LNG PRE-TREATMENT FACILITY FOR CONGO

Energy services provider Expro has announced a long-term production solutions contract with Eni Congo

S.A. for a liquified natural gas (LNG) pre-treatment facility in Congo.

Expro will design, construct, operate and maintain a fast-track onshore LNG pre-treatment facility (OPT), part of the Marine XII development offshore Congo. The facility will be built near to the Litchendjili gas plant – which supplies gas to the adjacent Centrale Electrique du Congo (CEC) Pointe-Noire Power Plant – and will enable the production of LNG to significantly increase from the West Africa area.

The facility is designed to allow incremental gas production for low carbon electricity generation. It will link to Eni Congo’s offshore floating LNG (FLNG) operations, supporting both the local energy market and increased global demands for LNG to support secure energy supplies.

The facility is designed to process approximately 80mn cubic feet of gas a day.

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Solar project collaboration

Hitachi Energy has signed an MoU with Sun Africa and its sister company, UGT Renewables, to collaborate on utility-scale solar photovoltaic power generation projects that will accelerate the energy transition and provide access to energy in emerging and developing markets worldwide. They will jointly engage with local and international stakeholders, and provide solar power solutions that will enable developing nations to take significant steps towards electrification.

Mou Signed For Green Hydrogen And Ammonia

OMNIA GROUP and WKN Windcurrent have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to evaluate the onsite production of green hydrogen and ammonia at Omnia’s Sasolburg plant in South Africa.

A positive result from this collaboration would make Omnia less dependent on ammonia imports, which are presently constrained by challenges with rail logistics, and will assist Omnia in achieving its decarbonisation targets by replacing CO2intensive, conventionally produced ammonia with green ammonia.

The envisioned new ammonia production plant will be powered by renewable energy from hybrid sources, namely wind and solar power developed by WKN. The objective is to produce competitively priced green ammonia at a capacity of up to 100,000 tonnes per annum, which would result in a reduction of CO2 emissions.

The collaboration supports the implementation of the South African Government’s strategy to develop a green hydrogen economy by harnessing South Africa’s abundant natural resources of sun and wind to generate renewable energy.

The Government’s ‘Just Energy Transition Programme’ with Germany and other countries has mobilised around US$8.5bn to accelerate the country’s transition to enhanced renewable energy sources.

“Onsite production of green ammonia will significantly reduce our CO2 emissions, embed sustainability into our products, and support the country’s green energy transition,” said Seelan Gobalsamy, CEO of Omnia.

“Working alongside partners like WKN means that we can develop technology solutions together that reduce industry risk, improve operational safety, and create a lower environmental footprint.”

CRC Evans announces merger

CRC Evans has announced the creation of a worldleading welding and coating services provider following a merger between Pipeline Technique, CRC-Evans Pipeline International, Pipeline Induction Heat and Global Project Services under the CRC Evans banner. This accelerates the company’s ambition to be the leading provider of welding and coating services for the energy and wider infrastructure sectors, including emerging energies, as the global transition gathers pace.