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All news on
Methane
(also known as
CH4
,
Biogenic methane
,
Marsh gas
,
Methyl hydride
,
Bio-methane
,
Biogas
,
Marsh Gas
,
Gobar Gas
,
天然气 (Tianranqi)
,
Natural Gas
,
Biomethane
,
Renewable Natural Gas
,
E-methane
,
Biogas-derived methane
,
Bio-LNG
,
Liquefied biomethane
,
Bio-Liquefied Natural Gas
,
метан
,
Metano
, and
Liquid methane
): plants, production capacities, investments and involved companies.
17 August 2026
SONATRACH and Eni sign protocol to cut oil and gas emissions in Algeria
Letter of intent to identify and implement decarbonisation and methane‑reduction measures across Algeria's oil & gas sector, building on a 2023 MoU.
14 August 2026
LanzaTech Q2 2026 financial results
Cost cuts and an equity valuation gain lift results; advancing ISCC EU recycled-fuel certification in China and selecting Ghent for a commercial-scale SAF facility.
12 August 2026
SOCAR 2025 Sustainability Report
First Double Materiality Assessment, new ESG Data Platform and Decarbonization Roadmap; ~1 million tCO₂e avoided, USD 200m Green Bonds and local procurement at 88%.
11 August 2026
Pembina selects Worley for Heartland Extraction Plant EPC
Greenfield straddle facility to process up to 750 million cubic feet/day of gas, extracting NGLs from the Yellowhead Pipeline; start-up targeted for late 2029.
10 August 2026
MAIRE/Tecnimont to deliver USD 4.3bn Ruwais NGL expansion (RGD Phase 3)
EPC for fifth NGL fractionation unit, sweetening and storage at Ruwais; 23,000 t/d (~8 Mtpa) output; completion scheduled for 2030.
28 July 2026
Air Liquide H1 2026: near €14bn revenue with Q2 acceleration
Second-quarter comparable growth accelerated; operating margin, recurring profit and cash flow improved while record investments and the DIG Airgas deal closed.
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28 July 2026
TotalEnergies approves development of Cronos gas field in Cyprus
Cyprus' first gas field will send about 2.8 Mtpa LNG to Europe via Egypt's Damietta terminal; start-up expected 2028 and half the output will be marketed to Europe.
23 July 2026
EnviTec installs EnviThan upgrader and expands Timphaus biogas plant in Lohne
Farm to add 561 Nm³/h biomethane upgrader with first feed-in expected in October; plant expansion permits more manure and slurry input and flexible electricity generation.
22 July 2026
Nordic Ren‑Gas and Sunfire agree long‑term electrolysis partnership
Preferred‑supplier agreement secures electrolyzer technology for green hydrogen and e‑methane projects, reinforcing Tampere deployment and pipeline scale‑up.
22 July 2026
Timphaus farm adds EnviTec EnviThan biomethane upgrader in Lohne
Family farm expands biogas plant to produce biomethane; construction began in January with grid injection planned for October.
22 July 2026
Moeve and ArcelorMittal sign Spain’s largest CAE deal for 2.1 TWh/year
Secures 2.1 TWh/year energy savings, enabling a new electric arc furnace in Gijón and up to 1 million tCO2e emissions reduction; savings equal >5% of Asturias’ final energy use.
21 July 2026
VIDA bioenergy starts biomethane injection at Wormslade
Plant moves to commercial operations, supplying renewable biomethane to the UK gas grid and ramping to full capacity by October 2026.
20 July 2026
SONATRACH and VNG sign natural gas supply contract for Germany from Jan 2027
Expands gas deliveries to the German market from 1 Jan 2027; tied to joint hydrogen projects and a cooperation MoU covering green hydrogen and methane reduction.
17 July 2026
Gasunie H1 2026: advancing hydrogen, CO₂, heat and LNG infrastructure
Opened a 32‑km Rotterdam hydrogen pipeline, progressed CO₂ and heat projects, boosted LNG capacity, and saw shifting gas flows with higher power‑sector demand.
