While no marching orders are in sight for the oil and gas sector, the energy and maritime industries are pulling out all the stops to curb emissions and decarbonise their operations.
An Ørsted-Phillips 66 partnership and ERM have withdrawn their Gigastack and Dolphyn projects, respectively, from the UK’s first electrolytic allocation round (HAR1). While ERM has made the move as it aims at securing alternative funding for a phased multi-unit larger development, Ørsted and Phillip
Poland’s GAZ-SYSTEM and ORLEN Group have signed an agreement for the provision of regasification services at the FSRU terminal in the Gulf of Gdańsk. The agreement follows the open season procedure in which ORLEN submitted an order covering 100% of the regasification services offered by GAZ-SYSTEM.
The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has granted an exploration license for CO2 storage on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) in the North Sea to three companies. The exploration permit, located east of the Sleipner Øst field, has been allocated to Sval Energi, Storegga Norway and Neptu
Dutch shipping company Future Proof Shipping (FPS) has revealed that its vessel FPS Waal has sailed its last inland voyage on a diesel engine and the retrofit process to convert it to run on hydrogen will now begin.
Protected industrial action (PIA) ballots have opened for workers at Chevron’s LNG facilities in Australia to decide if they want to strike over wages and working conditions disputes. Last week, unions were given green light by Australia’s labor last week to conduct the PIA, giving employees the cha
The open ro-ro vessel Canopée, built by Dutch shipbuilding firm Neptune Marine, has been fitted with its four wing sails provided by French company AYRO. The ship is owned by the shipping company Alizés, a joint venture firm set up between Zéphyr & Borée and JIFMAR Offshore Services. The company won
Japanese shipping companies Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) were respectively fined by the Ontario Superior Court for their role in an international conspiracy that reduced competition for the shipment of vehicles to Canada.
Reach Subsea has received a notice of contract award, subject to the outcome of contract negotiation, from what it says is a “major European energy provider”. The potential contract will have a duration of approximately 75 vessel days and is scheduled for execution in the fourth quarter of this year
Hamina LNG has extended an invitation to participate in the annual capacity allocation procedure at the Hamina LNG terminal in Finland for the gas year 2024. The market participants are invited to request capacities for storing LNG in the terminal’s LNG tank (the storage service) and for the termina
The construction of the main hull structure for – what is deemed to be – Asia’s first cylindrical FPSO vessel has been completed in Qingdao.
The shipboard carbon capture and storage system developed by China Shipbuilding Power Engineering Institute Co. has received approvals in principle (AiP). The AIPs were awarded by two classification societies, the China Classification Society and ClassNK. The certification lays the foundation for th
Ship classification society Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) has secured an order for providing classification services for six hybrid electric catamarans for the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI).
Equinor has made a new oil and gas discovery near the Fram field in the North Sea off Norway, using an Odfjell Drilling-owned rig.
