DOI to reassess the Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program and flaws were found, so the program was stopped until a new EIS could be completed.  The new Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Supplemental Statement (SEIS) was released, and the 1.6-million acres of the coastal plain was reduced to 400,000 acres to help protect the artic habitat and the acreage chosen has the best prospect of having oil and gas.  Well, it will be interesting to see what will happen during this lease sale and even more interesting may be what the new administration will do with Alaska.  If we hear anything else on this lease sale, we will let you know!  If you would like more information on this article from Oil and Gas Journal, please click the links: Biden administration to hold Congress-mandated ANWR lease sale in January | Oil & Gas Journal.

Don’t forget to check out our ESC website or contact us via the email in the Blog, if you have a hydrocarbon liquids project you would like to see get off the ground or you would like to see what’s under your feet to help with your emissions!  

We hope you have a great and productive week! 

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Where’s the golden shovel? The Port of Brownsville and USACE have officially started Phase 2 of the BIH Project with an official ceremony!

Happy Monday!  

Welcome back to another week of ESC News Blog.  After the rainy and gloomy weekend, it was nice to see the sun this afternoon. 

At this point, you know we like to stay on top of the happenings at the Ports in Texas.  In 2023, the Port of Brownsville was in our blog couple times for receiving good news and in October 2024, when the Port of Brownsville announced them securing a loan for Phase 2 of Brazos Island Harbor Channel Improvement Project (BIH).  Port of Brownville had a commencement celebration for the official beginning of Phase 2 of the BIH on Friday.

Did anyone receive the Port of Brownsville’s Announcement on December 6, 2024, “Growing to New Depths - Port of Brownsville Strengthens Global Trade in South Texas with Channel Deepening Groundbreaking Ceremony”?  The Brownsville Navigation District (BND) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) held a celebration on Friday, December 6, 2024, to officially celebrate the beginning of Phase 2 for the deepening of the BIH.  BIH will be dredging the 17-mile-long Brownsville Ship Channel 10 feet resulting in it lowering to 52 feet deep and larger vessels may come into port once completed.  The improvements were found to have minimal to no impacts on the marine life living in the waterway according to the environmental assessment completed by USACE.  BIH is expected to help the port continue growing the amount of cargo it moves every year; in 2023 they moved 17% more than 2022.  BIH is financed by a two-phase approach of a Public Private Partnership (P3) which USACE, NextDecade Corporation, the holding company of Rio Grande LNG (who is a terminal operator at the Port), and BND.  BIH Phase 1 was solely paid for by NextDecade who will spend $400 million to deepen the waterway from its mouth to their western boundary of their subsidiary, Rio Grande LNG and this work is anticipated to be done in 2026.  Rio Grande LNG not only will have a deeper channel for ships to navigate they will be building two ship berths and a turning basin for its new facility.  Now with BIH Phase 2 officially beginning, and its contract awarded to Callan Marine LTD work will continue and it will likely be finished by mid-2026.  Phase 2 of the BIH which is from the Rio Grande LNG facility to the turning basin will cost an estimated $139.5 million with USACE financing $68 million and the Port of Brownville paying or borrowing the rest. (Check out our Blog in October for details on their loan.)  Well, this is good news for the Port of Brownsville, and we would like to congratulate them on their continued improvements to this important waterway.  If you would like to read more of Port of Brownsville’s Announcement, please click the link: Growingto New Depths: Port of Brownsville Strengthens Global Trade in South Texas withChannel Deepening Groundbreaking Ceremony – Port of Brownsville.

If you would like help in looking into how to make improvements at your liquids terminal, contact us via email in the Blog and check out our ESC website!

We hope you have a wonderful evening and a great rest of your week!

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U.S. EIA released its Country Analysis Brief for Libya, and it is now available!

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) released their Country Analysis Brief for Libya, so check it out on the EIA website. 

See what happened in Libya’s Analysis Brief by clicking the link: International - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).

Don’t forget to check out our ESC website!  We are always here to help you out with your next hydrocarbon liquid project!

See you next week for another week of ESC News Blog!

Have a nice and relaxing weekend! 

U.S. EIA Weekly Updates for Petroleum & Other Liquids and Natural Gas are all now available!

