UK-based LNG company Avenir LNG has taken delivery of the newbuild LNG bunkering supply vessel Avenir Achievement from the Chinese shipyard Nantong CIMC SOE. Courtesy of Avenir LNG On 30 May 2022, Avenir LNG announces the delivery of the Avenir Achievement, the second 20,000 cbm dual-purpose, LNG supply and bunkering
On 26 May, Japanese tugboat services provider Tokyo Kisen held a naming and launching ceremony of the electric tugboat Taiga, currently under construction at Kanagawa Dockyard. Courtesy of e5 Lab The 36-metre-long Taiga is powered by an electric propulsion system that combines large-capacity lithium-ion batteries developed by Japanese shipping consortium
French energy transition engineering company Technip Energies and Senegal’s body for oil and gas projects COS Petrogaz have agreed to collaborate on LNG, carbon-free energy solutions, and decarbonisation to accelerate Senegal’s gas development and support energy transition. Courtesy of Technip Energies The parties signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on
Estonian energy company Alexela has said that dredging work at the Paldiski LNG terminal site is finished, bringing the import terminal a step closed to completion to serve as an alternative to Russian gas. Screenshot; Video courtesy of Alexela In a social media post, Alexela informed that the dredging work
UK Oil & Gas (UKOG) is working on the Portland Energy-Hub concept centered around hydrogen-ready gas storage and a future green hydrogen generation capability. Illustration only; Courtesy of UKOG On 30 May, UKOG released a statement saying that its wholly-owned subsidiary, UK Energy Storage (UKEn) signed an agreement to lease
Oil major Shell and its joint venture partner, SGH Energy, have taken a final investment decision to approve the development of the Crux natural gas field, off the coast of Western Australia. The Crux field is in Commonwealth marine waters in the northern Browse Basin, 620 kilometres northeast of Broome.
The keyword in energy transition is transition, a process that often involves constant tweaking and going back and forth between the gains and benefits of the old, and the betterment that will come with the new. In the energy sector, this is reflected in the moves of governments, and developments
The British-Dutch biofuel producer Argent Energy is expanding its second-generation biodiesel production capacity in the Port of Amsterdam to contribute to sustainable shipping and road transport. With the construction of two new factories, the company is targeting a fivefold increase in production – from 100,000 tons of biodiesel per year
South Korea’s green energy company SK E&S and China’s gas supplier Beijing Gas have signed a strategic cooperation agreement to work on LNG and hydrogen projects in China. Courtesy of SK E&S The parties signed the agreement on 25 May, according to the statement by SK E&S. This joint cooperation
German shipbuilder Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) has cut the first steel of a roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) vessel ordered by Australian shipping company SeaRoad. Photo: FSG On 20 May, FSG CEO Philipp Maracke and Tony Johnson, Technical Marine Manager of SeaRoad, jointly pushed the button to start the laser cutting machine. The first