Rystad Energy, the independent energy research and business intelligence company, analyzed the gas-related activity of 2020 and published a report that offers key figures and a long-term outlook on the future of the industry. Courtesy of Rystad Energy In 2020, Global natural gas production is estimated to have dropped by
Brittany Ferries’ newest LNG-powered E-Flexer cruise ferry, Salamanca, was launched at CMI Jingling shipyard in Weihai, China, on 6 January 2021. Image Courtesy: Brittany Ferries The ferry is the second of three E-Flexer class ships chartered by French shipping company Brittany Ferries from Sweden’s Stena RoRo and will join its
Russia’s largest independent natural gas producer and LNG operator Novatek has taken a step ahead to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. Courtesy of Novatek The company said on Tuesday, 12 January, it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with NLMK Group to cooperate in areas to reduce GHG emissions.
Dutch ship designer and builder Holland Shipyards Group has signed a contract to build three additional hybrid ferries for Germany’s Schlepp- und Fährgesellschaft Kiel (SFK). The contract comes after Holland Shipyards Group delivered to SFK the hybrid ferry Gaarden in July 2020. The shipbuilder recently completed another ship for SFK.
Qatargas Operating Company (Qatargas) has completed the first-ever commercial ship-to-ship (STS) transfer of LNG cargo involving a Q-Flex LNG vessel. Courtesy of Qatargas The company said on Tuesday, 12 January that the transfer took place at Subic Bay, Philippines. A full cargo of 212,000 cubic meters aboard the Qatargas-chartered Q-Flex
The newbuild tanker Global Star from the world’s largest LNG shipper Qatar’s Nakilat has been charted to energy giant Shell. Courtesy of Nakilat Commercially and technically managed in-house by Nakilat, this is the second out of the four LNG carrier newbuilds to be delivered to Global Shipping, a joint venture
Shell Marine, part of Royal Dutch Shell, has received a multi-year contract to provide marine lubricants to cruise line operator Carnival Corporation’s fleet of 89 ships. As explained, Carnival will offset the carbon dioxide emissions from the marine lubricants it purchases from Shell, through Shell’s nature-based carbon credits. Image Courtesy:
Habibur Rahman Bhuiyan is named country manager and will head up Excelerate’s business unit in Bangladesh. Courtesy of Excelerate Energy Excelerate Bangladesh looks to continue to expand its presence within Bangladesh’s energy sector. The newly appointed country manager joined the company in 2018 as terminal operations manager of the Moheshkhali
Titan LNG’s FlexFueler bunkered the hopper dredger Scheldt River, owned by DEME Group on the Western Scheldt. Courtesy of Titan LNG Titan LNG, a Netherlands-based maritime LNG bunkering company, has received approval from local authorities to bunker ships on the Western Scheldt area to the west of Antwerp, Belgium. The
Greece-based LNG shipper GasLog has continued the expansion of its fleet with the delivery of GasLog Galveston. Courtesy of GasLog The vessel capable of transporting up to 174,000 cubic meters of the chilled fuel has been delivered at the start of January. The vessel built by the South Korean Samsung
Image by Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of China Shipbuilding Corporation, hosted a naming ceremony for LNG-fuelled 23,000 TEU containership CMA CGM Rivoli on January 8. The ship is the fifth of the nine 23,000 container ships ordered by CMA CGM from China State Shipbuilding Corporation in 2017 and
Corvus Energy, an energy storage solutions provider for the offshore energy industry, signed a contract with Wärtsilä to deliver four Energy Storage Systems (ESS) for the offshore support vessel fleet operated by USA-based Harvey Gulf. Courtesy of Corvus Energy This came after the successful sea trial of Harvey Energy, the