The French cruise line Ponant has reached a new milestone in the construction of its LNG-powered hybrid electric polar exploration vessel. Courtesy of Ponant In a brief statement through its social media channels, Ponant said the vessel, named Le Commandant Charcot kicked off sea trials. During the week-long sea trials
Industrial company Hydro has lined up a 1.1 billion Brazilian Real ($202.2 million) investment to switch its Alunorte alumina refinery in Brazil to run on liquefied natural gas. Courtesy of Hydro The switch is in line with the company’s climate strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 30 per cent
The Nordic energy company Gasum has opened a liquefied biogas plant in Nymölla, Sweden. Courtesy of Gasum The facility, the first of its kind in Sweden, has been developed by Gasum and the provider of the renewable materials Stora Enso. By turning process water generated by Stora Enso’s Nymölla paper
The Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) has kicked off a three-year project to test new technologies to produce hydrogen at competitive prices, pushing for California’s zero-emissions goal. Courtesy of SoCalGas This is done in partnership with SunLine Transit Agency, a transit operator in Riverside County, as the produced hydrogen will
U.S energy company and LNG operator Sempra Energy has launched its exchange offer to acquire all the outstanding shares of Infraestructura Energética Nova (IEnova) that it doesn’t own. Courtesy of Sempra Energy Sempra Energy is offering to exchange each outstanding IEnova ordinary share for 0.0323 shares of Sempra Energy’s common
Energy transition company Technip Energies has agreed to buy €20 million (approx $24.2 M) equivalent of its own shares from TechnipFMC. Courtesy of TechnipFMC In February 2021, TechnipFMC and Technip Energies were separated as two independent, publicly traded companies. Technip Energies deals in LNG, hydrogen, and ethylene as well as
Panama Canal; Image credit: Panama Canal Authority The Panama Canal has launched its process of decarbonizing its operations, targeting to become carbon neutral by 2030. The waterway is seen as a solid way for shipping companies to cut their environmental footprint being a shorter route for ships. In 2020, the
TechnipFMC has received a notice to proceed with the subsea production system contract from the Australian energy giant Santos for the Barossa gas field project. Barossa concept (Courtesy of Santos) The contract scope covers the supply of subsea trees and associated control systems, manifolds and wellheads, as well as installation
Canadian energy infrastructure company Pembina Pipeline has paused the development of its proposed Jordan Cove LNG export plant in Oregon, USA. Courtesy of Jordan Cove LNG Pembina said it is assessing the impact of recent regulatory decisions and is pausing the development of the Jordan Cove LNG export terminal. The