The Elbehafen LNG terminal in Brunsbüttel, Germany has started its regular commercial operations. At the beginning of May, an LNG cargo was delivered by the LNG Sakura vessel, marking the commencement of operations. The LNG terminal’s developer RWE said the commercial operations will be carried out
The Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam has certified that PetroVietnam Gas (PV Gas) is eligible to be an LNG importer and exporter, making the company the first in the country to be recognised as such. PV Gas informed it is prepared for LNG import, export and trading, with its LNG Thi Vai ter
India aims to become a global hub for green shipbuilding by 2030 and is launching a Green Tug Transition Programme as part of the strategy. The programme was announced in late March by India’s Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways (MoPSW) Ayush Shri Sarbananda SonowaI while inaugurating Indi
Gidara Energy has received a key environmental permit for its renewable methanol facility to be built at BioPark in the port of Amsterdam. The environmental permit was granted by the province of Noord-Holland, allowing the company to build its Advanced Methanol Amsterdam (AMA) facility. The facility
Norway-based green energy developer Aker Horizons and German gas group VNG have signed a letter of intent (LOI) aiming to ship green ammonia from Narvik, Northern Norway, to Germany. VNG said it plans to procure up to 200,000 tonnes of green ammonia per year from Aker Horizons’ large-scale green ind
JERA, Japan’s energy major, and PTT Public Company Limited, a state enterprise operating petroleum and related businesses under the Energy Ministry of Thailand, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on initiatives for expanding the supply chain and usage of hydrogen and ammo
Industrial gases company Air Products has signed an agreement to supply its proprietary LNG process technology and equipment to French engineering company Technip Energies for an electric-driven LNG project in China. Last month, Technip Energies was selected by Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum Group and S
French LNG containment specialist GTT and Chinese shipbuilder Shanghai Waigaiqiao Shipyard (SWS) have obtained approval in principle from classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) for the design of LNG dual-fuel very large crude carrier.
South Korea’s shipbuilding major Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) is set to undergo a significant transformation under the Hanwha Group. The company will soon be rebranded as Hanwha Ocean, marking a new era for the organization. In an extraordinary board meeting held on May 8, it was
Africa is lagging behind in its digital uptake, which is putting at risk its ambition to become a gas-powered economy by 2030.
Jiangnan Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), has signed a contract with Singaporean shipping company Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) for the construction of four Very Large Ammonia Carriers (VLAC) with a capacity of 93,000 cubic meters. The Chinese shipbuilder s
TC Energy-led Coastal GasLink has entered spring with nearly 87% of construction complete. In an April update on its official website, it listed the following achievements: More specifically, in regard to the project’s sections individually, Coastal GasLink noted that while pipe installation is comp
After collecting tens of thousands of signatures on the petition, opponents of the planned LNG terminal off Rügen in Germany have presented their concerns to the Bundestag’s petitions committee regarding the inclusion of this location in the LNG Acceleration Act. With support from the German Environ
Chinese shipyard Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding has launched the fourth 174,000 cubic metre LNG carrier it built for CSSC Shipping. According to the shipbuilder, the undocking ceremony for the ship with the working name H1830A took place on 4 May. The LNG carrier has a total length of 295 metres, a wi
