The U.S. energy industry is preparing to be hit by Hurricane Laura which could cut crude production at a rate approaching the level of 2005’s Hurricane Katrina and stop oil refining at plants along the Texas-Louisiana coast. The U.S. National Hurricane Centre stated that the storm would rapidly gain strength
The Nordic energy company Gasum completed the first ship-to-ship LNG bunkering in Malmö at the Copenhagen Malmö Port (CMP). Courtesy of Gasum Gasum bunkered United European Car Carriers’ vessel Auto Energy with liquefied natural gas (LNG) via a ship-to-ship operation from Coralius. The car carrier Auto Energy mainly operates between
Cheniere has suspended operations at its Sabine Pass liquefaction plant in Louisiana as Hurricane Laura approaches the US Gulf Coast. Sabine Pass LNG terminal (Image: Cheniere) The 25 mpta facility has currently five operational trains and is adding an additional unit boosting the total capacity to 580 LNG cargoes per
British engineering major Rolls-Royce with its Friedrichshafen-based business Power Systems has set up a new organizational unit named Power Lab, which will focus on developing net-zero carbon drive and energy solutions for the marine and infrastructure sectors. The company plans to put a strong emphasis on fuel cell systems and
The Port of Oakland’s largest marine terminal Oakland International Container Terminal (OICT) has cut diesel emissions from 13 of its massive yard cranes by 95 percent after retrofitting them with hybrid-electric engines. Terminal operator Stevedoring Services of America (SSA) said that the project will eliminate about 1,200 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions annually from each
Tokyo-based shipping consortium e5 Lab Inc. has started developing the Roboship, the standard models of electrically powered vessels to realize zero emissions, as well as an integrated system called the Roboship Box which brings together telecommunications, the Internet of Things (IoT), and software. The e5 Consortium is comprised of Asahi Tanker,
Sempra LNG, a unit of Sempra Energy, promoted its current COO, Lisa Glatch, to president and chief operating officer of the company. Lisa Glatch (Courtesy of Sempra LNG) Glatch will continue to report to Justin Bird, chief executive officer of Sempra LNG. She also will continue to serve as the board chair
Japan Petroleum Exploration (JAPEX) started the full commercial operations of the second phase facilities at its Soma LNG terminal. Courtesy of JAPEX The milestone comes in parallel with the start of commercial operation at the second unit of the LNG-fueled Fukushima power plant. The power plant has been under construction
South Korean shipbuilder, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has developed a new LNG re-liquefaction system. This system will be applied on two 361,600-cbm LNG-FSUs being built for a Russian shipowner, DSME said in a statement on Tuesday. The system is called Nitrogen Refrigerant System (NRS) using nitrogen as refrigerant
French shipping group CMA CGM is to take delivery of its first ultra large LNG-powered containership following completion of the vessels’ gas trials. Image: Hudong-Zhonghua The CMA CGM Jacques Saade returned to the Shanghai Jiangnan-Changxing Shipyard, a part of China’s Hudong-Zhongua, on Monday, its AIS data shows. To remind, Jiagnan