Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, has delivered a 190,000 dwt dual-fuel LNG bulk carrier Ubuntu Harmony to Taiwanese bulk carrier company U-Ming Marine. The giant vessel is the first of the planned four LNG-powered ships to be completed by th
Local marine services provider SJH Commercial Diving has outlined plans to use Saab Seaeye’s Falcon underwater robot to support Minesto’s tidal power work in Faroe Islands.
NEOM Green Hydrogen Company (NGHC) has signed facility agreements with local, regional, and international banks along with the execution of a commitment letter with the Saudi Industrial Development Fund (SIDF) for a mega green hydrogen plant, set to produce green ammonia, in NEOM, Saudi Arabia. Loca
Norwegian energy player Equinor and its partners in the Snøhvit project have revealed plans to invest NOK 13.2 billion (around $1.3 billion) in upgrading the Hammerfest LNG (HLNG) plant at Melkøya with onshore gas compression and electrification. On 20 December, Equinor submitted a plan for developm
Swedish green electrofuels developer Liquid Wind has informed that its partner, Danish offshore wind developer Ørsted, will acquire full ownership of the FlagshipONE project, the largest green electrofuel facility in Europe that has reached a final investment decision (FID). The project was develope
The Crown Estate has announced the awarding of the first contracts for its first major investment in surveys to help with the construction of floating offshore wind farms in the Celtic Sea. The awarding of the first contracts marks an important step in what is anticipated to be a multi-million pound
European energy ministers have reached a political agreement under which the price of natural gas in the European Union will be capped in case it reaches excessive levels that do not reflect world market prices. The mechanism will be automatically activated in case the month-ahead price on the Title
Finnish shipbuilder Rauma Marine (RMC) has launched the construction of the second car and passenger ferry being built for the Spirit of Tasmania (TT-Line) based in Australia. The steel-cutting ceremony for the vessel, named Spirit of Tasmania V, was held on December 20. The construction of the firs
Holland Shipyards Group has won a contract for the construction of three multi-purpose coasters of 3,800 dwt from Hartel Shipping & Chartering. The new vessels, designed by Conoship, measure 89,42 m by 13,20 m and will have a cargo hold capacity of 5.530 m³ and a tween deck to allow for increased pr
Air Liquide Engineering and Construction (Air Liquide) has won a liquefaction contract for Woodside Energy’s proposed H2OK hydrogen project in Oklahoma, US. According to the contract, Air Liquide will provide the engineering and fabrication of two 30 tonnes per day liquefaction units which will liqu
US energy company NextDecade has signed a long-term sale and purchase agreement with Portuguese counterpart Galp for the supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from its Rio Grande LNG export project in Brownsville, Texas. Under the 20-year agreement, Galp will purchase 1.0 million tonnes per annum (m
Norwegian company Ocean Sun has received a grant from the Research Council of Norway to further develop its floating solar technology.
The governments of Norway and France have signed a letter of intent (LoI) to cooperate on the development and deployment of carbon capture and storage (CCS). The aim of the agreement is to promote the development of CCS by creating a framework for cooperation between the two countries to facilitate
Governments need to move from talking about policies to implementation, the offshore wind industry needs to employ standardisation, and clear rules and regulations need to be set for green hydrogen in order to move faster with large-scale deployment and achieve meaningful progress in limiting global
