Business Developments & Projects
Danfoss Editron to power UK’s first high-speed hybrid passenger ferries
Danfoss Power Solutions’ Editron division will power the UK’s first high-speed passenger ferries, with the first vessel joining Uber Boat by Thames Clippers’ fleet in autumn 2022.
Horisont Energi’s Barents Blue ammonia project reaches new milestones
Norwegian carbon tech company Horisont Energi said Barents Blue, Europe’s first large-scale blue ammonia production facility, has accomplished key milestones.
Enel renews Porto Empedocle LNG plant project
Enel said it is ready to resume plans to build the Porto Empedocle LNG import terminal in southern Italy in an effort to secure alternative supplies to Russian gas.
Norway’s Equinor spuds North Sea wildcat well
Norwegian oil and gas giant Equinor has started drilling operations on the Kveikje exploration well located in the North Sea offshore Norway.
No oil for Shell in North Sea well
Oil major Shell has failed to find hydrocarbons following the drilling of an exploration well located in the UK North Sea.
Norsepower rotor sails for world’s largest short sea RoRo
Finnish cleantech company Norsepower has signed an agreement with Luxembourg-based shipping group CLdN to install two tilting rotor sails onboard a 2018-built vessel.
Shell sorry for buying Russian crude, pledges to withdraw from all Russian oil & gas
Shell has apologised for buying a cargo of Russian crude oil, a decision which was made with the security of supplies in mind.
Contractors wanted for MPS’ megawatt-scale wind and wave hybrid
Welsh company Marine Power Systems (MPS) has issued three tenders looking for contractors to undertake demonstrator platform and demonstrator device work for its megawatt-scale wind and wave energy solution.
First new green ship joins TT-Line
German ferry operator TT-Line has taken delivery of its first green ship, the LNG-powered Nils Holgersson.
CoolCo buys first of eight LNG tankers from Golar
Cool Company (CoolCo) has purchased the first of the eight modern LNG tankers from Bermuda-based LNG shipper Golar LNG.
Havila bags new deals for three vessels
Norwegian offshore vessel owner Havila Shipping has inked new contracts for three vessels for operations with different operators.
Shell to buy LNG from Venture Global’s Plaquemines plant
Venture Global and Shell signed a new long-term SPA for the supply of 2 million mtpa of LNG from the Plaquemines LNG export facility.
Meyer Group: Intelligent IT systems are key to green shipbuilding
With its startup Alfred Maritime, German shipbuilder Meyer Group wants to speed up the digitalization of the shipbuilding industry and use data in a smart way to contribute to the sector’s decarbonization.
Aker BP selects technology partner for NOAKA project
Swiss technology firm Hitachi Energy has been selected by the Norwegian oil and gas company Aker BP as a technology partner for the NOAKA power-from-shore project offshore Norway.