US-based Excelerate Energy and ExxonMobil signed a MoU with the Albanian government to conduct a feasibility study for the development of an LNG project in the Port of Vlora in Southern Albania. Courtesy of Excelerate Energy The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed on 12 March 2021. Albania relies on
Australian major Woodside and its Pluto LNG JV partners have delivered their first cargo of carbon offset condensate to independent commodity trading company Trafigura. Courtesy of Woodside The cargo was loaded at Pluto LNG in Western Australia, Woodside said on Monday. The carbon dioxide equivalent emissions associated with extraction, storage
A Japanese-Australian consortium sets off the production of hydrogen from brown coal in the Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain (HESC) pilot project in Australia. Courtesy of Kawasaki Heavy Industries The HESC Pilot is developing a complete hydrogen supply chain, creating hydrogen gas via the gasification of Latrobe Valley coal, transport to
Australian offshore regulator NOPSEMA has accepted Woodside’s revised environment plan for the operation of a petroleum pipeline and any other petroleum-related activity on the Julimar field located offshore Australia. Woodside Energy is the operator of the field production system (FPS), located in Commonwealth waters about 160 km north-west of Dampier
Singapore’s first liquefied natural gas bunkering vessel, FueLNG Bellina, made a call at the Singapore LNG import terminal on Jurong Island. Courtesy of Singapore LNG Corporation The vessel made the first call for a cool-down operation at the terminal on march 10, Singapore LNG Corporation informed in a brief statement
Spanish oil company Repsol has reached a milestone as it bunkered Furetank Rederi’s chemical tanker Fure Vinga at Cartagena. Courtesy of Repsol The company supplied 420 cubic meters of LNG to Fure Vinga, guaranteeing the compensation of the total CO2emissions associated with the consumption of this LNG. For Repsol, the
South Korean shipbuilder, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering has put a 1.1 trillion won ($968.9 million) on the ten Shell-chartered LNG-fueled VLCCs. Courtesy of DSME The yard confirmed on Friday it has secured the order for a 10-strong fleet from three owners. The owners include Advantage Tankers, AET and International
This embedded content is only visible after accepting cookies. Change your preferences [embedded content] Japanese shipping major K Line has taken delivery of its first LNG-powered car carrier named Century Highway Green. The next-generation vessel was built by Tadotsu Shipyard Co., part of the Imabari Shipbuilding Group. The company said
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports increased with Henry Hub prices going down this week, reports the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Courtesy of Cheniere In the latest Short-Term Energy Outlook for the week of 4 March to 10 March 2021, EIA reveals the Henry Hub spot price fell from $2.84 per
The Hague-based Shell signed agreements to charter ten new crude tankers powered by dual-fuel liquefied natural gas (LNG) engines. Courtesy of Shell Four of the very large crude carriers (VLCCs) have been chartered from Advantage Tankers, three from AET and three from International Seaways, Shell said in a statement on
Germany’s Uniper has teamed up with shipping service provider Liberty Pier Maritime Projects and the engineering firm Ship Design & Consult (SDC) to establish green methanol on the market as a sustainable marine fuel. The three companies have formed an open collaboration — the Green Methanol Cooperation (GMC). The GMC
International Seaways (INSW) has entered into an agreement to build three dual-fuel LNG very large shipping vessels, expected to be delivered in 2023. Illustration only; Courtesy of Z Company INSW, one of the largest tanker companies worldwide providing energy transportation services for crude oil and petroleum products in International Flag