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Flag of Mexico (copyright by Shutterstock/patrice6000)

$300 Million For Mexico's National Gas Pipeline System

Mexico’s natural gas pipeline network got a huge boost when state power company Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) and Esentia Energy Systems signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to jointly invest $300 million to expand the national grid.

Hydrogen molecule (© Shutterstock/Corona Borealis Studio)
Hydrogen molecule (© Shutterstock/Corona Borealis Studio)

REN Looking to Adapt Its 1375-km Pipeline Network To Carry Green Hydrogen

In a move that could ease the way for Europe's transition to hydrogen as a fuel source, Portugal's REN has started adapting its high-pressure natural gas grid to allow it to carry an up to 10% share of green hydrogen as early this year, the company said last week.

Map of Israel (© Shutterstock/Gemenacom)
Map of Israel (© Shutterstock/Gemenacom)

Israel's Growing Gas Reserves And Prospective Subsea Pipeline Development

Israel's abundant natural gas reserves, located in the eastern Mediterranean, have grown by 40% over the past decade due to increased drilling and exploration activities, an industry report said.

Gas production is carried out by four wells connected by two 18-inch, 73-mile subsea tiebacks to a natural gas processing platform located 10 km offshore Dor, Israel.

Flag of the Republic of Cyprus (© Shutterstock/MaciejForyszewski)
Flag of the Republic of Cyprus (© Shutterstock/MaciejForyszewski)

Cyprus Presents New Pipeline Plan For Transporting Med Gas To Europe

A new centrist government in Cyprus has fundamentally revised plans for bringing Mediterranean natural gas to Europe.

As relayed by Reuters, rather than the 2,000 km EastMed pipeline to continental Europe, the new government is proposing a much shorter one linking Cyprus to fields off the coast of Israel. Once in Cyprus, the gas could be converted to LNG and shipped to Europe.

Logo of Williams infront of the website (© Shutterstock/T. Schneider)
Logo of Williams infront of the website (© Shutterstock/T. Schneider)

Natural Gas As An Ally In Reducing Greenhouse Gases

Alan Armstrong, President and CEO of Williams Companies, the American energy infrastructure enterprise operating nearly 50,000 - km of pipelines in the United States, said during a Financial Times interview that natural gas, a fossil fuel, is key to bringing about the planet's clean energy future and warding off the worst effects of climate change.

NATO crest on a naval vessel (© Shutterstock/Maksim Shmeljov)
NATO crest on a naval vessel (© Shutterstock/Maksim Shmeljov)

NATO To Set Up New Unit To Monitor Pipelines / Other Critical Infrastructure

NATO will seek to establish a new unit for the improved protection of pipelines and other critical infrastructure in the oceans, especially, naturally, the Atlantic. The unit will serve as a strengthened maritime presence for deterrence and for the defense of NATO countries.

Iraq on the map under the magnifying glas (© Shutterstock/Kachor Valentyna)
Iraq on the map under the magnifying glas (© Shutterstock/Kachor Valentyna)

Baghdad Venue For Iraq / Turkish Officials' Meeting On Bringing Oil Pipeline Back On Stream

Putting back into operation the 970-km, 450,000 bpd  Iraq - Turkey Oil Pipeline, shut down by Turkey last March after disputing an arbitration ruling by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in favor of Iraq, will headline negotiations between Iraq and Turkey in Baghdad on 19 June.