Japan’s oil and gas producer Inpex has secured two offshore hydrocarbon exploration licenses in Malaysia’s latest bid round. Inpex reported on 15 February that it had executed production sharing contracts (PSC) with Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas), Petronas Carigali Sdn. Bhd. (PCSB) and Petrole
Norwegian shipping company Knutsen Group has taken delivery of a newbuild 174,000 cbm liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier at South Korean Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI) shipyard. According to Knutsen’s social media update, the vessel named Extremadura Knutsen was delivered to the shipping co
Singapore-based ship management company Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) has completed the installation of Value Maritime’s (VM) Filtree system onboard its managed vessel M/T Pacific Cobalt in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The Filtree system, which filters sulphur and 99% of particulate matter, include
Japanese energy major JERA has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA) that will see them explore opportunities to work together to develop projects in the area of decarbonisation. The partnership follows JERA’s efforts to develop business in the Midd
Norwegian state-owned energy giant Equinor has completed the drilling of an appraisal well in the North Sea but failed to find hydrocarbons.
Taiwanese shipping company Wan Hai Lines has hosted a naming ceremony for a new eco-friendly 13,100 containership at Samsung Heavy Industries’ (SHI) Geoje shipyard.
Brooklyn-based technology startup Amogy has signed a letter of intent and a lease with Sustainable Energy Catapult Center to kick-start testing operations for its 200kW ammonia-to-power platform in Norway. The operations will take place at Amogy’s recently launched testing facility for new and susta
Dry bulk shipping company Golden Ocean Group Limited (GOGL) has purchased three scrubbers that will be installed on three of its Capesize vessels due for drydock in 2023. The company assigned $1.2 million for the purchase, excluding installation costs. Scrubbers, also known as exhaust gas cleaning s
Carbon Clean has secured a contract to supply the carbon capture equipment for Ørsted’s FlagshipONE project in Sweden, also known as Europe’s largest green methanol project. Under the contract, Carbon Clean will deliver carbon capture equipment capable of capturing 70,000 tonnes per year of CO2 from
UK-based Capricorn Energy has dropped the previously announced merger agreement with Israel’s NewMed Energy, following board changes.
Africa has the potential to become a leading force in seafarer training and could secure many of the new green jobs being created as the global shipping industry moves towards low- and zero-carbon fuels, according to delegates at the Green Shipping Conference held in Accra. The conference is being h
Technology company Honeywell has announced that energy major ExxonMobil will deploy one of its carbon capture technologies, CO2 Fractionation and Hydrogen Purification System, at its integrated complex in Baytown, Texas, to enable ExxonMobil to capture about 7 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2)
Construction of the second LNG-fueled Icon-class cruise ship for Royal Caribbean has started at the Meyer Turku shipyard. The shipbuilder confirmed this in a social media update stating that the construction began on 15 February with the traditional steel cutting ceremony. This will be Royal Caribbe
Rystad Energy, an energy intelligence group, predicts that fossil fuel emissions will peak within two years prior to fitting into the pattern of steady decline.
