Malaysian energy major Petronas has inaugurated LNG bunkering business with its long-term Chinese partner Tiger Gas through its Petronas Marine brand. The inauguration follows the completion of Petronas’ maiden ship-to-ship LNG bunkering operation of approximately 500 tonnes of LNG for Tiger Gas’ Ti
New York-based tanker company International Seaways has taken delivery of the first dual-fuel LNG very large crude carrier (VLCC) Seaways Endeavor. Seaways Endeavor is the first of three dual-fuel LNG VLCCs ordered by the company at South Korean shipyard Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSM
Chevron and JERA have joined forces to explore carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects in the United States and Australia.
World’s largest container shipping company MSC is ready to embrace alternative fuels as part of its commitment to decarbonize its operations, Claudio Abbate, Vice President of Maritime Policy and Government Affairs at MSC Group, said. Abbate said the company was “willing and ready” to further adopt
The German Environmental Aid (Deutsche Umwelthilfe – DUH) has objected to the construction of a pipeline to connect the planned LNG terminal off Rügen in Germany and asked the responsible Stralsund Mining Authority to refuse the permit. According to DUH, the terminal, with a capacity of up to 38 bil
Tanzania’s Ministry of Energy has announced on Twitter that the negotiations for the construction of a $30 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal between Tanzania, Norway’s Equinor, and UK’s Shell are complete and experts are now writing contracts. The ministry notified the public that Tanzani
Japanese classification society ClassNK has issued four Approvals in Principle (AiPs) to French LNG containment specialist GTT recognizing the company’s latest development projects in alternative fuels. The concepts that won approvals include: – Concept of 12,500m3 LNG Dual-fuelled VLCC fitted with
Nordic energy company Gasum is strengthening its presence in the ARA region by registering for business in the Netherlands through its Swedish entity Gasum AB. Gasum AB has been entered into the Dutch trade register in February this year. The company said that being registered as a legal entity in t
Chinese shipbuilder Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding has delivered a 190,000 dwt dual-fuel bulk carrier Ubuntu Unity to its owner Clouds Marine SA, based in the Marshall Islands. The LNG-powered Capesize bulk is intended for Greek-based Maran Dry Management, according to the data from VesselsValue a
Partners in the Papua LNG project have launched fully-integrated front-end engineering and design (FEED) for the project in Papua New Guinea. Papua LNG is being developed by TotalEnergies, which holds a 40.1% interest in the project, along with its joint venture partners ExxonMobil (37.1%) and Santo
Gunvor Singapore and Chesapeake Energy Marketing have entered into a Heads of Agreement (HoA) under which Chesapeake will supply up to 2 million tonnes of LNG per annum to Gunvor, with the purchase price indexed to Japan Korea Marker (JKM), for a period of 15 years. Following the execution of the Ho
TGE Gas Engineering and Technodyne International Limited have been awarded by Sener, a member of the SENER/COBRA consortium, a contract for the outer tank design for the LNG storage tanks for German LNG Terminal GmbH. TGE/Technodyne said that the design works for the two full-containment tanks, each
French container shipping major CMA CGM welcomed nine e-methane-ready dual-fuel container ships into the fleet in 2022. The ships pertain to CMA CGM’s $10.2 billion investment in a fleet of 77 LNG-powered and “e-methane ready” vessels of which 32 are already in operation. The company also has six bi
Nakilat-Keppel Offshore & Marine (N-KOM), founded from a joint venture between Qatar Gas Transport Company (Nakilat) and KS Investment, a wholly owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine, and Norwegian tech company Kongsberg have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate in mariti
