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The Global CCS Institute announced that its membership now includes 100 organizations. This significant milestone caps off 24 months of robust growth in which membership has increased a remarkable 69% from 59 to 100.Members represent a diverse array of industries, governments, small businesses and research institutions, who all recognize that carbon capture and storage (CCS) as an essential climate change solution, and who support the Institute’s mission: “to accelerate the deployment of CCS.” Global CCS Institute CEO Brad Page said: “The recent growth in our membership reflects the expanding commitments of governments and businesses around the world to deep decarbonization, and the recognition that we can’t achieve our climate change goals without large-scale deployment of CCS.

Experts say a joint strategy by Canada's largest oilsands producers to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 will help speed up innovation and drive further investment into the industry.The companies involved include Canadian Natural Resources Ltd., Cenovus Energy Inc., Imperial Oil Ltd, MEG Energy Corp., and Suncor Energy Inc.A large part of their strategy includes building a carbon sequestration facility in Cold Lake, Alta.

Emerson will host a series of presentations at ACHEMA Pulse that outline how advanced automation technologies can help chemical and life sciences companies make step-change improvements in operational performance and environmental sustainability.

The Hydraulic Institute (HI) has announced its Circulator Energy Rating Program as a key resource in making energy efficient circulators inclusive of controls easier to identify and adopt in the marketplace.

Cheniere Energy, Inc., the largest producer of liquefied natural gas in the U.S., announced a collaboration with five natural gas producers and several leading academic institutions to implement quantification, monitoring, reporting and verification (“QMRV”) of greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions performance at natural gas production sites.

Air Products and its subsidiary Air Products Canada Ltd., in conjunction with the Government of Canada and the Province of Alberta, have announced a multi-billion dollar plan to build a landmark new net-zero hydrogen energy complex that will make Edmonton, Alberta the centre of western Canada’s hydrogen economy.

EnLink Midstream, LLC (EnLink) announced the formation of a group to pursue energy transition opportunities, including projects in carbon capture, use, and sequestration (CCUS).

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.

In the latest project designed to green the oilsands industry, Wolf Midstream says it will build a facility to strip petroleum liquids from natural gas used in operations near Fort McMurray leaving a purer fuel that will burn with fewer carbon emissions.The company says its NGL North project is expected to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from oilsands projects in the Christina Lake area by over 200,000 tonnes per year by removing liquids such as ethane, propane, butane and condensate from natural gas, leaving primarily methane.The liquids would then be shipped on an unused third line in Wolf's three-pipe Access Pipeline to the Edmonton area to be separated and sold to petrochemical industry buyers, with the capacity to produce up to 70,000 barrels per day.According to the Canada Energy Regulator, about 30 per cent of the natural gas produced in Canada in 2018 was consumed in oilsands production to generate steam needed for thermal bitumen production from wells and in separating sand from oil and upgrading bitumen at oilsands mines.Bob Lock, president of Wolf's pipelines unit, says the project has become more financially attractive over the past 10 years as the amount of natural gas consumed in the oilsands rose by about a quarter to about 2.5 billion cubic feet per day.The company declined to provide a cost for the project which is expected to be in service in 2023.“The NGL North system will recover higher carbon product otherwise used for combustion with higher associated emissions and separate the recovered NGL into essential building blocks for products that enable modern living,'' Wolf CEO Gordon Salahor said.“Once operational, NGL North will contribute to reducing CO2 emissions for the oilsands industry, which is consistent with Wolf's investment strategy to develop assets that are positioned for energy transition.''Wolf Midstream is a private Calgary company created in 2016 and backed by the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board.

Setpoint Integrated Solutions is pleased to announce that Matthew Bate, current Setpoint Chief Financial Officer, will be promoted to the role of President & Chief Executive Officer.