India’s largest power generation company NTPC has partnered up with Tecnimont, a subsidiary of Italy’s Maire Tecnimont Group, to explore opportunities to develop a green methanol production facility. Illustration; NTPC’s power plant. Courtesy of NTPC The companies have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) with an aim to jointly evaluate
Japan’s oil and gas producer Inpex has invested in CarbonOrO Holding, a Dutch startup developing a carbon dioxide capture technology expected to reduce cost by enabling the capture and desorption of carbon dioxide mainly contained in the industrial exhaust gas at lower temperatures and higher pressures than conventional technologies. INPEX
The year behind us was marked by a plethora of challenges which have impacted the global energy industry, including liquefied natural gas (LNG) sector. Geopolitical turmoils followed by the worldwide energy crisis culminated in the ongoing race for the security of diverse supplies, with LNG taking the lead. Offshore Energy
Despite the new challenges and obstacles that the Ukraine crisis put in the offshore energy industry’s path, many deals have been announced over the past year, while the recovery from the woes induced by the COVID-19 pandemic picked up speed. Among the top deals, which have been awarded in 2022,
With the lessening of restrictions imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, expectations of the oil and gas market’s recovery dominated at the start of 2022 prior to the Ukraine crisis. In the wake of Russia’s war in Ukraine, many industries, including the offshore energy industry, were thrown for a loop,
UK-headquartered energy giant BP has completed the acquisition of Archaea Energy, a Texas-based renewable natural gas (RNG) company. Archaea Energy operates 50 RNG and landfill gas-to-energy facilities across the U.S., producing around 6,000 barrels of oil equivalent a day (boe/d) of RNG. Its production would be expected to provide an
As the world prepares to say goodbye to an eventful 2022, offshore energy industries are reviewing their activities and making new plans to deliver on the net-zero target. Despite numerous challenges to this goal, the year behind us ends the similar way it started – with renewables in the spotlight.
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured a large order to supply RoRo equipment for two 6,900 CEU Pure Car and Truck Carriers (PCTCs) to be built at Shin Kurushima Toyohashi Shipbuilding for K Line in Japan. The order was booked into Cargotec’s 2022 third-quarter order intake. The first vessel is
Bermuda-based owner and operator of liquefied gas carriers Seapeak has completed the acquisition of Danish shipping company Evergas. On 29 December, Seapeak, formerly known as Teekay LNG Partners, said it had completed the previously announced acquisition of Greenship Gas Trust and Greenship Gas Manager Pte. Ltd. and their subsidiaries (collectively Evergas) from
Russia’s state-owned shipping company Sovcomflot (SCF Group) has welcomed into the fleet a new generation LNG-fuelled Aframax oil tanker Okeanskiy Prospekt. The 112,650 dwt ship was built at the Zvezda SSC in Primorsky Territory, and its construction was financed by the Russian state development corporation VEB.RF. Image credit SCF Okeansky Prospect is the