Singapore-based shipbuilder Sembcorp Marine is proposing to change its name to Seatrium Limited. The move follows the completion of the combination of the businesses of Sembcorp Marine Ltd and Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd on 28 February 2023. Following the completion of the proposed combination of S
Baker Hughes has received an order from QatarEnergy to supply two main refrigerant compressors (MRCs) for the North Field South (NFS) project. The order, described by Baker Hughes as major LNG order, will be booked in the first quarter of 2023. The ordered MRCs are part of two LNG mega trains repres
Portugal is the latest country to accede to IMO’s Hong Kong Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships. The convention covers the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of ships, and preparation for ship recycling to facilitate safe and environmentally sound recyc
Dutch energy and commodities company Vitol has delivered the first LNG cargo to Elenger, one of the largest private energy companies in the eastern Baltic Sea region, via Finland’s new import terminal in the port of Inkoo. According to Vitol, the cargo was delivered on 2 April and it came from its p
The NeuConnect energy link that will connect Germany and the UK for the first time is a “key project” and highlights how closely the two countries are working together to make their economies climate-neutral, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said during the visit of UK’s King Charles III to
The UK Government is considering the viability and merits of the Xlinks Morocco–UK Power Project to understand how it could contribute to the UK’s energy security, the government announced in a recent policy paper. The Morocco-UK Power Project is a multi-technology renewable energy project with appr
California Air Resources Board (CARB) has approved Clean Air Engineering–Maritime, Inc.’s (CAE-M) latest vessel stack exhaust capture and treatment system, called the “ShoreKat.” The technology aims to reduce emissions from marine vessels while minimizing the impact on vessel performance and operati
The European Union has reached a provisional deal to raise the share of renewables in its final energy consumption to 42.5% by 2030, under the revision of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED).
Antwerp Terminal Services (ATS), a joint venture between MSC PSA Europe Terminal (MPET) and PSA Antwerp (PSAA), today officially launched the world’s first H2 dual fuel straddle carrier in the Port of Antwerp. The straddle carrier uses H2 dual fuel combustion engine technology, developed by Antwerp-
Norwegian oilfield services provider Aker Solutions has joined the First Movers Coalition (FMC), thereby committing to buying at least 10 per cent of its steel from low-emissions sources by 2030. By joining the decarbonizing coalition, Aker Solutions has committed to a frame agreement for steel purc
LNG storage contractor TGE Gas Engineering has announced that the concrete pouring of the second layer of the central area of the dome of Tank 1 of the Guangdong Energy Yangjiang LNG terminal project was completed. This marks the completion of the concrete pouring of the dome of the two tanks of the
Taiwan’s state-owned oil and gas company CPC has selected Japanese engineering firm JFE Engineering Corporation for the construction of large-scale liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal. On 28 March, JFE Engineering said it secured a contract for the design, procurement, construction and commissionin
The developers of the Yuquot Microgrid Project have issued a Request for Information (RFI) to determine wave energy converter technologies that are capable of integrating with a microgrid system at Nootka Island in British Columbia.
Denmark and Germany have signed a cooperation agreement on green hydrogen and the integration of the two countries’ energy systems. According to Denmark’s Ministry of Climate, Energy, and Supply, the declaration is to facilitate an ongoing dialogue between Denmark and Germany and relevant actors abo