Happy Friday! 

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) Weekly Reports for Petroleum and Other Liquids, Gasoline and Diesel Fuel, and Natural Gas for the week ending December 6, 2024, are all now available from the EIA website. 

See what happened This Week in Petroleum by clicking the link: This Week in Petroleum - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).

See what happened in the Weekly Petroleum Status Report by clicking the link: Weekly Petroleum Status Report - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).

See what happened last week in Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update, by clicking the link: Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).

See what else happened last week in Natural Gas Weekly Update by clicking the link: Natural Gas Weekly Update (eia.gov).

See what happened last week in Natural Gas Storage by clicking the link: Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report - EIA.

See what happened this week on the Weekly Natural Gas Dashboard by clicking the link: Natural Gas Storage Dashboard (eia.gov).

See what happened last week in the Heating Oil and Propane Update by clicking the link: Heating Oil and Propane Update - Energy Information Administration (eia.gov).

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We hope you have a fun and relaxing weekend!  Have fun shopping and decorating for the holidays! 

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DOE announces universities who have been awarded monies for advancement of marine energy and offshore wind research!

Happy Thursday!  We like to hear about interesting Energy topics and here’s one we don’t hear about much:  Marine Energy and its potential to help the blue economy! 

Did anyone happen to read the EERE Energy Innovation News Newsletter on December 5, 2024, they published the DOE’s press release titled, “U.S Department of Energy Invests More Than $18 Million in Marine Energy and Offshore Wind Research”?  In the article, it spoke on Department of Energy (DOE) made a statement in regard to them awarding $18 million of federal funds to 27 Research & Development (R&D) proposals from 17 universities in the hope to innovate and improve marine energy and offshore wind technologies and their costs.  Marine energy is energy which may be made by harnessing the power of our waterways like rivers and tides and even the different makeups of them, temperature and its compression force at different depths.  It has been determined the U.S. has the potential to increase our energy production by up to 60%, if we take advantage of marine energy.  Offshore wind has the possibility of making 2.8 terawatts of energy, if we expand it, nonetheless both of these energies need improvements, innovation and cost reductions and this is where our universities come into play with their ability bring creative thinking to the table, they have been given the opportunity to help Americans make the next step for clean energy. 

The universities had their proposals picked under several headings.  The first group were awarded over $2 million, and these three universities will use “generated publicly available data and test platforms and help identify cost reductions and performance improvements to advance marine energy devices.”  Another four universities were awarded over $1.6 million, and they will “help advance potential synergies between offshore wind and/or marine energy and aquaculture.”  The next group has seven universities, and they were awarded almost $3.5 million, and they will use their awarded monies to support their “undergraduate senior design and/or research projects in marine energy.”  Two Texas Universities were in this group and they are Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station and University of Houston, and they were awarded $500,000 each to advance their programs.  The last and largest group has eight universities, and they were awarded over $10 million, and their proposals were picked to “help advance additional ideas that support the Water Power Technologies Office’s (WPTO) Marine Energy Program and its goals.”  These universities were chosen to help bring innovation and improvements to the ‘What’s next?’ for marine and offshore wind energy as well as the blue economy which will help reduce water locked land produce their own energy and reduce emissions.  We wish them luck finishing their qualifications for these funds!  If you would like to read more of EERE Newsletter’s DOE's Announcement, please click the link:   U.S. Department of Energy Invests More Than $18 Million in Marine Energy and Offshore Wind Research at Universities | Department of Energy.

If you would like to learn more about the DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy’s WPTO, please click the link: Water Power Technologies Office | Department of Energy.

If you would like help in looking into how to move your liquids and use renewables to help clean up your emissions, contact us via the email in the Blog and check out our ESC website!

We hope you have a wonderful evening! 

 

 

Will AI Deep Learning be able to help Texas’ find orphan wells in the near future?

Happy Wednesday!     

We admit talking about Artificial Intelligence (AI) seems a bit off topic for us, nonetheless we read something which made us go - hmmm!