16 July 2026
Uniper supplies Q1 Energie AG with bio‑LNG
Initial delivery expands bio‑LNG availability for heavy road transport; biomethane is liquefied at Gate Rotterdam, shipped in ISO tanks to Germany and distributed to filling stations.
14 July 2026
Velocys launches AlphaCore 400 to extend microchannel FT into larger SAF projects
New higher-capacity microchannel reactor doubles capacity vs AlphaCore 200 to enable larger, lower-cost SAF and synthetic-fuel projects.
10 July 2026
Nordic Ren-Gas and avanca/Alternoil sign €1bn renewable e‑methane offtake
Long-term €1bn offtake secures Tampere-produced e‑methane for heavy-duty transport via existing gas/LNG infrastructure across Europe.
9 July 2026
EnviTec Biogas opens first integrated biogas‑to‑biomethane plant in Estonia
Combined biogas and membrane upgrading plant produces ~600 Nm³/h biomethane from dairy slurry; digestate reused in agriculture and CNG refuelling supplies regional transport.
9 July 2026
PwC study for Gasunie: CCS, low‑carbon hydrogen and hybrids are most cost‑effective for Dutch industry decarbonisation
CCS, low‑carbon hydrogen and hybrid electrification are the cheapest routes to cut industrial CO2 — timely CO2/H2 infrastructure is essential.
3 July 2026
EnviTec Biogas AG suspends 2025 dividend while shifting to biomethane
AGM approves no dividend for 2025 to preserve financial flexibility; EEG support for ~16 MW and ~€100m investment plan to expand biomethane production by 2031.
3 July 2026
EnviTec Biogas AG: Dividend suspended as company pivots to biomethane
AGM approves dividend suspension to preserve cash; company won EEG subsidies for ~16 MW, plans ~€100m investment to convert plants toward biomethane by 2031.
2 July 2026
VIDA bioenergy Bernheze plant begins biomethane production
Bernheze plant starts injecting biomethane into the Dutch grid, ramping to 8 million m³/year and processing ~72,000 t/year of agricultural feedstock.
30 June 2026
EnviTec Biogas wins EEG tender for around 16 MW
Secures long-term remuneration for part of its plant portfolio; prepared 30+ bids; 82% of registered capacity awarded; plans investments to expand into heat and transport.
30 June 2026
EnviTec Biogas secures awards for ~16 MW in German EEG auction
Awards cover roughly 16 MW and 82% of auction-registered capacity, providing long-term remuneration certainty and scope to develop non‑EEG uses like heat and transport.
30 June 2026
Hycamite joins FutSteel to integrate hydrogen and carbon into steel production
Methane cracking to supply low‑carbon hydrogen and solid carbon for EAF-based steelmaking; three‑year research project starts June 2026 with university and industry partners.
25 June 2026
ORLEN and Naftogaz sign two MoUs to expand LNG cooperation and sustainability support
Two MoUs to expand LNG trading, shared use of regasification and transmission infrastructure across the Baltic/CEE, plus exchange on sustainability, decarbonisation, green finance and ESG.
25 June 2026
Qatar pushes EU to amend Methane Regulation in joint open letter
Urges targeted clarifications to the EU Methane Regulation and requests stop‑the‑clock, grandfathering and penalty relief ahead of January 2027 provisions.
23 June 2026
Hycamite updates leadership as Kokkola plant scales
Leadership roles shift while the Kokkola methane‑splitting plant expands to boost low‑carbon hydrogen and battery‑grade graphite output.
18 June 2026
TotalEnergies MethaneLive real-time methane monitoring centre
Real‑time methane monitoring using 13,000 sensors, AI analytics and targeted maintenance to detect and correct fugitive emissions across operated Upstream sites.
17 June 2026
SONATRACH and VNG AG sign MoU on green hydrogen and methane reduction
MoU to explore cooperation on green hydrogen, ammonia projects and methane emissions reduction, building on a 2022 agreement.
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