Shell and GE Gas Power to follow LNG decarbonisation path

GE Gas Power and Shell Global Solutions have signed a development agreement to pursue potential pathways to reduce the carbon intensity of Shell’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply projects around the world. The companies see the use of hydrogen as low-carbon fuel in gas turbines as one of the possible paths to decarbonise LNG production.

FFI partners with Enel on green hydrogen development

Fortescue Future Industries (FFI), a Green energy developer, and Enel’s global renewables arm Enel Green Power (EGP) will partner to explore co-development of the green hydrogen value chain with an initial focus on Latin America and Australia. The companies, also through this collaboration, aim to make green hydrogen cost-competitive with fossil fuel-based alternatives during this

Philly Shipyard bags $1bn order for three LNG ships

Under a contract valued atb$1bn, Philly Shipyard will construct three 3,600-TEU, LNG dual-fuel container ships for Matson Navigation. Among the largest container ships ever built in the US, the first of the three 260-m Aloha-class vessels will be delivered in Q4 2026, with subsequent ships handed over in 2027. The Big Board-listed Jones Act shipowner

NYK, K Line, MISC and China LNG order more gas ships

A quartet of Asian shipping powerhouses have won the next tranche of business in the huge QatarEnergy fleet expansion project. A consortium comprising Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) from Japan, Malaysia’s MISC and China LNG Shipping, the Cosco/China Merchants joint venture, have ordered five 174,000 cu m LNG carriers at

BP to supply hydrogen to Australian industry from 2025

The Australian hydrogen mega project proposed by a BP-led consortium will probably supply local industrial buyers from the mid-2020s, with the main export ambition realised from 2030, BP chief financial officer Murray Auchincloss. The first phase, to supply “nearby mining and other industries,” was relatively simple and could happen from the middle of the decade

CoolCo announces plans to add four LNG vessels to its fleet

LNG carrier owner Cool Company (CoolCo) has revealed plans to buy four vessels from Quantum Crude Tankers, an affiliate of Idan Ofer’s Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) and its largest shareholder. A spinoff of Tor Olav Trøim’s Golar LNG said it would pay around $660m for two modern two-stroke 174,000 cu m vessels Kool Firn and

KAUST scientists exploring to develop hydrogen fuel from seawater

KAUST scientists are exploring ways to produce hydrogen fuel from seawater, which is much more abundant than precious fresh water. Seawater, which comprises more than 95% of the Earth’s water, could become a key resource in the sustainable production of clean hydrogen fuel with use of water-splitting catalysts developed by a KAUST-led team. Water splitting

ADNOC, GAIL agree to explore decarbonization opportunities

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and GAIL (India) Ltd. signed a memorandum of understanding to explore collaboration opportunities in LNG supply and decarbonization, including short- and long-term LNG sales agreements. The agreement also includes potential optimization of LNG trading activities, the review of joint equity investments in renewables and the monitoring of greenhouse gasses

India’s first green hydrogen cluster to come up in Karnataka

The upcoming Global Investors’ Meet (GIM) 2022 will see Karnataka emerging as the lead state in manufacturing green hydrogen in India. Seven companies ACME Solar, ABC Cleantech, ReNew Power, Avaada, JSW Green Hydrogen, PETRONAS Hydrogen and O2 Power have evinced interest to invest in Karnataka for green hydrogen manufacturing. Four of them have been cleared

Yara collaborating with Engie to build a green ammonia plant in Australia

Yara operates the world’s largest global ammonia network, including a world scale ammonia production facility in the Pilbara, Western Australia. In an effort to meet the growing market for green, zero carbon ammonia, Yara is collaborating with Engie to build a green ammonia plant adjacent to its existing fertiliser plant in the Pilbara. Stage 1