As the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, through which 15% of global oil and 20% of global liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply flows, evokes fears of a major energy shock, analysts at Wood Mackenzie, an energy intelligence group, have warned that oil prices could surge past $100 a barrel (bbl), if flo
MET International, the trading and wholesale arm of Switzerland-headquartered energy company MET Group, and Shell Global LNG Limited have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) to expand their existing long-term cooperation in LNG and gas trading. The agreement provides a framework f
OceanSTAR Engineering Holding, part of Singapore-headquartered OceanSTAR Elite group of companies, has secured a new deal with Petronas Carigali (PCSB), a subsidiary of Malaysia’s energy giant Petronas, for the provision of lease, operation and maintenance of a floating production, storage, and offl
European shipping company RFOcean has signed a binding long-term off-take agreement with ETFuels to purchase e-methanol at a fixed price from 2030. According to ETFuels, the agreement positions RFOcean ahead of binding and punitive new EU maritime emissions rules, the FuelEU Maritime regulation, whi
Norwegian energy data and intelligence company TGS has hired two platform supply vessels (PSVs), managed by Norway’s shipping company, Remøy Shipping.
Intermoor, Acteon’s Moorings and Anchors business line, has secured a three-year contract with Brazil’s oil & gas giant Petrobras for stack-up mooring system services in Brazil. The multi-million-dollar contract will see the provision of work to support light-workover interventions and abandonment o
Norway-headquartered Kongsberg Maritime has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Indonesia’s state-owned and largest shipyard, PT PAL Indonesia, to work on advancing energy efficiency and decarbonization across the country’s maritime sector. Kongsberg Maritime said that the agreement repr
French shipping and logistics giant CMA CGM Group has held a naming ceremony for the latest vessel addition to its dual-fuel fleet.
A consortium of AF Offshore Decom, part of AF Gruppen, and Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) has secured a contract for the engineering, preparation, removal and disposal (EPRD) of a North Sea platform on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS). The platform’s topsides weigh approximately 27,500 tons and the
Venture Global, an American producer of liquefied natural gas (LNG) sourced from North American basins, has signed off on a multi-year LNG deal with Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace, described as a core affiliate of the Hanwha Group.
Louisiana-based Chet Morrison Contractors, known as Morrison Energy, has confirmed the load-out of the first modules for a project aiming to up the resiliency ante of Port Fourchon in the Pelican State.
Cheniere Marketing International, a wholly owned subsidiary of the U.S. energy player Cheniere Energy, has declared the option to increase the number of newbuild liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers it will charter from Norwegian shipowner Ocean Yield and Japan’s shipping giant Nippon Yusen Kabushik
The U.S. Energy Department has approved a 12% expansion in exports at Cheniere Energy’s Corpus Christi liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal, located on the La Quinta Ship Channel in South Texas. The authorization, signed by U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, allows additional exports of up to 0.
French energy giant TotalEnergies has signed a letter of intent (LoI) with lead developer Glenfarne for the offtake of 2 million tons per year (mtpa) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) over 20 years from the Alaska LNG project, subject to the project’s final investment decision (FID). The Alaska LNG pro
