
Australian energy company Origin Energy and Japanese electric utility J-POWER have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for joint research on the development of a green ammonia export project in Australia.

Norwegian carbon tech company Horisont Energi and liquid bulk storage company Koole Terminals have signed a deal to collaborate on the development of an ammonia terminal and storage facility at the Port of Rotterdam.

Australian iron ore company Fortescue Metals Group has revealed its plans to convert its existing fleet to run on green ammonia and adopt it in new vessel construction to push up its decarbonisation efforts.

Japan’s shipping company NYK Line says it is positioning LNG fuel as a bridge solution until marine fuels like hydrogen and ammonia can be used for zero-emission ships.

Norwegian carbon tech company Horisont Energi has signed a framework agreement with global consulting and engineering company Wood for the support of clean ammonia and hydrogen projects.

Norwegian shipping company Höegh Autoliners has signed a letter of intent (LoI) with China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) to build a series of ammonia-ready Aurora Class vessels.

Norwegian carbon tech company Horisont Energi has been discussing the financing of the Barents Blue ammonia plant with a number of infrastructure investors.

GEA, a Germany-based machinery and plant manufacturer and systems supplier, revealed plans to support the shipping industry in reducing emissions as a system supplier with in-house solutions, with ammonia being one of the options.

Japanese energy giant JERA will buy a 27 per cent stake in Aboitiz Power, a major power utility in the Philippines, with plans to implement clean energy projects such as LNG-to-power.

This week saw a plethora of energy transition-related news across the offshore energy industry with updates telling of alternative deployments for offshore drilling rigs, new projects combining offshore wind and hydrogen, the urgency to decarbonise the shipping sector, and more.

French engineering company Technip Energies and Abu Dhabi-based National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC) have signed a deal to advance the energy transition in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and other countries in the MENA region.

Finnish technology group Wärtsilä and Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) have signed a joint development programme (JDP) agreement aimed at developing ammonia-fuelled vessels with 4-stroke auxiliary engines available for future newbuild projects.

Classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) has granted an approval in principle (AiP) to South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and its parent company Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) for the design and development of an ammonia carrier with ammonia-fuelled propulsio

Energy company Denbury and Mitsubishi Corporation have executed a term sheet for the transport and storage of CO2 from Mitsubishi’s proposed ammonia project on the Gulf Coast of the US.