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A research effort to flip carbon dioxide from a climate change problem to a solution has been launched at The University of Queensland.Dubbed GETCO2, the ARC Centre of Excellence for Green Electrochemical Transformation of Carbon Dioxide is focussing on turning CO₂ into products such as fuels and chemicals.

GETCO2 is a $45 million, 7-year collaboration involving 7 Australian universities, industry and government being led by Professor Xiwang Zhang in UQ’s School of Chemical Engineering.“With electrochemical conversion, CO2 is transformed from being the biggest problem of our time to a valuable resource,” Professor Zhang said.

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POSCO INTERNATIONAL has completed construction of the Gwangyang LNG Terminal 1. Launched in 2002, this extensive infrastructure construction project received investments amounting to KRW 1.45 trillion over approximately 20 years.

More than 100 personnels from the government and client companies attended the completion ceremony, including Choi Nam-Ho, the Second Vice Minister of the Ministry of Trade; Park Chang-Hwan, the Vice Governor of South Jeolla Province; Jung In-Hwa, the Mayor of Gwangyang; Kwon Hyang-Yeop, the National Assemblyman; Choo Hyung-Wook, the President of SK E&S; Lee Sang-Kyun, the President of Hyundai Heavy Industries; Kim Hwan-Yong, the Vice President of Korea Gas Corporation; and POSCO Group executives including Lee Kye-In, POSCO INTERNATIONAL CEO.

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Global oil demand has been on the rise after the COVID-19 pandemic. Moreover, the Russia-Ukraine conflict caused major alterations in energy supply routes, which went in favour of the US shale drillers, including those in the Permian Basin. Spanning Texas and New Mexico, Permian Basin remains the largest oil-producing shale play in the US. Strong global demand and geopolitical shifts continue to support growth and competitiveness of this critical energy region, says data and analytics company GlobalData.

GlobalData’s latest report, “Permian Basin in the US, 2024,” reveals that benefiting from a dense pipeline network and Gulf Coast infrastructure, Permian Basin’s crude oil production averaged 5.6 million barrels per day (mmbd) during the first quarter (Q1) of 2024.

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Triangle Energy has been given the green light to develop a carbon sequestration (CCS) project at the company’s WA 31-L icence area in the Perth Basin.

The company announced that the joint venture’s application for a greenhouse gas storage formation over the WA 31-L licence area had been approved by the Commonwealth Minister for Resources, Madeleine King.

The approval has triggered the sale of Triangle’s 78.75% interest in the Cliff Head project to Pilot Energy, but. until approval has been granted by the regulator, Triangle will continue to operate the field.

Triangle said that its employees would continue work at the Cliff Head field as it transitions from oil production to the CCS project and Triangle would support ongoing operations of the Cliff Head oil field until the transaction was completed.

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