This offshore liquefied natural gas import terminal in Santa Catarina, Brazil, began earlier this year to produce 15 million cu meters per day—half for local use—filling an energy security gap after Bolivia limited its supply to the region in 2022.
This next-generation factory in China, owned by U.S.-based Albemarle Corp. to convert lithium ore into 50,000 tons per year of battery-grade lithium hydroxide for electric vehicle batteries, is the first to be internationally designed in the country.
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.