South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has won a KRW 1.07 trillion ($851.7 million) order for the construction of four LNG carriers for the Qatar LNG project. A super-large LNG carrier built by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering in 2009 and delivered to Qatar. Photo: DSME On
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will fund the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s $8 billion program to develop regional clean hydrogen hubs (H2Hubs) across America. Illustration only; Courtesy of DoE On 6 June 2022, DOE released a notice of intent (NOI) to fund the H2Hubs program. H2Hubs will create networks of
Singapore-based shipping company Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) intends to order an ammonia dual-fuel gas carrier which will be built at the Korean shipyard Hyundai Heavy Industries. Courtesy of EPS Eastern Pacific Shipping, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), and the American Bureau of Shipping
Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has been selected to supply its hybrid propulsion system for eleven new pure car & truck carrier (PCTC) vessels. Artist rendering of an EPS dual-fuel LNG PCTC featuring Wärtsilä’s hybrid propulsion system. Courtesy of EPS/Wartsila. The ships are being built at the Jingling and Weihai shipyards
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), ENEOS, and Mitsui have formed a joint study agreement to begin evaluating the development of a clean hydrogen supply chain between UAE and Japan. Illustration only; Courtesy of ADNOC The project will evolve in two phases, with the first phase using by-product hydrogen from
Norwegian carbon tech company Horisont Energi and French renewable green hydrogen firm Lhyfe have entered a deal for the development of green ammonia plants in Europe fed by green hydrogen plants. Courtesy of Horisont Energi The parties signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to use renewable green hydrogen produced by
Malaysian LNG shipping company MISC will appoint Rajalingam Subramaniam as MISC Group’s president and CEO effective 1 October 2022. Courtesy of MISC On 3 June, the company informed that MISC Group’s president/Group chief executive officer (CEO) Datuk Yee Yang Chien is retiring effective 30 September 2022. He had spent more
Thailand’s national oil and gas company PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP) is setting the wheels into motion to initiate the country’s first carbon capture and storage (CCS) project, in a push to achieve its net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emission goals. PTTEP revealed on Monday that it is gearing up to develop
French shipping and logistics major CMA CGM has placed its first order for methanol-powered vessels in an effort to expand its energy mix and become carbon neutral by 2050. Illustration. Image Courtesy: CMA CGM The company revealed it decided to order a total of six 15,000 TEU dual-fuel methanol-powered containerships
Indian conglomerate with interests in oil and gas Swan Energy is planning to commission India’s first newbuild floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) this year. Courtesy of Swan Energy Swan Energy is leading the project of constructing and operating an LNG receiving terminal offshore of Jafrabad, Gujarat, India. The Jafrabad