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Projects in energy

chemXplore tracks 727 projects in energy, of which 485 are active.

143 Announced / Concept 107 FEED / Pre-FID 36 FID / Sanctioned 172 Under Construction 27 Commissioning & Start-up

376 new construction, 65 expansion, 24 revamp / retrofit, and 15 conversion / repurposing.

Expected to start operating
2026
5 projects
2027
67 projects
2028
73 projects
2029
50 projects
2030
62 projects
2031
13 projects

145 of the active projects carry no start-up date yet.

What moved recently
  • October 2026 Gasunie WarmtelinQ Vlaardingen-The Hague Heat Pipeline · Commissioning & Start-up · The Netherlands
  • 1 October 2026 Sumitomo Namie 62 MW Battery Storage Project · Under Construction · Japan
  • 1 October 2026 Arkema Battery Center of Excellence Expansion, Pierre-Bénite · Announced / Concept · France
  • 1 October 2026 Gate Terminal 4th LNG Tank Expansion, Rotterdam · Commissioning & Start-up · The Netherlands
  • 30 September 2026 Dangote Lamu Refinery · Under Construction · Kenya

Owners and developers: TotalEnergies SE (19), Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (15), Eni S.p.A. (13), Gasunie (13), Equinor ASA (11), Uniper SE (10)

Investors: European Investment Bank (15), Eni S.p.A. (9), TotalEnergies SE (8), Gasunie (6), Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (6), China National Petroleum Corporation (5)

Contractors, licensors, and offtakers are recorded on 333 of these 485 projects For subscribers

Targeting: Hydrogen (141), Natural gas (85), Carbon dioxide (59), Sustainable Aviation Fuel (55), Crude oil (43), Methane (29)

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Latest news in energy

2 October 2026
ZILS advances Renewable Energy Community in Sines

Second client session presented CER business model, draft statutes and legal Q&A; links to WESHARE pilots in Antwerp and Getafe.

2 October 2026
Carbon Neutral Fuels joins Bioenergy Australia to advance Queensland bioSAF

Joins the national bioenergy body and signs an MoU to explore bioSAF from captured sugarcane waste in Queensland; links to international scale-up pipeline.

2 October 2026
Tengizchevroil (TCO) advances Smart Engineering for digital production management

TCO integrates engineering, production and operational data into a single digital environment to improve transparency, decision-making and predictive maintenance.

2 October 2026
Eni and Argentina discuss Argentina LNG FLNG development

Meeting covered cooperation on gas development via floating liquefaction; Argentina LNG targets 12 MTPA initially, investment decision due end of year and start-up planned for 2030.

1 October 2026
Nouryon commissions first U.S. solar project at Morris, Illinois plant

On-site solar installation will produce ~3,400 MWh/year (~10% of site demand), cut about 1,152 t CO2e annually and was developed with Convergent Energy and Power.

1 October 2026
Uniper reserves NovaSAF capacity from Syzygy Plasmonics in Latin America

Buyer reserves future biogas-to-SAF capacity from planned Central and South American facilities, supporting dual-certified bio and RFNBO SAF supply for EU mandates.

1 October 2026
XRG backs Argentina's push to become global LNG supplier

Argentina targets global LNG supply; first phase 12 Mtpa from Vaca Muerta with YPF and Eni partnership, promising over 40,000 jobs and export revenues.

1 October 2026
Gate terminal adds fourth 180,000 m³ LNG tank, boosting regasification to 20 bcm/y

New 180,000 m³ tank adds 4 bcm/y regasification, raising terminal capacity to 20 bcm/y and strengthening supply security for the Netherlands and NW Europe.

1 October 2026
PETRONAS: Songkhla Export Pipeline temporarily shut

Precautionary halt after a routine inspection; integrated supply network used to maintain Malaysian gas deliveries while safety checks continue.

1 October 2026
Sumitomo Corporation starts construction of 62 MW / 291 MWh battery storage in Namie, Fukushima

Project has MUFG-led project financing, was selected under Japan’s Long-Term Decarbonization Power Source Auction (launched 2024) and targets commercial operations in 2029 to support renewables.

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