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Oil and Gas

A recent discovery of mega-offshore oil fields in South Africa increases the chances of finding oil off the coast of Argentina

By: Dr. Franyi Sarmiento, Ph.D., Inspenet, April 7, 2022.
In January 2022, the industry was shocked by the announcements of two major offshore discoveries in Namibia, off the coast of South Africa. Shell first announced the discovery of light oil in Graff-1 estimating a total volume of hydrocarbons in the field, which could reach 1,000 million barrels of oil.

Inspenet. April 7, 2022

The oil and gas industry will meet at the first event dedicated to sustainability in Colombia

By: Dr. Franyi Sarmiento, Ph.D., Inspenet, April 7, 2022.
The Great Forum ACP Sustainability Facts will take place on May 11 and 12 at the Blue Gardens Convention Center of the Hilton Hotel, Barranquilla, Colombia. The event will address discussions on the contributions of the oil and gas industry to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and country targets.

Inspenet. April 7, 2022

Swiss airline will be the first in the world to use solar fuel

By: Dr. Franyi Sarmiento, Ph.D., Inspenet, April 7, 2022.
Sunlight may be the path to carbon-neutral flights thanks to “sun-to-liquid”, a process created by the company Synhelion that makes sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from sunlight. Swiss will be the first airline to benefit from this procedure and solar kerosene from next year thanks to the collaboration between the Swiss company, Lufthansa and Synhelion.

Inspenet. April 7, 2022

Oil and Gas

Oil prices rise again after new sanctions against Russia

By: Dr. Franyi Sarmiento, Ph.D., Inspenet, April 7, 2022.
Oil prices rose again this Thursday, April 7, on fears of poor supply after new sanctions against Russia were announced Wednesday by Western powers.

Inspenet. April 7, 2022

In Germany they already have the first bus powered by Sono Motors solar panels

By: Dr. Franyi Sarmiento, Ph.D., Inspenet, April 7, 2022.
The German city of Munich put into operation the first bus powered by photovoltaic panels from Sono Motors. Estimating a saving of 2,500 liters of diesel per year for public coffers.

Inspenet. April 7, 2022

Germany nationalizes a subsidiary of Russia’s Gazprom to guarantee gas supplies

By: Dr. Franyi Sarmiento, Ph.D., Inspenet, April 6, 2022.
The German government took control of Gazprom Germania to prevent the liquidation of the company and to guarantee security of supply in the gas market. The subsidiary of the Russian gas company owns gas storage assets in Europe and has important supply contracts with German industry. The European Commission will propose to ban coal imports from Russia.

Inspenet. April 6, 2022

Mining

Orla Mining declares commercial production at the Camino Rojo mine in Mexico

By: Dr. Franyi Sarmiento, Ph.D., Inspenet, April 6, 2022.
Orla Mining Ltd. announced the declaration of commercial production at the Camino Rojo Oxide Gold Mine (“Camino Rojo”), effective April 1, 2022.

Inspenet. April 6, 2022

Indian Oil, L&T and ReNew team up to develop green hydrogen business

By: Dr. Franyi Sarmiento, Ph.D., Inspenet, April 6, 2022.
To drive India’s decarbonization, Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Larsen & Toubro Limited and ReNew Power announced the signing of a binding term sheet for the formation of a joint venture (JV) to develop the nascent green hydrogen sector in India. India.

Inspenet. April 6, 2022

Vanadium battery prototype developed to store electrical energy on a large scale

By: Dr. Franyi Sarmiento, Ph.D., Inspenet, April 6, 2022.
Scientists have developed a prototype 10 kilowatt (kW) vanadium redox flow battery to demonstrate its viability as a large-scale electrical energy storage system, targeting especially renewable energy such as solar.

Inspenet. April 6, 2022

Corrosion

Today in the Tech Talking program, Dr. José Vera explains about corrosion by H2S

By: Dr. Franyi Sarmiento, Ph.D., Inspenet, April 6, 2022.
Dr. José Vera, gave Inspenet TV an exclusive interview from the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, in San Antonio, Texas, USA, during the AMPP 2022 Annual Conference and Exposition.

Inspenet. April 6, 2022