Australian energy giant Woodside and its Scarborough offshore gas project are facing a legal challenge as the Australian Conservation Foundation (AFC) is seeking an injunction to restrain project activities. Woodside said on Tuesday that it has been notified that the ACF has started proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia
The EuroAsia Interconnector electricity link, connecting Israel, Cyprus and Greece, will help reduce the European Union’s energy dependence on Russia, according to European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen. During a recent Honorary Doctorate degree ceremony at the Ben Gurion University of the Negev in Israel, Von der Leyen said
U.S. LNG export project developer Venture Global and German energy company EnBW have signed two long-term sales and purchase agreements for 1.5 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) of LNG. Courtesy of Venture Global LNG The LNG will come from Venture Global’s Plaquemines and CP2 facilities, starting 2026. According to the
New Zealand’s Ports of Auckland has welcomed the world’s first full size, ship-handling electric tugboat. Courtesy of Ports of Auckland Named Sparky, as voted by New Zealanders in a public vote in 2020, the e-tug is part of an innovative project launched by the port. Sparky marks the beginning of a
Belgian shipping company Exmar has informed that the FSRU S188 arrived in the Netherlands from Singapore and is under full preparations to start at the Gasunie-operated Dutch LNG terminal in Eemshaven. Courtesy of Exmar On 20 June, Exmar said in a social media post that the FSRU S188 arrived in
Qatar’s state-owned oil and gas company QatarEnergy has selected U.S. oil major ConocoPhillips as a partner in the large LNG project of the North Field East (NFE) expansion. Courtesy of QatarEnergy This is the third in a series of announcements on partnerships in the $28.75 billion expansion project. QatarEnergy firstly
A broad coalition of energy providers, shipping companies and NGOs has called on the EU to introduce a minimum quota of at least 6% sustainable and scalable hydrogen fuels by 2030. Source: T&E Last year, the European Commission proposed a shipping fuel law (FuelEU Maritime Regulation) aimed at increasing the
Korean public LNG company Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS) and French energy giant TotalEnergies have signed an LNG trading business deal. Courtesy of KOGAS On 15 June, KOGAS said in a statement that it signed a memorandum of understanding with TotalEnergies to lay the foundation for strategic long-term cooperation on LNG.
Ellen, the world’s longest-ranging fully electric ferry, set a new world record on 9 June in Sønderborg, Denmark, during the International Energy Agency (IEA) 7th Annual Global Conference on Energy Efficiency. Courtesy of Danfoss On its return from the conference, Ellen sailed 50 nautical miles – 92 kilometres – on