Norwegian energy giant Equinor has selected units of German engineering company Linde for front-end engineering design (FEED) work and operation and maintenance of its large-scale low-carbon hydrogen plant in the UK. Equinor’s UK project, named Hydrogen to Humber Saltend (H2H Saltend), is a 600-mega
Shell has unveiled a simplified organisational structure and executive committee and directorate changes to enhance performance.
A closer look at this week’s highlights of the latest energy transition-related news gives us an insight into what the future may hold for the sector. With the world’s energy security at the top of nations’ agendas, more and more countries around the world are preparing to shift to renewable energy
Dutch startup Circular Maritime Technologies (CMT) has received a cheque for the €1.7 million grant from the Kansen voor West subsidy program, which is largely financed by the European Regional Development Fund. The company said that the financing would be used for the first steps of CMI’s test and
Technip Energies, an engineering and technology company, has signed two separate Memorandums of Understanding (MoU), one with PCL Industrial Management, a group of independent construction companies, and another with Capital Engineering, a company offering multi-discipline consulting engineering and
Japanese shipping giant Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and compatriot trading and investment company Mitsui & Co. have received approval in principle (AiP) from ClassNK for the design of a large ammonia-powered bulk carrier. The approval was granted for the 210,000 dwt Capesize bulker with a main engine
Finnish shipbuilder Helsinki Shipyard has floated out a hybrid diesel-electric expedition ship SH Diana being built for Swan Hellenic. SH Diana’s fitting out is already underway, as the vessel readies for its maiden cruise, leaving Palermo in Italy for Lisbon in Portugal on 15 April. Diana will then
Official results from the pan-European EVOLVE project involving world-leading academics, research institutions and technology developers have been released, providing a firm evidence base supporting the acceleration of ocean energy in Europe’s future energy system.
Ramping up storage of natural gas and hydrogen is seen as a solution to both the energy crisis and energy transition.
A group of eight marine insurers has released the first Annual Disclosure Report for Poseidon Principles for Marine Insurance, disclosing the climate alignment of their hull and machinery portfolios. The report surveys the portfolios of the framework’s signatories in what has been described as a ‘la
Japanese heavyweights ITOCHU Corporation, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, INPEX Corporation and Taisei Corporation have joined hands to conduct a joint feasibility study on a large-scale and wide-area carbon capture and storage (CCS) value chain project. Under the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), the
A deep dive into Woodside’s recent activities related to ongoing projects and financial and operational results for 4Q 2022.
Geneva-based container shipping major MSC has reportedly returned to yards with a mammoth order comprising ten LNG-fuelled boxships. Shipbrokers say that the order involves Neopanamax vessels (11,400 TEU) and that the company is paying around $120 million per vessel. Chinese shipbuilder Zhoushan Cha
Dutch ship design company AURELIA, has joined forces with naval architecture designer NEPA SHIPPING, and ALOFT SYSTEMS, experts in sails and weather routing, on a green retrofitting project involving a 205,000 dwt bulk carrier. The project set out to demonstrate how a combination of innovative solut
