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Novatek posts lower quarterly production, sales
Russia’s largest independent natural gas and LNG producer Novatek reported a decline in both production and sales in the second quarter of this year. Novatek said Monday its natural gas production declined by 2.2 percent year-on-year to 18.5 billion cubic metres. The Russian company’s total producti
The Fjords welcomes its 2nd all-electric passenger ship
Norwegian transportation company The Fjords has taken delivery of its second all-electric passenger ship, Legacy of The Fjords.
GasNet opens first mobile LNG station in Czech Republic
GasNet, a Czech natural gas distributor, has put into operation the first public mobile self-serve unit for liquefied natural gas (LNG) on the Czech market.
Cyprus starts work on first LNG import terminal
Cyprus has started building its first LNG import facility at Vassilikos, the nation’s largest and most expensive energy project. The project includes an FSRU connected to a jetty, mooring facilities, a pipeline, and other onshore and offshore related infrastructure. It has a price tag of 289 million
Rolande enters German LNG-fueling market
The Dutch liquefied natural gas (LNG) fueling infrastructure specialist Rolande has entered the German market with its first facility in Ulm.
GTT bags deal for Chinese LNG tanker trio
The French outfit GTT has secured an order to design and build tanks for a trio of liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers.
Offshore wind part of EU’s two newly adopted strategies as green hydrogen prioritised
The European Commission adopted two energy strategies on an EU-level on 8 July, which prioritise hydrogen production powered by offshore wind and other renewable energy sources, and set the stage for linking different energy carriers, infrastructures, and consumption sectors. “The priority for the E
New investors enter Acorn carbon capture and storage project
Pale Blue Dot, the lead developer of the Acorn Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) project, has conducted a corporate restructuring following a strategic investment by multinational independent investment bank and financial services company Macquarie Group.
Zvezda starts work on another LNG-powered Aframax
Russian Zvezda shipyard has started building another liquefied natural gas-powered Aframax tanker for compatriot Rosneft. The yard held a keel laying ceremony for the LNG-powered vessel on Monday, according to a statement by Russian state-owned energy company Rosneft. The vessel will be named after
Shell’s shipping study confirms LNG as transition fuel
A Shell study released on Tuesday exploring how the shipping industry is working to slash its emissions has confirmed LNG as one of the main transition fuels. The report named “Decarbonizing Shipping: All Hands on Deck” is a joint research by Shell and Deloitte. Shell says the report lays a “roadmap
PowerGlobe in search for LNG carrier to support Croatia deal
Qatar’s PowerGlobe is looking to charter an LNG carrier to support its newly booked capacity at Croatia’s first import terminal on the island of Krk. The energy arm of privately-held Optimized Holding said in a statement it plans to charter the LNG vessel for a period of ten years. PowerGlobe did no
UMAS, EDF: IMO needs to have ‘right rules’ for alternative fuels to truly drive shipping’s decarbonisation
The international shipping industry will fail to tackle its global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions unless it puts in place rules that truly reflect the climate impact of shipping fuels, a new report finds.
Spanish port in first LNG bunkering
Spanish port of Denia recently hosted its first liquefied natural gas bunkering operation supplying the fuel to Balearia’s ferry. The operation took place last Wednesday at the port located in Spain’s Alicante province, south of Valencia. Balearia’s converted ferry Bahama Mama bunkered the fuel via
Enagas and BP partner on LNG, CNG as fuel in Spain
Enagas and a unit of BP have teamed up to promote the use of LNG and CNG as fuel for the transport sector in Spain as part of a move to reduce emissions. The collaboration deal signed on Thursday also includes the promotion of renewable gases, and entrepreneurship and innovation projects. Enagas, th