LNG giant Shell could be gearing up to restart production from its Prelude FLNG facility offshore Western Australia. LNG carrier Galina delivering initial cooldown cargo to Prelude FLNG (Courtesy of Shell) The FLNG unit has been offline since February due to an electrical trip. However, the AIS data provided by
Enterprize Energy and Tractebel Overdick have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to work together on delivering Enterprize Energy’s Energy Plus concept, which encompasses offshore wind, hydrogen and ammonia production technologies in a single platform. The cooperation will see the companies building the prototype of the Energy Plus platform, which is based
Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF) said it has sanctioned a $31 million loan with a 10-year term to Access LNG, for the Tema LNG project. Tema LNG project rendering (Courtesy of Helios Investment Partners) EAIF said in its statement the project partners have reached the financial close for the project
DFDS and its partners have applied for EU support for the development of a ferry powered by electricity from a hydrogen fuel cell system. The partnership includes DFDS, ABB, Ballard Power Systems Europe, Hexagon Purus, Lloyd’s Register, KNUD E. HANSEN, Ørsted and Danish Ship Finance. DFDS said that the ferry
US classification society ABS and South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) have signed a joint development project (JDP) to use solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology to replace at least one of three diesel generators typically onboard a very large crude carrier (VLCC). It’s the second SOFC-focused
The Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has been contracted to deliver its hybrid solution for three 5,000 dwt bulk carriers. Courtesy of Wärtsilä The 90-metre long vessels are being built at the Colombo Dockyard in Sri Lanka for Misje Eco Bulk, a unit of Norway-based Misje Rederi group. The fully integrated
Russia’s Novatek is forging ahead with the construction of its second liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project, the Arctic LNG 2. Courtesy of Novatek Project partners said that the project’s overall completion is at 29 per cent. The project’s participants include Novatek (60 per cent), Total (10 per cent), CNPC
Deepwell pumps specialist Svanehøj has expanded its foothold in the LNG market with the appointment of Hirohide Gohda. Courtesy of Svanehøj Gohda has extensive experience with LNG projects, which he has gained through a long career at Mitsubishi Corporation. Since 1994 he has managed Mitsubishi Corporation’s interests in LNG projects
Italian oilfield services provider Saipem has confirmed a contract award to conduct booster compression module (BCM) front end engineering and design (FEED) services for the Inpex-operated Ichthys LNG energy development in Australia. Saipem said on Wednesday it is planned to install the BCM onto the Ichthys Explorer central processing facility.
French LNG containment specialist GTT has been fined €9.5 million ($11.3 million) by the South Korean Fair Trade Commission (FTC). Courtesy of GTT/Roland Mouron The FTC issued a fine noting that GTT’s commercial practices have not complied with Korean competition regulations since 2016. The watchdog has been investigating GTT’s commercial