Energy company Eesti Gaas, also known as Elenger, has announced it will bring an additional LNG cargo from the United States (U.S.) to the Inkoo terminal, Finland, in the second half of November 2023 to cover the country’s gas consumption. Margus Kaasik, Chairman of the Management Board of Eesti Gaa
Energy major Shell Western LNG and MSC Cruises, the cruise division of MSC Group, have completed the first bunkering of LNG-powered vessel MSC Euribia in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, under the agreement for Shell to provide marine fuels for the line’s newbuild. Pierfrancesco Vago, MSC Cruises’ Execut
Taiwanese container shipping major Evergreen has teamed up with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), the world’s largest fund manager within greenfield renewable energy, for collaboration on hydrogen-based marine fuels. To this end, Evergreen and CIP, on behalf of its Energy Transition Fund, ha
Maersk Growth, the venture arm of Danish shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk, has added Switzerland-based cleantech and engineering company Methanology AG to its low-carbon fuel portfolio. Methanology focuses on developing technologies capable of producing large quantities of renewable methanol using
Poland’s ORLEN Group is expanding the company’s presence in the global liquefied natural gas (LNG) market with two new fleet additions, LNG carriers (LNGCs) named ‘Saint Barbara’ and ‘Ignacy Łukasiewicz.’ LNG carrier ‘Saint Barbara’ pays homage to the patron saint of miners, oil and gas workers, whi
The Decarbonising UK Freight Transport (DUKFT) Network has released a new report claiming that hydrogen-derived fuels such as methanol and ammonia may be important in some niches for road and rail freight, but have the greatest role in decarbonizing domestic and international maritime freight.
Cool Company (CoolCo) has entered into sale and leaseback financing arrangements with Huaxia Financial Leasing for two LNG carriers that are being built by Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries in South Korea. Following the earlier announcement of the purchase of two 2-stroke LNG carrier newbuilds, namely
Canada’s Ksi Lisims LNG has filed an application to the British Columbia (B.C.) Government for an environmental assessment certificate (EAC) after consultation, studies and analysis designed to identify and mitigate potential effects on a wide range of matters related to the project. The filing is s
UK-based energy giant BP has shipped the first LNG cargo produced by the new liquefaction train at the Tangguh LNG facility in Papua Barat, Indonesia, marking the start of full commercial operation of the expanded Tangguh LNG facility. The LNG cargo produced by the new train sailed from Tangguh on O
South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries has started the construction of a 2-stroke LNG carrier for Cool Company (CoolCo). According to CoolCo’s brief social media update, the steel cutting ceremony for the LNG carrier was held on October 10, 2023. The vessel named Kool Panther is one
Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has placed an order for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier at Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI).
UAE’s integrated gas processing company ADNOC Gas has announced a multi-year liquified natural gas (LNG) supply agreement, valued between $500 million (AED 1.8 billion) and $700 million (AED 2.5 billion), with JERA Global Markets, a trading subsidiary of Japan’s energy major JERA. ADNOC Gas said the
French LNG containment specialist GTT has received, in the third quarter of 2023, two orders for the tank design of three new liquefied natural gas carriers (LNGCs). The company said the first two LNGCs will be built by the South Korean shipyard HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HD HHI), on behalf of a E
QatarEnergy and Shell, through their affiliates, have signed two long-term LNG sale and purchase agreements for the supply of LNG from Qatar to the Netherlands. Pursuant to the agreements, up to 3.5 million tons per annum (mtpa) of LNG will be delivered to the Gate LNG terminal in the port of Rotter
