Dutch energy infrastructure firm Gasunie will develop the hydrogen network in the Netherlands in the coming years, after which it will assume the role of the transmission system operator (TSO). Courtesy of Gasunie On 29 June, the Dutch minister for climate and energy Rob Jetten announced new plans for the
Knutsen orders Wärtsilä reliquefaction tech for three more LNG carriers
The Compact Reliq reliquefaction plant from Finnish technology group Wärtsilä will be installed on three more LNG carriers for Norway-based Knutsen OAS Shipping. Courtesy of Knutsen This brings the total number of orders for the tech for the same customer to eight. Out of these, two have been ordered in
To wean off Russian fossil fuels with green hydrogen, Europe needs to ramp up renewables
As the current geopolitical crisis pushes energy security concerns to the forefront, S&P Global Platts, an independent energy markets information provider, forecasts that Europe will need at least 150 GW of renewable power to meet its green hydrogen goal, which is expected to assist not only in phasing out Russian fossil
Shell: LNG shipments from Prelude FLNG to be impacted due to industrial action
Shell’s Prelude FLNG facility offshore Western Australia will have its operations disrupted until at least mid-July due to industrial action. Courtesy of Shell On 29 June, Shell informed Reuters that LNG shipments from the Prelude FLNG would be disrupted for at least two weeks due to work bans by unions
Air Products, Gunvor join forces on green hydrogen import terminal in Rotterdam
Industrial gas supplier Air Products and refinery Gunvor Petroleum Rotterdam (GPR), a subsidiary of Gunvor Group, have signed a joint development agreement for an import terminal in Rotterdam. Courtesy of the Port of Rotterdam As explained, the agreement responds to the accelerating demand for green energy sources to meet climate
Fluxys and Equinor to develop major CCS project in North-Western Europe
Belgian LNG terminal operator Fluxys and Norwegian energy giant Equinor have agreed to develop a major carbon capture and storage (CCS) infrastructure project connecting Belgium to Norway. Grete Tveit, Equinor’s senior vice president for Low Carbon Solutions, and Pascal De Buck, CEO Fluxys; Courtesy of Equinor The project is to
AtoB@C Shipping expands electric hybrid vessel order
[email protected] Shipping AB, a Swedish subsidiary of Finland-based shipping company ESL Shipping, has ordered an additional electric hybrid vessel from Chowgule and Company Private Limited shipyard in India. To remind, [email protected] Shipping previously ordered six identical electric hybrid vessels from the Indian shipyard in September 2021. Now, the shipping company has decided
TotalEnergies, MOL wrap up 1st biofuel bunkering op on vehicle carrier
Singapore-based bunkering services provider TotalEnergies Marine Fuels and Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Line (MOL) have completed the first biofuel bunker operation for a vehicle carrier in Singapore. Image Courtesy: MOL/TotalEnergies Marine Fuels The local operation was made possible with support from the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA).
EIG appoints new CEO of its LNG company MidOcean Energy
U.S. energy and infrastructure investor EIG has appointed a new chief executive officer (CEO) of its LNG company MidOcean Energy. Illustration; Courtesy of EIG On 28 June, EIG announced that De la Rey Venter joined the firm as CEO of MidOcean Energy and as a managing director of EIG. MidOcean
Titan delivers LNG to Vox Ariane dredger
Dutch fuel supplier to the marine industry Titan has delivered around 350 tonnes of LNG to Van Oord’s trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Vox Ariane. Courtesy of Titan Titan said in a social media post it successfully delivered LNG to the dredger at the Greenport Terminal in Eemshaven, Rotterdam. The delivery