Avenir LNG, a joint venture consisting of Stolt-Nielsen, Hoegh LNG and Golar LNG, has completed the first bunkering of the Avenir Accolade. Courtesy of Avenir LNG The bunkering was completed by its sister ship the Avenir Advantage in Pasir Gudang, Pengerang, Malaysia on 26 April 2021. Both ships built by
Philippines: DoE approves VEC’s LNG-to-power project
Vires Energy Corporation (VEC) has been granted approval by the Philippine Department of Energy to proceed with the LNG-to-power project in Batangas. Courtesy of BW LNG VEC is developing an integrated natural gas-fired power plant and LNG storage and regasification terminal in the province. Securing the notice to proceed approval
Høglund tech deployed on Norway’s 1st LNG bunkering ship
Marine solutions provider Høglund Marine Solutions has supplied systems and supported the commissioning of Norway’s first LNG bunkering unit following successful gas and sea trials. Courtesy of Høglund Once a conventional bunkering tanker known as Oslo Tank, the Bergen Tankers-owned vessel has been renamed Bergen LNG and will play a
Shell, RWE & co move forward with German offshore wind-to-hydrogen project
Project partners Shell, RWE, GASCADE, and Gasunie have signed a declaration of intent to further intensify their collaboration on the AquaDuctus project. Source: RWE The AquaDuctus pipeline will transport green hydrogen from the German North Sea directly to the continent. It is part of the AquaVentus initiative, which plans to
Eni starts up ‘key’ Merakes project offshore Indonesia
Italian oil major Eni has started gas production from the Merakes project located in the East Sepinggan block in the Makassar Strait, deep offshore East Kalimantan, Indonesia. Eni said on Monday that the project was a deep-water gas field development in the offshore Kutei Basin, with approximately 1,500 meters water
Equinor pushes Hammerfest LNG restart to March 2022
Norwegian oil major Equinor has pushed back the planned restart of its Hammerfest LNG facility to end of March 2022. The Hammerfest LNG plant. (Photo courtesy of Øivind Haug / Equinor) Initially the operation was planned to resume on 1 October 2021. However, based on extensive analyses and mapping of
Petronas starts LNG deliveries to China in ISO tanks
Plug and Play to launch 1st maritime platform in Antwerp
Innovation platform, Plug and Play, together with founding partners Euronav, CMB, Port of Antwerp, City of Antwerp, and DXC Technology, has announced the launch of their first maritime program in Antwerp, Belgium. As explained, the purpose of the program is to connect international startups with the founding partners to pilot their technologies and drive the
Total declares force majeure on Mozambique LNG project
French major Total declared force Majeure on its Mozambique LNG project only months after resuming activities at the Afungi site. However, on Monday the company informed that due to the he evolution of the security situation in the north of the Cabo Delgado province in Mozambique it has withdrawn all
In focus: Energy and shipping sectors in symbiosis for net-zero
Offshore Energy continues with its new In focus weekly feature, spotlighting the latest energy transition developments, after our first edition went online on 16 April. Following last week’s news on the U.S. oil giant Chevron’s entrance into the offshore wind market and note that the company has not yet announced