Nexans has secured a turnkey contract to supply and install a deep-water high voltage dynamic cable solution for the Jansz-Io Compression (J-IC) project offshore Western Australia. Nexans will deploy a power and communication transmission system from the shore to the offshore compression facilities, which will sit at a water depth
NYC-based investment firm Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners is to buy Bermuda-based shipping company Teekay LNG Partners for about $6.2 billion. Illustration only; Courtesy of Teekay The parties have entered into an agreement and plan of merger, or, so-called the merger agreement. Under this deal, Stonepeak will buy all the issued and
Thailand’s national oil and gas company PTTEP has appointed a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) who will work to strengthen the company’s E&P business and prepare for the expansion into the renewable energy. Following his appointment last Friday, PTTEP’s new CEO Montri Rawanchaikul had announced his aspiration to strengthen the
French engineering company Technip Energies said its board of directors wants to nominate Net Zero Technology Centre’s CEO Colette Cohen for appointment as a non-executive director. Illustration only; Courtesy of Technip Energies This will take place at the company’s 2022 annual general meeting of shareholders (AGM). Until then, Colette Cohen
Japan’s shipping major NYK Line has revealed it has hired South Korean shipyard Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) to build four new liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers. As informed, the new vessels will be equipped with WinGD-made dual-fuel slow-speed diesel engines and can operate on marine gas oil or boil-off gas
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Norwegian shipping company Höegh Autoliners has signed a letter of intent (LoI) with China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) to build a series of ammonia-ready Aurora class vessels. Under the agreement, the first two 9,200 CEU vessels will be delivered already for delivery in the second half of 2024. The Aurora
Russia’s atomic energy corporation Rosatom will collaborate with other industry players on hydrogen fuel cell transport to decarbonize the Sakhalin Region. Illustration only; Courtesy of Svitzer Specifically, Rosatom‘s subsidiary Rusatom Overseas, KAMAZ, Far East and Arctic Development Corporation, and Sakhalin Region Development Corporation signed a memorandum of understanding on this
Japanese shipowner NS United Kaiun Kaisha has signed a shipbuilding contract with Nippon Steel, Japex, Tsuneishi Shipbuilding, and Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) to build a LNG-fueled coastal limestone carrier. Conceptual image for the vessel; NS United The ship will serve as a replacement for the NSU Naiko’s limestone carrier Shimokita Maru.
Germany plans to auction off sites in its North Sea Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) for the purpose of producing green hydrogen offshore, with auctions expected to start as early as 2022. The Ordinance on Auctioning Sites for Alternative Energy Generation in the German Exclusive Economic Zone entered into force on
Swedish power-to-fuel developer Liquid Wind has applied for an environmental permit to build Sweden’s first eMethanol production facility to supply the shipping industry with carbon-neutral methanol. As informed, the application was submitted to the Land and Environmental Court in Umea, Sweden. The production facility, FlagshipONE, will be located in Örnsköldsvik,
Crown Estate Scotland has announced plans to double the size of its energy and infrastructure team as part of its commitment to help Scotland meet its 2045 net-zero targets. Illustration/Nova Innovation’s tidal energy turbine (Courtesy of Crown Estate Scotland) Over the coming weeks, applicants will be sought for seven roles