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Peninsula secures biofuel deal with COSCO Shipping
Global independent marine energy supplier Peninsula has fixed its first biofuel deal for Shanghai-based shipowner COSCO Shipping Lines.

Alexandroupolis LNG terminal wins €106 million European Commission grant
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €106 million Greek measure to support the completion of the construction of Gastrade’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Alexandroupolis. The aid will take the form of a direct grant, and according to Gastrade, the promoter and

LR, Cargill, Minerva Dry and NACKS to develop wind-assisted, methanol-ready bulker
Lloyd’s Register (LR), Cargill International, Minerva Dry Inc. and Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Co Ltd (NACKS) have joined forces on the design of a Kamsarmax bulk carrier with methanol and rotor sail capability.

Odfjell Drilling-managed rig starts drilling ops for Neptune in North Sea
Neptune Energy has kicked off drilling activities at an appraisal well in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea, using a semi-submersible rig managed by Odfjell Drilling.

Baker Hughes scores ‘major technology order’ from Venture Global LNG
Energy technology company Baker Hughes has secured a contract with U.S.-based Venture Global LNG to provide a modularized LNG system and power island. The contract, which was described as a major gas technology equipment order, was awarded under a master equipment supply agreement between the two co

Two Shelf Drilling jack-up rigs booked for work in Nigeria
Shelf Drilling has secured new contracts for two jack-up rigs in its fleet, which have been hired to carry out operations offshore Nigeria.

Hapag-Lloyd opens new Megamax era with naming of 1st dual-fuel 23,600 TEU giant
Hapag-Lloyd’s first dual-fuel liquified natural gas (LNG) ultra large containership Berlin Express has been christened at the Port of Hamburg.

Petrobras weeks away from embarking on drilling campaign in ‘one of the world’s newest and most promising frontiers’
Petrobras is planning to kick off a drilling program in the Potiguar Basin on Brazil’s Equatorial Margin upon the arrival of a rig.

Geoquip Marine on geotechnical survey duty at third Bałtyk offshore wind site
Following similar work at the MFW Bałtyk II and MFW Bałtyk III offshore wind sites, Geoquip Marine will perform a geotechnical survey for the third MFW Bałtyk project that Equinor and Polenergia are developing in Poland. The company will conduct a comprehensive reconnaissance at the MFW Bałtyk I off

US five-year offshore oil & gas leasing plan puts Biden between the devil and the deep blue sea
Biden administration is stuck between a rock and a hard place while trying to reconcile its climate agenda and offshore wind ambitions with the IRA’s giveaways to the fossil fuels lobby.

Oil & gas supermajor books Argeo for three-month program
Argeo is set to commence a three-month deepwater inspection program for a client that it described as an “oil and gas supermajor”. The agreement comprises deepwater autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) inspection services and remotely operated vehicle (ROV) inspection separated in two detailed work p

Everfuel-Hy24 JV all set to work on green hydrogen infrastructure in the Nordics
Everfuel, a Denmark-based green hydrogen company, and Hy24, managing the world’s largest clean hydrogen infrastructure fund, have completed the transaction establishing the joint venture (JV) to begin financing the development of electrolyzer capacity across the Nordics. The parties announced the cr

thyssenkrupp, Wilhelmsen partner on 3D printing for shipping industry
German company thyssenkrupp and Norwegian maritime group Wilhelmsen have founded a joint venture, Pelagus 3D, which will offer spare parts for the maritime industry worldwide via a digital platform and 3D printing.

Cepsa bunkers Hapag-Lloyd’s containership with biofuel in Barcelona
Spanish supplier of energy for maritime transport Cepsa has undertaken the largest supply of second-generation biofuels to date at the Port of Barcelona. The operation was conducted on a 350-meter-long containership operated by Hapag-Lloyd.