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Dow Chemical has announced it will reduce carbon emissions, make products reusable or recyclable, and increase recycling with the goal of being carbon neutral by 2050.As part of the company's 2025 sustainability plan, Dow will reduce net annual carbon emissions by 5 million metric tons over the next 10 years.

Fugitive Emissions Journal wishes all of its Canadian friends, clients and contributors a Happy Canada Day! Canada's national holiday is celebrated on July 1.

Centered on BP’s ambition to become net zero, Spencer Dale, BP Chief Economist hosts a guest narrator in a special edition of BP Energy Illustrated web series.

The Alberta government of Canada and its energy regulator have issued orders to resume environmental monitoring and reporting in industry, including oil patches, on July 15.Testing and reporting had been suspended in May due to health and staffing concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic, but Environment Minister Jason Nixon says now is the time to resume, given the province is flattening the COVID-19 curve.“The temporary reporting relief provided through Environment and Parks allowed industry time to ensure the health and safety of staff and the communities in which they work,” Nixon said in a statement.

Sierra’s QuadraTherm® qMix RealTime Flare Measurement System (FMS) delivers real-time flare gas flow measurement to accurately measure flows down to 0.1 sfps, meeting the full range of EPA regulations.

Baker Hughes announced the completion of the First Engine to Test (FETT) for the LM9000 aeroderivative gas turbine. The test took place at the company’s advanced turbomachinery testing facilities in Florence and Massa, Italy.

The University of Texas at Austin, the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), ExxonMobil, the Gas Technology Institute (GTI) and Pioneer Natural Resources Company are collaborating on a network of sensors for emissions monitoring across the oil and gas process industry.Project Astra seeks to develop a sensor network that would continuously measure emissions of the greenhouse gas methane to locate potential leaks.

In May 2020, Utkilen, a shipping company, received delivery of their new vessel, Saltstraum, which is now ship number 4,000 worldwide in operation with Framo pumps on board.Framo has delivered pumps for chemical tankers since the end of the 1960s.

CRANE I&S, a manufacturer of instrumentation and sampling products, has announced the new expansion of its websites. The improved sites, www.hoke.com, www.goreg.com, www.texassampling.com., encompass all of the same product information as the previous websites, but also contain detailed product catalogues for all of its brands, including features and benefits, technical menus, and flow formula calculators.

BASF SE and ExxonMobil Catalysts and Licensing LLC have released a new highly energy efficient amine gas treatment technology named OASE® sulfexx™.