Germany’s energy company Uniper will book additional LNG capacity at Gate terminal, a joint venture of Vopak and Gasunie, by 1 billion cubic meters per year for three years. Courtesy of GATE Gate terminal, in operation since 2011, is a 50/50 joint-venture between Gasunie and Vopak. Its initial capacity of …

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued export licenses to the Sabine Pass and Corpus Christi to increase international LNG exports amidst energy shortages caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Illustration only; Courtesy of Cheniere Cheniere‘s Sabine Pass currently has six fully operational trains. Each is capable of …

U.K. social enterprise Menter Môn has won a £150,000 ($196,500) grant to fund hydrogen as green fuel research. Holyhead Hydrogen Hub The funding is part of a consortium led by Corre Energy. Menter Môn will use it to complete a feasibility study into the concept of storing hydrogen as a …

Norway’s state player Equinor and the country’s government have worked out a plan to maintain high gas exports to Europe and meet the demand amid supply concerns exacerbated by the Ukrainian crisis. Equinor and its partners, together with Norwegian authorities, are taking new steps to meet the gas demand in …

The fabrication of the first of three identical battery-operated roll-on/roll-off passenger (RoPax) ferries for Norwegian operator Norled has been completed, Singapore-based shipbuilder Sembcorp Marine said. The first of three Norled zero-emission battery-powered Ropax ferries ready for the sailaway to Norway. (Photo: Sembcorp Maine) Sembcorp, which was contracted to design and …

U.S. gas-to-power developer New Fortress Energy has signed two long-term sale and purchase deals for LNG from Venture Global LNG’s Plaquemines LNG and CP2 LNG projects. Illustration only; Courtesy of NFE Calcasieu Pass, Venture Global’s first facility, started producing LNG in January 2022.  The company is also developing an additional …

Classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) is supporting the classification and construction of two 40,000 cbm LPG carriers that will be ‘ammonia prepared’. Image Courtesy: Geogas The ships are being built for Geneva-based company Geogas at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) in the Republic of Korea. The first unit is scheduled for …

Korea’s shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard has delivered K Lotus, what it says is the world’s largest LNG bunkering vessel, to Korea Line. Courtesy of Hyundai Mipo K Lotus is an 18,000 cubic metres LNG bunkering vessel. The shipyard delivered it to Korea Line on 16 March. This vessel has dimensions of 166 metres in length, 24.4 metres in width, and 12.9 metres in height. It features Finland’s tech …

Swiss energy storage solutions provider Leclanché has obtained recertification from classification societies DNV and Lloyd’s Register (LR) for its Marine Rack System (MRS-2) operating on the 65 Ah lithium-ion pouch cells. As informed, the certification upgrade from DNV was approved in late January 2022 while the Lloyd’s Register type approval …

Korean shipyard Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has ordered tank design for three new LNG carriers (LNGCs)from French containment specialist GTT. Illustration only; Courtesy of HHI As part of this order, GTT will design the tanks of the LNGCs. Each ship will offer a capacity of 200,000 cubic metres. The tanks will …