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Andrew Van Noy Conducts CEO Chat with Leading Business Academic

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Wednesday, January 18, 2023

Ricardo G. Barcelona, who has a PhD in Management from King’s College London, United Kingdom, is a current lecturer at leading business schools.

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  • Ricardo G. Barcelona, who has a PhD in Management from King’s College London, United Kingdom, is a current lecturer at leading business schools.
  • As an investment banker, he was a top rated equity analyst and adviser whilst at SBC Warburg and ABN Amro/Rothschild.
  • During the discussion, Dr. Barcelona shared an optimistic outlook on the future of geothermal energy as a renewable energy resource.
  • Andrew Van Noy, CEO of DeepPower, commented, “I was excited to discuss Slim Hole Drilling Technology and geothermal energy as a viable alternative to other forms of renewable energy.

Standard Lithium Adds Claudia D'orazio and Anca Rusu to the Board, Expanding Project Management, Financial and Human Resources Expertise

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Tuesday, January 17, 2023

She is currently the Vice President and Chief Human Resources & Technology Officer of Centerra Gold Inc., a publicly traded Canadian-based gold mining company.

Key Points: 
  • She is currently the Vice President and Chief Human Resources & Technology Officer of Centerra Gold Inc., a publicly traded Canadian-based gold mining company.
  • Prior to joining Centerra Gold, Ms. D’Orazio held several leadership roles with Pembina Pipeline Corporation from 2006 to 2020, ending as Vice President, Human Resources.
  • Anca Rusu is a strategic leader with over 20 years of experience directing global capital projects within the energy sector.
  • Standard Lithium CEO, Robert Mintak stated, “I am very pleased to welcome Anca and Claudia, two exceptional, independent directors to our Board.

Standard Lithium Adds Claudia D'orazio and Anca Rusu to the Board, Expanding Project Management, Financial and Human Resources Expertise

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, January 17, 2023

She is currently the Vice President and Chief Human Resources & Technology Officer of Centerra Gold Inc., a publicly traded Canadian-based gold mining company.

Key Points: 
  • She is currently the Vice President and Chief Human Resources & Technology Officer of Centerra Gold Inc., a publicly traded Canadian-based gold mining company.
  • Prior to joining Centerra Gold, Ms. D’Orazio held several leadership roles with Pembina Pipeline Corporation from 2006 to 2020, ending as Vice President, Human Resources.
  • Anca Rusu is a strategic leader with over 20 years of experience directing global capital projects within the energy sector.
  • Standard Lithium CEO, Robert Mintak stated, “I am very pleased to welcome Anca and Claudia, two exceptional, independent directors to our Board.

Eleox Adds Industry Leaders to Advisory Board

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Tuesday, January 17, 2023

Eleox LLC (“Eleox”) , a consortium of leading global energy companies, is pleased to announce the addition of Vincent Annunziata and Robert Palatnick to its newly-formed Advisory Board.

Key Points: 
  • Eleox LLC (“Eleox”) , a consortium of leading global energy companies, is pleased to announce the addition of Vincent Annunziata and Robert Palatnick to its newly-formed Advisory Board.
  • Vinnie and Rob join the Eleox team as it prepares to launch its distributed ledger technology (“DLT”) software solutions for physical natural gas post-trade processes.
  • “The significant breadth of experience in digital transformation and DLT innovation both Rob and Vinnie bring to Eleox will be key to our product development and deployment in 2023,” said Eleox CEO, Matthew Almy.
  • Additionally, Rob helped found and continues to be involved with Hyperledger Foundation, where he serves as a Governing Board member.

Long-Term LNG Contracts Review Analytics by Region, Contracts and Companies, 2022

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Monday, December 19, 2022

Long-Term LNG Contracts Review Analytics by Region, Contracts and Companies, 2022

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  • Long-Term LNG Contracts Review Analytics by Region, Contracts and Companies, 2022
    The biggest long-term LNG contract signed in 2022 was between Mexico Pacific Limited LLC and Royal Dutch Shell Plc on July 12, 2022.
  • According to the contract, Mexico Pacific Limited LLC will supply 2.6 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) of LNG from 2026 to 2045 to Shell Plc from the Sonora liquefaction terminal in Mexico.
  • - Comparison of LNG contracted capacity, and share by key seller and purchaser companies for 2022 and 2021
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First Washington Carbon Allowance Futures Trades on Nodal Exchange

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Tuesday, December 6, 2022

Nodal Exchange and IncubEx announced today the successful launch of the Washington Carbon Allowance (WCA) futures contract, along with the first trade in the contract, on December 5th.

