Crowley inaugurates LNG loading terminal

Crowley inaugurated its LNG loading terminal in the southern town at Peñuelas in Puerto Rico. The facility marks a major milestone and supports the island’s economy with full-service, sustainable energy solutions to industrial and commercial operators in Central America and the Caribbean. The facility will significantly grow the company’s service capabilities in Puerto Rico, delivering

Shell to drive fleet decarbonisation

Shell Fleet Solutions has formally launched its Accelerate to Zero programme, to support fleets in meeting their sustainability targets. It brings together a mix of solutions Shell has developed to drive decarbonisation and integrates likeminded partners to tackle one of the greatest challenges that fleets face in this decade. The four-step Accelerate to Zero programme

Researchers at NCSU developed technique for less expensive hydrogen

North Carolina State University researchers have worked on a new technique for withdrawing hydrogen gas from liquid carriers. It is a quicker, and less costly and more energy efficient than previous approaches. Hydrogen fuel does not result in CO2 emissions. And hydrogen refuelling stations could be located at existing gas stations, taking advantage of existing

MSC to use LNG-filled green vessel from October 2022

MSC Cruises’s fleet will include LNG-fuelled newbuild MSC World Europa cuisse vessel. The vessel will be greenest and most efficient in MSC’s fleet that will enter into operation when it is delivered in October 2022. The company has informed about the ship’s environmental credentials recently. The vessel will also be the largest LNG-powered cruise ship

Total Energies likely join hands with Adani for hydrogen business in India

The French oil and gas major, Total Energies is expected to take up a 10 per cent or more minority stake of in Adani group’s hydrogen business in India. It is reported that the deal is currently in final stages and an announcement is likely from them.   Talks assume significance even as the Indian

India conscious of going for green energy: Hardeep Puri

India is more conscious of going for green energy than any other country in the world, Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said at the World Economic Forum. He said special emphasis is being given on green hydrogen, biofuel blending and exploration and production of biofuel from alternative sources. The minister also

Hungary sticks its stand on energy investment before banning Russian oil

Hungary stuck to its demands for energy investment before it agrees to a Russian oil embargo, clashing with European Union states pushing for swift approval of more sanctions against Moscow for invading Ukraine. The EU executive European Commission early this month proposed new sanctions but Hungary’s opposition has so far barred the unanimity of all

Hyundai to collaborate with KIER for carbon neutral technology

Hyundai Steel has reached into an agreement with the Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER) to push for comprehensive cooperation on technologies in the energy and environment sectors with the goal of leading the steel industry’s movement towards carbon neutrality. The two sides agreed to work together to develop technologies of carbon capture, utilization and

Toho Gas in Japan likely to deliver hydrogen from 2024

Toho Gas, a Japanese gas distributor, plans to start delivering hydrogen produced from natural gas at a plant with an output capacity of 1.7 t/d in Chita, central Japan’s Aichi prefecture, by 2024. The produced hydrogen is expected to have its carbon dioxide emissions offset with carbon credits and carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS)

MOL scales up carbon removal technologies

Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) is among five founding buyers of credits from a facility established by a Swiss carbon project developer, South Pole. It is aimed at scaling up carbon removal technologies for MOL. South Pole’s NextGen facility has committed to buying 1m carbon dioxide removals (CDRs) from projects generated from a range of