Maritime leaders have formed an elite working group to study onboard carbon capture technologies as a solution to help decarbonize the maritime industry while enabling the existing ships to continue burning fossil fuels. The collaborative project brings together ABS, Diana Shipping Services, Equinor
UK-headquartered IOG plc is planning to bring the second Blythe production well on stream this month, despite losing 34 days to the well control event. In an update issued following well clean-up and testing operations that took place at the Blythe H2 well from 4 to 7 June, IOG plc revealed that the
Knutsen NYK Carbon Carriers AS (KNCC) is ready to order LCO2 carriers fitted with its unique Liquefied CO2-Elevated Pressure (LCO2-EP) containment system, the company said. The intention is being revealed on the back of a General Approval for Ship Application (GASA) the company secured for the LCO2-
Korean Register (KR) has granted an Approval in Principle (AiP) for a methanol-fueled MR tanker, jointly developed by KR, South Korean shipbuilder K Shipbuilding and equipment manufacturer S&SYS. The MR tanker is designed as a dual-fuel vessel, harnessing the power of marine gas oil (MGO) and methan
US-based cruise major Royal Caribbean Group has announced that Celebrity Cruises’ Celebrity Apex and Royal Caribbean International’s Symphony of the Seas will begin their voyage in Europe using sustainable biofuel to meet part of the ships’ fuel needs. During the three-month test, Celebrity Apex wil
The Biden-Harris Administration has released the US National Clean Hydrogen Strategy and Roadmap, a framework for accelerating the production, processing, delivery, storage and use of clean hydrogen. DOE informed that the framework provides a snapshot of hydrogen production, transport, storage and u
Newfoundland-based Port of Argentia and American renewable energy company Pattern Energy have entered into an agreement for the planned wind energy to ammonia project at Argentia. On 5 June, the Port of Argentia announced it had reached a binding agreement on commercial terms with Pattern Energy for
NJR Clean Energy Ventures (CEV), the renewable energy subsidiary of New Jersey Resources, will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the progress made on the development of North America’s largest floating solar array.
US-based Grand Isle LNG has announced plans to build an LNG export facility thirteen miles south of Grand Isle, Louisiana in Plaquemines Parish. According to Grand Isle LNG, the proposed LNG export facility promises to deliver a cleaner environment and competitively priced US LNG, as well as signifi
Ocean Power Technologies (OPT), through its wholly owned subsidiary 3Dent Technology, has entered into agreement with Northeast Technical Services Co. (NETSCo) to provide engineering assistance for the design of wind turbine installation vessels.
Oracle Energy, a joint venture between Oracle Power and Sheikh Ahmed Dalmook Al Maktoum, and PetroChina International (Middle East) Company Limited (PCME) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation and joint development of commercial avenues for Oracle Energy’s planned 400 MW gre
Subsea 7 has secured an extension of the existing frame agreement with Aker BP under which it will continue providing subsea services for the company’s developments on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). Under the agreement, Subsea 7 will provide engineering, fabrication and installation activiti
Hydrogen production technology with the direct seawater electrolysis method has been tested at Xonghua Bay offshore wind farm in Fujian, southeast China. According to reports by the Beijing-based state-run foreign-language news channel, CGTN, this world’s first test to produce hydrogen by in-situ di
The Yongsoo wave energy pilot plant, installed offshore Jeju Island in South Korea, is being prepared to produce green hydrogen.
