Carbon Management
Troubleshooting vacuum operation of an inter-after condenser unit in an ethylene plant
A system of compressors powered by surface condensing steam turbines is inherent in the operation of a typical ethane cracker unit.
White House deregulation push clears out hundreds of proposed rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The White House said Thursday it had withdrawn or removed from active consideration more than 800 proposed regulations that were never finalized during the Obama administration as it works to shrink the federal government's regulatory footprint.
ClearSign receives order to qualify combustion technology for oil refinery
SEATTLE — ClearSign Combustion Corporation, a provider of industrial combustion technologies that deliver a reduction of pollutant emissions, announced that they have received a purchase order to qualify the company's Duplex combustion technology as a precursor to an installation at a super major oil refinery.
US EPA chief says to treat diesel emissions cheating 'very aggressively'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — US Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt said the agency must ensure Volkswagen AG's excess diesel emissions is not repeated, and will treat improper behavior by automakers "very aggressively."
France to end sale of diesel and gasoline vehicles by 2040
PARIS (Reuters) — France aims to end the sale of gasoline and diesel vehicles by 2040 and become carbon neutral 10 yr later, Ecology Minister Nicolas Hulot said on Thursday at a presentation of measures to keep up momentum on the Paris climate agreement.
Report: Oil firms could waste trillions if climate targets reached
LONDON (Reuters) — Energy giants including ExxonMobil and Royal Dutch Shell risk wasting more than a third of their budgets on projects that will not be needed if climate targets are to be met, a thinktank report shows.
US EPA extends delay of oil, gas rules to two years
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The US Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday it would propose a two-year stay of the previous administration's oil and gas industry methane emissions standards while the agency reconsiders the regulation.
Shell shareholders reject emissions target proposal
THE HAGUE (Reuters) — Royal Dutch Shell shareholders on Tuesday widely rejected a proposal by an environmental group calling for the oil company to set and publish annual targets to reduce carbon emissions.
Investors to press Shell over climate pay policy small print
LONDON (Reuters) -- Investors are pushing oil giant Royal Dutch Shell to explain the finer details of its plan to link executives' bonus pay to lowering carbon emissions, urging more transparency as the world shifts away from fossil fuels.
US judge approves Volkswagen 3.0 liter, Bosch diesel settlements
(Reuters) -- A federal judge on Thursday granted final approval on an agreement for Volkswagen AG to pay at least $1.22 B to fix or buy back 80,000 3.0-liter vehicles in the United States linked to the German automaker's diesel emissions cheating scandal.
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