Did anyone happen to read HoustonChronicle.com’s Newsletter - The 713 Afternoon on December 4, 2024, their article titled, “Researchers using AI identified 1,300 undocumented oil wells.  Here’s what it means for Texas”?  In the article, it goes on to speak of a study in AI Deep Learning authored by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory which used AI to help a group of researchers find over 1,300 undocumented oil wells in California and Oklahoma.   The unknown orphan wells the researchers found used AI’s “computer vision” a computer gathering method which allows the AI to review possibly 1000s of old topographic maps and compare them to new maps to find unidentified wells and flag them.  Then, the researchers compared the locations to satellite imagery, pictures, and field surveys.  They were able to verify 44 unknown orphan wells and the AI’s estimated location was within 32.8 feet.  The AI’s Deep Learning capabilities will be an asset to us. 

The AI’s Deep Learning capabilities may be able to help Texas with our orphan well problem.  Currently, Texas has 8,500 documented orphan wells, nonetheless there were wells before current mapping and reporting methods which need to be addressed especially with the carbon capture industry expecting to take off and the current wastewater problems.  Uncapped, unknown, and zombie wells may allow harmful gases and tainted water to get to ground level and harm those living near them like the ones which recently erupted in West Texas.  The Railroad Commission of Texas is expecting to pay $234 million to cap orphan wells in 2026 and 2027 which $95 million is from a U.S. government program.  The state has requested another $100 million from them for the Texas’ program.  AI may be able to help us locate orphan wells in the near future, then we can get them plugged!

The researchers will be expanding their AI Deep Learning to the whole country!  Then, they will hopefully be able to help with this ongoing issue, and they are expected to get more funding from the U.S. Department of Energy to further their research.   Let’s hope they find more undocumented wells, and the state’s get the funding they need to plug these public nuisances.  We wish this research program much success!  If you would like to read more of the HoustonChronicle.com’s article, please click the link: AI could help Texas find decades-old oil wells drilled before records.

If you would like help in looking into how to transport your product efficiently, safely, and with less of a carbon footprint or just find out what is underneath your feet to help with your emission reduction goals, contact us via email in the Blog and check out our ESC website!

We hope you have a wonderful evening!

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U.S. EIA Monthly Reports for Petroleum Marketing Monthly & Others are now available!

Happy Tuesday!

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) released their Monthly Reports for December 2024, all are now available from the EIA website.

See what happened in the Petroleum Marketing Monthly by clicking the link: Petroleum Marketing Monthly (PMM) - December 2024 With Data for September 2024.

See what happened in the Monthly Densified Biomass Fuel Report by clicking the link: U.S. Energy Information Administration - EIA - Independent Statistics and Analysis.

Don’t forget to check out our ESC website!  We are always here to help you out with your next project to move your liquids!

Have a good evening!   

Ascension Clean Energy Project advances by choosing McDermott for EPC!

Happy Monday!  Welcome to another week of ESC News Blog!  We hope you all had a fun holiday weekend!

Did anyone happen to read Tank Storage News America Weekly Newsletter on November 29, 2024, their article titled, “Clean Hydrogen awards McDermott FEED contract for ascension clean energy project”?   In the article, it speaks on how the Ascension Clean Energy (ACE) Project in Ascension Parish, Louisiana is being led by Clean Hydrogen Works (CHW) has moved its project forward by hiring McDermott to help with its engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC).  Clean Hydrogen Works whose investors ExxonMobil, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, and Hafnia are working together to advance clean hydrogen and ammonia supply chains.   CHW’s ACE project is expected to make 2.4 million metric tonnes per annum (MTPA) of clean ammonia by 2029 and it is expected to expand up to 7.2 MTPA, if needed.  The project is expected to use carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) innovations to capture emissions and for it to be transported by ExxonMobil to its facilities.  The initial government approvals are expected to start coming in the beginning of 2025 and final investment decision by the end of the year.  McDermott’s agreement has them working from the start of the FEED study, throughout the project by purchasing of materials, building assessment, preparation and implementation of the completed project.  We wish them luck!  If you would like to read more of Tank Storage News America Weekly Newsletter’s article, please click the link: Clean Hydrogen awards McDermott FEED contract for ascension clean energy project -Tank Storage News America.

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We hope you have a wonderful evening and a great rest of your week!

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