French energy major TotalEnergies has signed a sale and purchase agreement with Korea’s Hanwha Energy for the supply of 600,000 metric tonnes of LNG per year over 15 years, starting in 2024. Tongyeong LNG Power Plant Project; Courtesy of HDC The LNG will come from TotalEnergies’ global LNG portfolio. The
BP joins forces with two Abu Dhabi players for UK hydrogen projects
UAE energy companies Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and Masdar will join British energy giant BP’s H2Teesside and HyGreen Teesside hydrogen projects, respectively. Courtesy of bp BP said in a statement it has taken a major step in strengthening its strategic partnership with ADNOC and Masdar of Abu Dhabi.
Germany striving to develop gas field with Senegal amid supply uncertainties
Germany plans to work with Senegal on the development of an offshore gas field amid the severe impact the war in Ukraine is having on global energy supply and prices. Credit: Federal Government/Kugler The update came as the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz this weekend started his tour of several African
Hackberry Carbon Sequestration project launched at Cameron LNG in Louisiana
French energy major TotalEnergies, U.S. LNG company Sempra Infrastructure, Japanese energy company Mitsui, and Japan’s trading company Mitsubishi Corporation have signed an agreement for the development of the Hackberry Carbon Sequestration (HCS) project at Cameron LNG, Louisiana, U.S. Illustration only; Courtesy of Sempra Energy The HCS project is primarily designed
RWE: New delegated act puts shackles on green hydrogen
LNG-fuelled MSC World Europa to become greenest in MSC Cruises’ fleet
MSC Cruises, the cruise division of Swiss MSC Group, says its LNG-fuelled newbuild MSC World Europa is set to become the greenest and most efficient vessel in its fleet when it is delivered in October 2022. Courtesy of MSC Cruises On 23 May, MSC Cruises informed about the ship’s environmental
Latvia’s Virši to buy Skulte LNG Terminal stake
Rio Tinto, BP team up on one-year sustainable biofuel trial
Anglo-Australian mining group Rio Tinto and British energy company BP have agreed to work together on a one-year biofuel trial to help reduce carbon emissions from Rio Tinto’s marine fleet. Photo: Business Wire Under the trial, BP is supplying Rio Tinto with marine biofuel for approximately 12 months. The fuel
Qatar and Germany to strengthen LNG and hydrogen cooperation
Qatar and Germany have agreed to further cooperate in energy, specifically relating to LNG trade and hydrogen development. Courtesy of QatarEnergy On 20 May, Qatar’s minister of state for energy affairs Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi and the German minister for economic affairs and climate action Robert Habeck signed a joint declaration
NYK, partners ink MoU for acceptance of ammonia-powered tug at Yokohama port
Japanese shipping company NYK Line and its partners IHI Power Systems and ClassNK have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the City of Yokohama for the acceptance of an ammonia-fuelled tugboat (A-Tug) at the port of Yokohama. Photo: NYK As informed, the three partners aim to develop the ammonia-fuelled