China’s Huarun Dadong yard has completed the conversion works on Croatia’s first FSRU that will soon depart to its base on the island of Krk in the northern Adriatic Sea. Image: Huarun Dadong Dockyard The vessel named LNG Croatia brings the European country one step closer to joining the growing
SCF takes delivery of Shell-chartered LNG newbuild
Russian shipping major Sovcomflot (SCF Group) has taken delivery of a newly built LNG carrier from the South Korean Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries shipyard. SCF Barents (Courtesy of SCF Group) The vessel named SCF Barents is capable of transporting 174,000 cubic meters of LNG. Following the delivery on September 14,
Celsius to take delivery of Gunvor-chartered LNG carrier
South Korea’s Samsung Heavy will deliver next month the first of four LNG tankers the yard is building for Denmark’s Celsius Shipping. Keel-laying for the fourth vessel (Image: Celsius Shipping) The Copenhagen-based firm chartered the 180,000-cbm Celsius Copenhagen to Clearlake Shipping, a unit of Swiss-based energy trader Gunvor. The charter
Glenfarne requests more time to build Magnolia LNG
Units of Glenfarne Group and Kinder Morgan have filed a request with the regulator seeking an extension for the Magnolia LNG project development. Courtesy of LNG Limited In its filing to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Magnolia LNG and Kinder Morgan Louisiana Pipeline jointly requested an additional five year to
ACCC: low oil and LNG prices hike medium, long-term supply risk
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020 saw the collapse of oil and gas prices to record low levels. Illustration. Courtesy of Santos In its Gas Market Inquiry 2017-2025 report, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) noted that the full effect of the pandemic is still unclear.
UK: OGA seismic data for potential carbon and hydrogen storage sites
Oil and Gas Authority UK (OGA) will disclose ‘vital’ historic seismic data that could help explorers and developers spot potential carbon and hydrogen storage sites in the North Sea. Following consultation in 2019, the OGA has decided to make seismic data available, under an exploration licence and which are more
Hafnia sets sights on methanol-fueled ships to support US plant investment
Product tanker major Hafnia Limited is planning to build methanol dual-fueled ships to transport methanol from a U.S.-based production plant at the Port of Kalama, Washington, USA. As disclosed at the end of August, Hafnia, together with a joint venture partner, invested $10 million in Northwest Innovation Works methanol production
Port of Tallinn gets its 1st shore power solution
Tallink Grupp’s vessel Victoria I was connected to shore power in Tallinn Old City Harbour for the first ever shore power charging in Estonia on 11 September. Image by Tallink Shore power can be used by the vessels operating the Estonian-Swedish as well as Estonian-Finnish routes. The Port of Tallinn
Offshore Energy Exhibition and Conference and Navingo Career Event continue in modified set-up
Looking at current developments, Navingo has had to adapt to a changing reality and its customer wishes more and faster than ever before in order to realise a full-value Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) and an effective Navingo Career Event (NCE). Therefore, both events will continue on 27 and
Wasaline’s clean design RoPax ferry gets ABB’s Azipod electric propulsion
Image courtesy: ABB Aurora Botnia, Wasaline’s new the 150-meter car and passenger ferry, has been fitted with ABB’s ice-class Azipod electric propulsion. The new ferry, launched by the Finnish shipyard Rauma Marine Constructions, will be operated by Wasaline on the world’s northernmost all-year passenger route between Vaasa in Finland and Umeå