A floating natural gas storage unit (FSU) installed by Greek gas grid operator DESFA at the LNG terminal of Revithoussa has started operations, increasing the terminal’s storage capacity by 70%. The start of the operation of the FSU was marked by the unloading of the first LNG cargo by MYTILINEOS
25 pct of ships in California will have to use green hydrogen fuel cell electric propulsion by 2045
Photo courtesy of the Port of Los Angeles The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has released its final 2022 Scoping Plan, the state’s five-year roadmap for achieving its climate goals, which mandates, among other things, that at least 25% of ships in California waters will need to use green hydrogen
Subsea 7 put in charge of BP’s LNG tie-back project off Trinidad and Tobago
Subsea Integration Alliance, the partnership between Subsea 7 and OneSubsea, has won a contract to support the development of BP’s Cypre gas development project located offshore Trinidad and Tobago. Subsea 7 is in charge of delivering the concept and design, engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) of a two-phase liquid natural gas
JGC and Technip Energies secure FEED contract for Nigeria’s FLNG project
JGC Corporation, in partnership with Technip Energies, has secured a contract with UTM FLNG Limited for the front-end engineering and design (FEED) of the floating liquified natural gas (FLNG) facility project in Nigeria. Courtesy of JGC Corporation Last year, UTM Offshore, the parent company of UTM FLNG, awarded the contract
Port of Hamburg to house Germany’s first large-scale green energy import terminal
Industrial gas supplier Air Products and Oiltanking Deutschland, a subsidiary of energy company Mabanaft, plan to build Germany’s first large-scale, green energy import terminal in the Port of Hamburg. The companies have signed a joint development agreement as an important step towards the development of a green ammonia import and
ZEUS becomes RINA’s 1st ship capable of running on hydrogen
A prototype ship named ZEUS (Zero Emission Ultimate Ship) with hybrid propulsion has been classed by the Italian classification society RINA, becoming its first ship capable of running on hydrogen. ZEUS; Image credit: RINA The vessel was developed as part of the research project named Technologies with Low Environmental Impact
Freeport LNG provides updates on root causes of June incident
Texas-based LNG export company Freeport LNG has provided the results of an independent, third-party root cause failure analysis (RCFA) report on the incident that occurred at its liquefaction facility on 8 June 2022. To remind, the facility, located in Quintana along the Texas Gulf Coast south of Houston, has been
Maran Dry Management to trial hydrogen production tech on LNG-powered bulker
Maran Dry Management Inc., a dry bulk shipping unit of the Angelicoussis Group, has signed a joint development project (JDP) agreement with the Italian classification society RINA and Shanghai Ship Research and Design Institute (SDARI) for an LNG and hydrogen-powered bulk carrier. The project will be based on a propulsion
Report: NFE expects to sign deal for Mexico’s Lakach gas project next week
US energy infrastructure company New Fortress Energy (NFE) expects to sign an agreement next week with the Mexican government for the development of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project associated with Mexico’s Lakach offshore gas field, Reuters reported. According to reports, the announcement was made by New Fortress’ Chief Financial
Disney Cruise Line buys 1st green methanol-powered mega cruise ship
U.S.-based cruise shipping company Disney Cruise Line has decided to acquire cruise ship Global Dream, currently under construction at German shipyard Meyer Werft, which will be one of the first in the cruise industry to be powered by green methanol. Credit: Disney Cruise Line As explained, the construction will be