Pale Blue Dot, the lead developer of the Acorn Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) project, has conducted a corporate restructuring following a strategic investment by multinational independent investment bank and financial services company Macquarie Group. Pale Blue Dot said on Thursday that the corporate restructure would see Storegga Geotechnologies become
Russian Zvezda shipyard has started building another liquefied natural gas-powered Aframax tanker for compatriot Rosneft. Image: Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex The yard held a keel laying ceremony for the LNG-powered vessel on Monday, according to a statement by Russian state-owned energy company Rosneft. The vessel will be named after Nursultan Nazarbayev,
A Shell study released on Tuesday exploring how the shipping industry is working to slash its emissions has confirmed LNG as one of the main transition fuels. For illustration only (Image: Shell) The report named “Decarbonizing Shipping: All Hands on Deck” is a joint research by Shell and Deloitte. Shell
Qatari LNG shipping giant Nakilat continued the fleet management transition from Shell’s trading and shipping unit. Courtesy of Nakilat Nakilat said on Wednesday it has assumed full ship management and operations of Q-Max LNG carrier Bu Samra from Shell International Trading and Shipping Company. The transition is in effect from
Indonesian upstream regulator SKK Migas has confirmed Shell is in talks to withdraw from Indonesia’s proposed Abadi LNG export project. Image: Inpex The Inpex-operated giant Abadi LNG project has seen many changes over the years and initially the development of the Masela offshore block involved a floating LNG plant. The
Richmond, BC-based Cryopeak LNG Solutions has completed a milestone delivery of LNG in the Northwest Territories. Courtesy of Cryopeak LNG The company said in its statement it has completed the largest ever delivery of liquefied natural gas by truck in NWT, with the shipment being delivered to a power generation
Qatar’s PowerGlobe is looking to charter an LNG carrier to support its newly booked capacity at Croatia’s first import terminal on the island of Krk. Krk LNG construction works (Image: LNG Croatia) The energy arm of privately-held Optimized Holding said in a statement it plans to charter the LNG vessel
The international shipping industry will fail to tackle its global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions unless it puts in place rules that truly reflect the climate impact of shipping fuels, a new report finds. The report, entitled “Exploring the relevance of ICAO’s Sustainable Aviation Fuels framework for the IMO”, has been
A consortium comprising C-Job Naval Architects, LISA, SeaZip Offshore Service, Sea Machines, MARIN, and eL-Tec elektrotechnologie has unveiled a concept design for an Autonomous Guard Vessel (AGV), to be used for surveillance of offshore wind infrastructure, from wind farms to substation platforms and cable routes. The vessel, whose design was