Leading pipe maker Welspun Corp Ltd (WCL) on Monday announced joining a global industry project to develop the “world’s first guideline” for transportation of hydrogen gas in existing and new offshore pipelines.
In a statement, Welspun Corp said it is the first company from India to join the H2Pipe Joint Industry Project on Hydrogen Pipelines launched by leading industrial certification body DNV AS Energy Systems Pipeline Technology.
As a Steering Committee Member, Welspun Corp will collaborate with the world’s 24 premier energy companies including Shell, BP, Total Energies, Equinor, Wood, Orsted, Gassco, Wintershall Dea, Intecsea, Subsea7, TechnipFMC and Saipem, to provide technical expertise in the project aimed at laying the foundation of hydrogen infrastructure, the company said in a statement.