Cool Company Limited (CoolCo), an owner, operator and manager of LNG carriers, has exercised its option to acquire two newbuild 2-stroke LNG carriers from affiliates of Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS). The LNG carriers, named Kool Tiger and Kool Panther, are being built by Hyundai Samho Heavy Industr
Gulfstream LNG, a mid-sized greenfield LNG export project under development in Louisiana, U.S., has received authorization from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to export produced LNG to all existing, and any future countries that have, or will enter, free trade agreement (FTA) with the U.S. This
Provaris Energy, an Australian developer of green hydrogen projects, and its Norwegian counterpart Gen2 Energy have teamed up to develop a large-scale European hydrogen supply chain. With this aim in mind, the parties signed a collaboration agreement to conduct a comprehensive pre-feasibility study
Danish green hydrogen provider Everfuel has announced that several milestones were attained towards completing the 20 MW HySynergy phase 1 electrolyzer in Fredericia, Denmark. The company said it obtained environmental approval for the hydrogen plant from the Danish Environmental Ministry, and it ma
UK’s Centrica Storage has teamed up with consulting and engineering firm Wood to evaluate the feasibility of transforming its Easington gas processing terminal into a low-carbon hydrogen production hub. Based in East Yorkshire, the hub will be integrated with Centrica’s Rough field redevelopment and
Classification society ABS and Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) have launched a batch of new, funded research projects covering topics related to safety and performance in marine and offshore industries, such as ammonia as fuel, ship electrification and carbon capture and sequestratio
Port of Rotterdam, together with Rotterdam Port Promotion Council (RPPC), has signed an agreement with Navingo BV on taking part in Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2023 (OEEC 2023) this November in Amsterdam. With OEEC’s aim being connecting the entire offshore energy sector through the work
The HOPE (Hydrogen Offshore Production for Europe) project, which aims to develop, build and operate the first 10 MW offshore hydrogen production unit in the North Sea, off the coast of Belgium by 2026, has received a €20 million (around $21.8 million) grant from the European Commission (EC). The HO
The report on the potential of tidal stream energy to support sustainable growth in the UK, published by Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change & the Environment, has concluded that this form of energy can serve as an effective complement to wider efforts on both net zero and energy security.
Italian maritime transportation group Fratelli Cosulich has celebrated the christening and launch of its second small-scale LNG bunkering vessel. The vessel named Paolina Cosulich was christened and launched on 26 June at CIMC SOE shipyard in China. This 5,300 dwt vessel, which can carry 8,200 m3 of
Ørsted and BP have reached an agreement on the previously disputed overlap area between the Hornsea Four offshore wind farm and the Endurance carbon storage site, developed by the Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP) that gathers BP, Equinor and TotalEnergies. Quick overview: Ørsted submitted an app
US energy infrastructure company New Fortress Energy (NFE) and energy logistics hub Ocean Point Terminals have welcomed the first LNG carrier at Ocean Point’s dock facilities in St. Croix, marking the commencement of LNG ship-to-ship transfer operations. Ocean Point Terminals and NFE announced the l
Human-caused global warming has increased the intensity and duration of heat waves all around the world. Scientists indicate that the heat waves will become even more intense in the future. As the world struggles to take a fresh breath from record-breaking high temperatures, the offshore energy sect
MV Sea Change, the first hydrogen fuel cell-powered ferry in the United States, has been fueled on the San Francisco waterfront as it continues its sea trials ahead of being put into regular operation. The San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) announced this fueling
