US-based LNG company Excelerate Energy’s floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) Exemplar has begun operations in Bahia Blanca, Argentina. Courtesy of Excelerate Energy Excelerate Energy won competitive tender for seasonal regasification service in Bahia Blanca earlier this month. Exemplar FSRU, built in 2010, has a storage capacity of 150,900 cubic
The keel has been laid for the third battery hybrid LNG-powered pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) being built for United European Car Carriers (UECC), a Norway-based provider of shortsea RoRo transportation. Keel-laying ceremony for H2665 at Jiangnan Shipyard; Image Courtesy: Jiangnan Shipyard The ceremony at Shanghai’s Jiangnan Shipyard on
The Finnish technology group Wärtsilä will introduce a combined engine plus selective catalytic reduction (SCR) packaged product, made to comply with China’s Stage II marine engine emission standard. Courtesy of Wärtsilä This new standar will enter into force in July 2021. The standard will apply to inland waterway, coastal, river-sea,
Millennium Energy Vietnam, a member of the U.S.-based Millennium Petroleum Group, has proposed to develop a $15 billion LNG project in Soc Trang province. Cortesy of soctrang.gov.vn The proposed LNG project includes a power plant with a total capacity of 9600 megawatts, located in Soc Trang province, a southern Vietnamese
Offshore Energy continues with its new In focus weekly feature, spotlighting the latest energy transition developments, after our first edition went online on 16 April. Following last week’s news on the U.S. oil giant Chevron’s entrance into the offshore wind market and note that the company has not yet announced
U.S. alternative fuels supplier Clean Energy Fuels and technology company Amazon have signed an agreement to provide low and negative carbon renewable natural gas (RNG). Courtesy of Clean Energy Renewable natural gas (RNG) is derived from biogenic methane produced by the breakdown of organic waste. Through its sales, Clean Energy
At a hydrogen roundtable, the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has demonstrated a strong interest in exploring the hydrogen market with India’s public and private sectors to support its demand for cleaner fuel. Courtesy of ADNOC Speaking during a session at a virtual Hydrogen Roundtable organized by The Energy
Gas shipping company Navigator Holdings has signed a non-binding Letter of Intent with Naviera Ultranav Limitada to merge its fleet and business activities with Ultragas ApS. The merger of the two gas shipping companies would bring the combined fleet to a total 56 vessels. Specifically, Ultragas has a fleet of
Australian energy major Santos said it would let shareholders cast a non-binding advisory vote on its climate change report in 2022 as it makes the push towards net-zero emission by 2040. Courtesy of Santos The goal behind this is to increase transparency on the company’s response to climate change, reducing
Spanish oil company Repsol has reached a milestone as it bunkered Furetank Rederi’s chemical tanker Fure Vinga at Cartagena. Courtesy of Repsol The company supplied 420 cubic meters of LNG to Fure Vinga, guaranteeing the compensation of the total CO2emissions associated with the consumption of this LNG. For Repsol, the