UK-based oilfield services provider EnerMech has won its second long-term deal to support the Inpex-operated Ichthys LNG development in Australia with a subsidiary of Japan’s oil and gas player Inpex. The latest contract is for the provision of technical support and maintenance services. EnerMech revealed on Monday that it has been
Hamina LNG terminal in Finland is to start commercial operations in October 2022, after wrapping up the finishing work and commissioning phase. Courtesy of Wartsila The Hamina LNG Oy terminal operator is a joint venture between Finnish company Hamina Energy, compatriot technology group Wärtsilä, and Estonian energy company Alexela. The
South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) and Seaborg Technologies, a Denmark-based startup focused on nuclear reactor technology, have entered into a partnership to develop floating nuclear power plants. Courtesy of Seaborg The duo signed a partnership agreement at an online event last week. As informed, the floating nuclear power
Croatia’s LNG import terminal on the island of Krk has started offering LNG reloading services from the LNG Croatia FSRU vessel to LNG transport trucks. Courtesy of LNG Croatia Croatia’s LNG terminal operator launched this new non-standard service for terminal users. As of 11 April, the terminal users can arrange
Greek shipowner Danaos Corporation has placed orders for four methanol-ready 7,200 TEU containerships. The vessels will be built at Daehan Shipbuilding in South Korea and are expected to be delivered to their owner in the first half of 2024, Danaos said. As informed, the newbuilds will be methanol fuel ready,
American chemical corporation Dow has taken a minority stake in the Hanseatic Energy Hub (HEH) that is constructing the Stade LNG import terminal in Germany. Courtesy of Hanseatic Energy Hub On 11 April, Dow informed it has signed a definitive agreement to take a minority stake in the Hanseatic Energy
eMethanol produced from renewable energy sources can have carbon equivalence up to 94% lower than fossil fuels, according to a lifecycle assessment conducted by Swedish eMethanol producer Liquid Wind. A visualisation of FlagshipONE, Sweden’s first facility for production of green electro-fuel, eMethanol, in Örnköldsvik. Courtesy of Liquid Wind The results
Papendrecht-based dredging and maritime services provider Boskalis has decided to convert numerous vessels within its Offshore Energy division into hybrid vessels through the retrofitting of energy storage systems. Illustration. Diving support vessel Constructor. Source: Boskalis This move will entail a sizable capital investment and is expected to reduce the vessels’ fuel
Trinidad and Tobago’s LNG production company Atlantic LNG has completed loading its 4500th cargo today at its Point Fortin facility. Courtesy of Atlantic LNG On 8 April, Atlantic LNG loaded this milestone LNG cargo onto the vessel Cool Discoverer at the second jetty of its Point Fortin facility. This is
Shell has officially restarted LNG cargo operations at its Prelude FLNG facility offshore Western Australia after near four-month hiatus. Courtesy of Shell On 11 April, Shell informed in a statement that LNG cargoes had resumed from the Prelude floating liquefied natural gas facility. “Our focus at Prelude remains on the