First installed turbine at the 132-GW South Fork project off the New York coast has now sent wind energy to the state grid, with first power flow also imminent at the 800-MW Vineyard Wind project off Massachusetts and other state projects pushing past ongoing constraints.
Scotland also signed seven new agreements to develop floating offshore wind projects that would supply renewable energy to help North Sea oil and gas operations replace gas and diesel power and reduce carbon emissions.
The first major infrastructure project to be built in Libya in nearly nine years, this 671-MW power plant in Tripoli faced very strict security requirements, international political restrictions and COVID-19 protocols.
Water processing facility for Iraq’s large West Qurna oil field improves treatment and reuse of produced water during oil drilling to avoid untreated release and enhance oil recovery, says team. Key challenges included the harsh desert climate, as well as unexploded ordnance and toxic gases in former war zone.
Final rule will prevent an estimated 58 million tons of methane emissions between 2024 and 2038, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says at COP28 event.
Fluor said it will gain $3B in design and construction work on the ethylene and derivatives complex planned in Alberta, with major building to start next year.