Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) and Royal Vopak (Vopak) have come to an agreement whereby Vopak will acquire 49.99% of the shares in the vessel owning company of MOL FSRU Challenger, whose name will be changed to Bauhinia Spirit, a nod to Hong Kong’s flag, which features the tropical plant. This …
Read More »Qatar Petroleum Confirms First Chinese LNG Carrier Orders
Qatar Petroleum has ordered its first Chinese-built gas carriers, opting for four LNG carriers from Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding in a deal worth approximately $770m. These four carriers are the first batch of orders in Qatar Petroleum’s massive LNG shipbuilding program, which will cater for future LNG fleet requirements for the North …
Read More »CNOOC Sets out to Develop China’s First Offshore Carbon Capture Project
China’s offshore oil and gas major CNOOC has initiated a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project at its Enping 15-1 oilfield in the South China Sea, making it the country’s first venture into offshore CCS plays. The project involves building facilities to capture up to 300,000 tonnes of CO2 per …
Read More »Study Launched to Ship Hydrogen on Chemical Carriers
Europe’s largest port is involved in a study that looks at shipping hydrogen using existing infrastructure. Port of Rotterdam Authority, Koole Terminals, Chiyoda Corporation and Mitsubishi Corporation have signed an agreement on a joint study on the feasibility of a commercial-scale import of hydrogen from overseas sources to one of …
Read More »BP Targets Norwegian Offshore Wind with Statkraft and Aker
UK supermajor BP has agreed to join forces with Norway’s Statkraft and Aker Offshore Wind in a consortium bidding to develop offshore wind in the Sørlige Nordsjø II licence area off Norway. Sørlige Nordsjø II will be developed without government support. Norway plans to announce the auction in Q1 2022 …
Read More »Total to Supply LNG to India’s Steel Industry
Steel giant ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel (AMNS) has signed with France’s Total for the supply of up to 500,000 tons of liquefied natural gas (LNG) per year to run its steel and power plants located in Hazira, Gujarat state. The LNG will be sourced from Total’s global portfolio and offloaded either …
Read More »EU Postpones Climate and Energy Legislation
The European Union has been forced to postpone its energy and climate legislation, which is highly likely to include CO2 quotas on shipping, by one month. The policy which was to have included the emissions trading legislation which will regulate shipping and aviation and regulate the price of CO2 was …
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