Some of the Bay of Fundy’s most exciting research continued this year in a large, collaborative effort to better understand how fish move through the Minas Passage and calculate the risk that they may encounter a tidal energy device.
Japan, the world’s top importer of LNG, is working with marine insurers in the country to ensure LNG imports from Russia are not jeopardized in the wake of the latest sanctions against Moscow. Three companies from Japan, Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance, Sompo Japan Insurance, and Mitsui Sumito
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed an Executive Order on Tuesday, December 27, banning the sale of oil and oil products to foreign companies and individuals abiding by the price cap imposed by the Westrn nations. To remind, at the beginning of December, the Group of Seven (G7) nations and Austr
Namibia’s Ministry of Mines and Energy has granted a second one-year extension for the Petroleum Exploration License 87 (PEL 87) located in the Orange Basin. Canada-based Sintana Energy reported on 21 December that Namibia’s Minister of Mines and Energy had granted a second one-year extension to the
Trade and investment agency AICEP, an independent public entity of the government of Portugal, has awarded a Potential National Interest (PIN) status to the GreenH2Atlantic project, which is developing a 100 MW green hydrogen production unit in Sines, Portugal. Martifier Group, one of the developers
US liquefied natural gas (LNG) export company Freeport LNG has updated the timing of the initial restart of its liquefaction facility in Texas which has been shut since June. To remind, the facility has been shut down following the explosion incident that occurred on 8 June. At first, the restart of
Engie’s Laborelec has placed the final order for a storage solution to Entech Smart Energies as part of the FORWARD2030 project, whose aim is to develop a multi-vector energy system and further advance floating tidal energy technology.
UK-based energy giant BP and the Government of Indonesia have concluded a 20-year extension of the Tangguh production sharing contract (Tangguh PSC), enabling BP to further develop the largest gas-producing field in Indonesia. On 23 December, BP announced that the Indonesian government granted the e
Swedish tidal energy company Minesto has signed a long-term lease agreement for strategic port access and onshore operations and maintenance (O&M) work site in the Faroe Islands.
Two European gas trading companies have been fined a total of €4.8 million by the Spanish National Markets and Competition Commission (CNMC) for failing to comply with the LNG unloading programs in Spanish regasification companies. On 22 December, the CNMC informed it had sanctioned RWE Supply & Tra
Sara Kärki from transmission system operator (TSO) Gasgrid Finland and Maria Sicilia from TSO Enagás are the two new chairwomen of the European Hydrogen Backbone (EHB) consortium. “Hydrogen is a key technology for diversifying energy supply, improving energy security and resilience of the European e
Sempra Infrastructure, a subsidiary of North American energy company Sempra, has received authorisation from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to re-export liquefied natural gas (LNG) from two projects in Mexico. On 22 December, Sempra announced that Energía Costa Azul, S. de R.L. de C.V. (ECA LNG
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), on behalf of the Federal Government, is planning to hold a mini-bid round for seven offshore blocks in order to spur new exploration and drilling activities in the country’s deep waters. The seven blocks in the Mini Bid Round cover an ar
Oil and gas giant Shell has shut down production at its Prelude floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility offshore Australia after a fire broke out on 21 December. “On Wednesday 21 December at 16:25 AWST, there was a small fire detected on board Prelude in a turbine enclosure. The fire was quic
