Weekly LNG exports are down by three vessels from last week, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) report. Courtesy of Cheniere In the latest Short-Term Energy Outlook report for the week between 21 April and 27 April, EIA says U.S. LNG exports decrease by three LNG carriers from last
Finnish shipping company Finnlines has taken delivery of Finneco I, the first of three hybrid roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) Eco class vessels ordered in China. Courtesy of Finnlines The 5,800 lane metre newbuild was handed over to its owner by China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Jiangsu) on 28 April 2022. According to the
Qatar’s state-owned oil and gas company QatarEnergy has awarded a major engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract for the North Field East LNG expansion to a JV between Técnicas Reunidas and Wison. QatarEnergy started the North Field East Project in 2020 to expand its LNG production. The project is to increase
The consulting engineering company Multiconsult has completed a geotechnical survey campaign at Markoppneset, Hammerfest, Norway for Horisont Energi and the Barents Blue ammonia project. Courtesy of Horisont Energi Horisont Energy has selected Markoppneset in Repparfjorden as the most promising location for the Barents Blue ammonia project. The geotechnical site and
Norwegian RoRo shipping company Höegh Autoliners has exercised the option for the construction of additional four new multi-fuel and zero-carbon ready Aurora-class vessels, extending the newbuilding program to eight vessels. The four pure and truck carriers (PCTCs) will be built by China Merchants Heavy Industries (CMHI) on the same terms and
The Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) have started a demonstration program for hydrogen production using a high-temperature engineering test reactor for CO2 neutrality. HTTR-Hydrogen Production Test Facility The Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, part of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) contracted
French energy major TotalEnergies will no longer book proved reserves for the Arctic LNG 2 and will book a $4.1 billion impairment charge on Novatek’s project. Illustration only; Courtesy of TotalEnergies On 22 March 2022, TotalEnergies announced that it had decided to no longer book proved reserves for the Arctic
Japanese classification society ClassNK has issued an approval in principle (AiP) for a large liquefied hydrogen carrier (LH2 carrier) developed by local shipbuilder Kawasaki Heavy Industries. Right: Tatsuya Motoi, Executive Officer, Kawasaki Heavy IndustriesLeft: Toshiyuki Shigemi, Senior Executive Vice President, ClassNK. Courtesy of ClassNK Hydrogen is expected to be used
French classification society Bureau Veritas (BV), South Korean boat manufacturer Vinssen, and the EcoLabs Centre of Innovation for Energy (EcoLabs) at the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with plans to demonstrate commercialisation of eco-friendly marine propulsion system technology and products in Singapore
Hungarian oil and gas company MOL Group has teamed up with green H2 provider Plug Power to build one of Europe’s largest-capacity green hydrogen production facilities in Hungary. Illustration; Courtesy of MOL Group The facility is located at MOL’s Danube Refinery in Százhalombatta, Hungary. Green hydrogen is to reduce the