Key Points: 
  • Nodal Exchange and IncubEx announced today the successful launch of the Washington Carbon Allowance (WCA) futures contract, along with the first trade in the contract, on December 5th.
  • Nodal Exchange posted volume of 25 lots of Washington Carbon Allowance futures, equivalent to 25,000 WCAs at a price of $35.00/MT for December 2023 delivery.
  • The Nodal WCA futures contract is the first exchange-listed and cleared contract corresponding with the Washington carbon Cap-and-Invest program, the newest carbon market in North America.
  • The futures contracts call for delivery of Washington Carbon Allowances in the Washington Compliance Instrument Tracking System Services (CITSS) registry.

The global lubricants market size is projected to reach USD 187.9 billion by 2027 from USD 164.8 billion in 2022, at a CAGR of 2.7%

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Friday, December 2, 2022

Key Points: 
  • The global lubricants market size is projected to reach USD 187.9 billion by 2027 from USD 164.8 billion in 2022, at a CAGR of 2.7%.
  • Lubricants are also used in automotive engines for collecting, cleaning, and cooling the engine of a vehicle.
  • Mineral oil was the largest base oil of the global lubricants market, in terms of value, in 2021
    Mineral oil was the largest base oil in the global lubricants market, in terms of value, in 2021.
  • This ows to the fact that mineral oil lubricants ae generally cheaper than synthetic oil lubricants.Synthetic lubricants cost approximately 40%-50% more than mineral oil.

NuScale Power Signs Research Collaboration Agreement for Clean Hydrogen Production

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Thursday, December 1, 2022

NuScale Power, LLC (NuScale) along with Shell Global Solutions (Shell) and industry participants will develop and assess a concept for an economically optimized Integrated Energy System (IES) for hydrogen production using electricity and process heat from a NuScale VOYGR small modular reactor (SMR) power plant.

Key Points: 
  • NuScale Power, LLC (NuScale) along with Shell Global Solutions (Shell) and industry participants will develop and assess a concept for an economically optimized Integrated Energy System (IES) for hydrogen production using electricity and process heat from a NuScale VOYGR small modular reactor (SMR) power plant.
  • NuScales flexible SMR technology holds the potential to balance and stabilize power grids dominated by renewable energies through hydrogen production.
  • Hydrogen has been identified as a pathway for global decarbonization and NuScales SMR technology complements this goal through low carbon hydrogen production, said John Hopkins, NuScale Power President and Chief Executive Officer.
  • The research will consider the number of NuScale Power Modules needed for use in SOEC hydrogen production and the quantity of hydrogen stored for subsequent electricity production.

Pentair Names Tanya Hooper as Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer

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Wednesday, November 30, 2022

Pentair plc (NYSE: PNR), a leading provider of water treatment and sustainable solutions, announced today that it has named Tanya Hooper to its executive leadership team as Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer effective January 1, 2023.

Key Points: 
  • Pentair plc (NYSE: PNR), a leading provider of water treatment and sustainable solutions, announced today that it has named Tanya Hooper to its executive leadership team as Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer effective January 1, 2023.
  • Hooper joins Pentair from Honeywell, where she served as the Vice President of Global Talent and Corporate Human Resources.
  • Prior to Honeywell, Tanya worked for Raytheon Technologies as the Chief Human Resources Officer & Vice President of Collins Aerospace and prior to that, for Royal Dutch Shell where she held several Human Resources Business Partner roles with increasing responsibility over time.
  • Hooper will fill the role being vacated by Adrian Chiu, who has been named as Executive Vice President and President of Pentairs Water Solutions Segment effective January 1, 2023.

Leading Biomethane Producer Nature Energy Biogas to be Acquired By Shell

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Monday, November 28, 2022

Nature Energy owns and operates 14 industrial scale biomethane plants and an international development pipeline of about 30 plants across Europe and North America.

Key Points: 
  • Nature Energy owns and operates 14 industrial scale biomethane plants and an international development pipeline of about 30 plants across Europe and North America.
  • Jesper Lok, Chairman of the Board of Nature Energy commented:
    "Under the stewardship of the NGF Partnership, Nature Energy has grown into a leading producer of biomethane from organic waste and has pioneered a standardized large-scale commercial production process in Denmark that creates higher on-farm crop yields.
  • Acquiring Nature Energy will add a European production platform and growth pipeline to Shell's existing RNG projects in the United States.
  • J.P. Morgan Securities plc acted as sole financial advisor to the NGF Partnership on the sale of Nature Energy.