Antwerp-based tanker shipping company Euronav NV has entered into a deal to acquire two eco-Suezmax newbuildings through a resale. Currently completing construction at the Daehan Shipyard in South Korea, the tankers are being acquired for an en-bloc price of $ 113 million. Both vessels are due for delivery in January 2022.
USA: hydrogen coalition formed
Eleven companies teamed up to form Hydrogen Forward, a coalition focused on advancing hydrogen development in the U.S. Hydrogen Forward logo Air Liquide, Anglo American, Bloom Energy, CF Industries, Chart Industries, Cummins, Hyundai, Linde, McDermott, Shell, and Toyota are the founding companies who gathered around the common goal of exploring
Petrobras starts second bidding round for Bahia LNG lease
Brazil’s state-controlled oil and gas company Petrobras kicked off the second bidding process to lease its Bahia LNG import facility. Courtesy of Petrobras The company is looking to lease the regasification terminal as well as the associated facilities in the state of Bahia. The second bidding round comes after the
Japanese group confirms hydrogen supply chain feasibility
Chiyoda, the Japanese engineering company, completed the demonstration phase of the first global hydrogen supply chain system. Courtesy of Chiyoda Chiyoda, Mitsubishi, Mitsui, and NYK Line are members of the Advanced hydrogen energy chain association for technology development (AHEAD). The association completed the world’s first global hydrogen supply chain system
Transshipments boost Zeebrugge LNG activity figures
Fluxys Belgium, the operator of the Zeebrugge LNG terminal, reported record activity at the facility in 2020. In a brief statement through its social media channels, Fluxys Belgium noted that in 2020 there was a total of 172 operations at the Zeebrugge LNG terminal. This compares to 130 operations reported
ExxonMobil launches new low-carbon business
U.S. oil major ExxonMobil has created a new business named ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions to commercialise its extensive low-carbon technology portfolio. ExxonMobil said on Monday that the new business would initially focus on carbon capture and storage (CCS), one of the critical technologies required to achieve net-zero emissions and the
Petronet LNG names new CEO
AqualisBraemar wraps up Tema LNG work
Aqualis Offshore has completed its two-year involvement with the development of Sub-Saharan Africa’s first FLNG terminal in Tema, Ghana. Tema LNG project rendering (Courtesy of Helios Investment Partners) The LNG terminal in Tema, Ghana, the first offshore LNG receiving terminal in sub-Saharan Africa, recently received a Floating Regasification Unit (FRU).
Air Products tech picked for Sempra’s ECA LNG project
US-based LNG equipment maker, Air Products, has been contracted to deliver its LNG tech to the Energia Costa Azul (ECA) LNG export terminal project in Mexico. Courtesy of Air Products Air Products’ LNG manufacturing facility in Port Manatee, Florida will manufacture the coil-wound heat exchangers (CWHE) for its AP-DMR LNG
AGR inks strategic framework deal with dCarbonX
Energy consultancy AGR said that its Well Management business unit has entered into a strategic framework agreement for decarbonisation exploration with UK-based dCarbonX. The Scope covers supporting dCarbonX in the development of GeoEnergy resources. This includes carbon capture, use and storage (CCUS) and geothermal and hydrogen storage covering dCarbonX’s planned