Janka O’Brien, Director of Sustainability, MEA, Emerson Automation Solutions, UAE, considers opportunities to store, transport and distribute hydrogen.
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he oil and gas industry are going through a massive transformation towards sustainability and decarbonisation. While we see several initiatives at play towards more sustainable operational practices by operators and oil and gas end users, there continues to be much to do in order to meet net-zero targets. Even with the emergence of newer energy sources such as solar and wind, there is consensus that the molecule form of energy is here to stay – we are transitioning from coal to oil to natural gas as the primary drivers of global energy, and are approaching the beginning of a new wave of energy through emerging value chains such as hydrogen.
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