Latin America’s first electric tugboat, built by Sanmar Shipyards for Enap and SAAM, has embarked on a voyage to Chile. The post Latin America’s first electric tugboat en route to Chile appeared first on Offshore Energy.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a permit to Sempra Infrastructure, a subsidiary of North America’s energy infrastructure company Sempra, for the export of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to non-free trade agreement (non-FTA) countries from its facility in Jefferson County, Texas. The post Sempra secures LNG export permit for Phase 2 of Texas facility appeared first on Offshore Energy.
China oil and gas major Sinopec has unveiled a $690m venture capital fund to support early-stage hydrogen investments and technologies. The fund will be managed by Sinopec Private Equity Fund Management, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sinopec Capital. The announcement provides further evidence of China’s pre-eminent position in hydrogen and follows $321m of funding from the Chinese finance ministry for regional hydrogen fuel cell vehicle demonstration projects, taking overall funding to $700m in the last three years. Sinopec recently inaugurated the second phase of its Guangzhou Petrochemical Hydrogen Fuel Cell Supply Center, raising hydrogen production capacity to 15 tonnes daily. The Chinese company’s flagship project, Kuqa, in the remote Xinjiang province, aims to reach 20,000 Mt/yr capacity by the end of this year, powered by 260MW of electrolysers. The China Hydrogen Alliance projects China’s hydrogen demand will… Read More »China energy major allocates $690m for hydrogen projects | Hydrogen
Eni Ghana, a subsidiary of Italy’s energy giant Eni, has kicked off drilling activities off the coast of Ghana with a seventh-generation drillship, which previously worked for the Italian player in Côte d’Ivoire, Africa. The post 2014-built drillship embarks on Eni’s hydrocarbon search in African waters appeared first on Offshore Energy.
UK systems design house Smart Green Shipping (SGS) has released the results of recent sea trials of its wind-assisted propulsion system (WAPS), conducted in late 2024 aboard the MV Pacific Grebe, a nuclear waste carrier. The post Smart Green Shipping: CMDC3-backed sea trials prove efficiency, fuel savings potential of wingsail appeared first on Offshore Energy.
Dutch shortsea shipping company Vertom Group has rung the welcome bell to its eighth […] The post Vertom enriches green fleet with latest diesel-electric MPP appeared first on Offshore Energy.
Spanish energy major Moeve, formerly Cepsa, has reached a strategic agreement with compatriot shipping company Armas Trasmediterránea to supply second-generation (2G) marine biofuels in the Canary Islands. The post Moeve and Armas Trasmediterránea strike marine biofuel supply deal appeared first on Offshore Energy.
JERA has taken steps to boost its liquefied natural gas (LNG) arsenal through a new offtake agreement with NextDecade Corporation, enabling the U.S. player to edge closer to a positive final investment decision (FID) on the fifth train at its LNG export project in Texas, United States. The post Japan-US duo strikes 20-year offtake deal for LNG export project in Texas appeared first on Offshore Energy.
Energy Transfer LNG Export, a subsidiary of U.S.-based Energy Transfer, has entered into a multi-year sale and purchase agreement (SPA) with Japan’s Kyushu Electric Power Company for the delivery of liquefied natural gas (LNG) volumes from the former’s proposed export project on Louisiana’s Gulf Coast. The post 20-year gas supply deal brings US LNG terminal’s import-to-export conversion closer to reality appeared first on Offshore Energy.
The death toll has climbed to three people after two workers succumbed to injuries in the aftermath of a fire, which happened on a deepwater oil platform off the coast of Angola, operated by Cabinda Gulf Oil Company (CABGOC), a subsidiary of the U.S.-headquartered energy giant Chevron. The post Three fatalities confirmed in the wake of tragic fire at offshore oil platform appeared first on Offshore Energy.