Oman LNG has signed two binding term-sheet agreements, one with French energy major TotalEnergies and one with Thailand’s PTT Global LNG Company, to supply 1.6 million metric tonnes per annum (mtpa) of LNG starting from 2025, according to Omani state news agency. The agreement with TotalEnergies will see Oman LNG
Development of TA’ZIZ ammonia facility in Abu Dhabi gains ground
ADNOC’s Abu Dhabi Chemicals Derivatives Company (TA’ZIZ) has signed a shareholder agreement with Fertiglobe, a strategic partnership between ADNOC and OCI Company, South Korea’s GS Energy Corporation, and Japan’s Mitsui & Co to develop a 1 million tonnes per annum low-carbon ammonia production facility at the TA’ZIZ Industrial Chemicals Zone
Liquid Wind picks engineering partner for second electrofuel facility
Swedish green electrofuel developer Liquid Wind has selected Swedish-Finnish AFRY to provide basic engineering for the balance of FlagshipTWO plant, its second electrofuel facility in Sundsvall, Sweden. Liquid Wind, together with compatriot energy services provider Sundsvall Energi, aims to develop a 100,000-ton electrofuel facility. Now, AFRY has been selected as
MISC, Mitsui and SHI to collaborate on CCS value chain
Malaysian energy logistics group MISC Berhad (MISC) has joined forces with South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI), Japanese trading company Mitsui & Co. and international technology group Andritz to explore opportunities for carbon capture and storage (CCS) solutions in the maritime value chain. On 18 January, the companies signed Memorandums
ACWA Power and European electricity supplier shake hands on green hydrogen projects
Saudi developer of green hydrogen projects ACWA Power has finalised a partnership agreement with Austria’s electricity company Verbund to jointly explore the potential development of green hydrogen projects in the Middle East region. Courtesy of ACWA Power The companies signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) during the ongoing Abu Dhabi
Sembcorp Marine names 1st LNG hybrid tug in Singapore
Image credit Sembcorp Marine Singapore-based shipbuilder Sembcorp Marine hosted the naming ceremony for the first of a series of LNG hybrid tugs specially designed for domestic service in Singapore. The Singapore-flagged vessel was christened JMS Sunshine by Ms. Wong Lee Lin, former Executive Director of Sembawang Shipyard, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sembcorp
thyssenkrupp Uhde and ADNOC ally on ammonia cracking to boost hydrogen economy
thyssenkrupp Uhde, a Germany-based subsidiary of thyssenkrupp Group that specialises in chemical engineering, and the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore a long-term partnership to create new markets for hydrogen and promote global clean energy value chains with a focus on
Gasunie joins hydrogen storage pilot project in Germany
Energy infrastructure company Gasunie has partnered up with the storage operator STORAG Etzel for H2CAST, the hydrogen storage project in the Etzel caverns in the German state of Lower Saxony. Courtesy of Gasunie Gasunie said that with H2CAST, which stands for H2 CAvern Storage Transition, the two companies, together with
BASF’s LNG pre-treatment technology receives ExxonMobil qualification
Following discussions and technical evaluation, American oil and gas corporation ExxonMobil has awarded German-based chemical producer BASF with a technology qualification for its Durasorb™ Cryo-HRU technology. This means that Durasorb Cryo-HRU is now available to ExxonMobil project managers and process engineers for deployment in ongoing and upcoming projects. “ExxonMobil was
German operator of state-chartered FSRUs is up and running
Germany’s newly founded state-owned company that is in charge of five floating storage and regasification units (FSRUs) chartered for the country’s LNG terminals has started its business operations. On 16 January, Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) said that Deutsche Energy Terminal GmbH (DET), a 100% subsidiary of the federal