Business & Finance

JR Shipping outfits 9th vessel with Value Maritime’s Filtree and carbon capture solution
Dutch shipping company JR Shipping has completed the installation of Value Maritime’s Filtree and Carbon Capture technology on the 9th vessel, MV Emotion. The installation on the 2008-built containership of 1,440 TEU was completed in Hamburg, Value Maritime said in an update. The latest development

Will UK’s new CCUS strategy open doors to multi-billion global supply chain market?
A new carbon capture supply chain strategy is expected to pave the way for Britain to gain entry into the global supply chain market.

Ofgem to set final cap and floor levels for North Sea Link
UK energy market regulator Ofgem is set to carry out a post-construction review of the North Sea Link (NSL) after which it will set the final cap and floor levels for the project connecting the UK and Norway. Ofgem granted National Grid North Sea Link (NGNSL) a cap and floor regime with respect to t

FloWatt developers applaud French government’s tidal energy commitment
The developers of FloWatt tidal energy project – Qair, HydroQuest, and Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie (CMN) – have hailed the French government’s investment in what is to become the world’s largest tidal energy farm.

Prysmian’s renewed credit facility includes environmental and social KPIs
Italian cabling giant Prysmian has renewed its €1,000 million long-term revolving credit facility, including environmental and social KPIs among the parameters that determine the financing conditions. Prysmian reported on 13 July that it had signed the renewal of the €1,000 million long-term revolvi

UK invests €8.8M to drive innovation in offshore renewables
The Supergen Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Impact Hub, led by the University of Plymouth, has secured €8.8 million to accelerate the impact of current and future offshore renewables devices and systems and to drive the UK towards it net zero commitments.

Technip Energies invests in cleantech fund to boost path toward net zero
Engineering and technology company Technip Energies has invested in Evok Innovation’s Fund II, a cleantech fund that invests in and supports hard-tech development and focuses on next-generation sectors such as low-carbon hydrogen, carbon capture and removal, electrification and critical minerals. Ac

Hartshead works on putting funding in place for UK North Sea gas project
Hartshead Resources has appointed specialist corporate finance energy advisors to support its efforts to secure financing for gas project.

Gas rush paints LNG as energy transition’s trump card to low-carbon future
Gas has solidified its position at the top of the energy pyramid, thus, the pursuit for more natural gas and LNG is in full swing.

Nord Stream investigation finds explosive traces on suspiciously chartered yacht
Germany has found traces of subsea explosives in samples taken from a yacht that may have been used to transport the explosives that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea, a letter sent to the UN Security Council states. Four gas leaks were found on the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipeline

Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2023 expands with additional exhibition hall
Europe’s premier offshore energy event to feature an integrated conference area, Offshore Energy Pavilion, and more. Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) 2023, the highly anticipated event for the offshore energy industry, is proud to announce the addition of an extra exhibition hall. Th

Clarksons: 44 pct of ships ordered in H1 are alternatively fueled
Green transition remains a central underlying driver for shipping markets, according to the latest review from Clarksons Research, which estimates that 44% of newbuild tonnage ordered in the first half of this year was alternative fueled. With 62 orders secured in the first six months of 2023, metha

1st ME-GA engine wraps up gas trials
The first ME-GA engine has completed gas trials aboard an LNG carrier built by Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI) for Norwegian shipping company, Knutsen OAS Shipping, MAN Energy Solutions announced. The new engine is an Otto-cycle variant of the company’s ME-GI engine, designed for LNG/fuel-oil

UK player seeking farm-down of high-graded assets in its North Sea basket
Reabold Resources has undertaken a high-grading exercise of its North Sea licences and plans to farm down its stake in retained assets.