Petronas kicks off gas delivery facility development

State-owned Petronas said it has kicked off the development of a gas delivery facility at Tanjung Kidurong, Bintulu, that will, from next year, supply natural gas to Sarawak Petchem (SPSB) and Sarawak Energy (SEB). The ground-breaking ceremony for the Bintulu additional gas sales facility (BAGSF-2) took place on August 22. BAGSF-2 is designed with a

Project to commercialise ammonia moves ahead in Japan

Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) is working with the nation’s top shipbuilder, Nihon Shipyard, as well as ClassNK and IHI Corporation in the research and development project. These four Japanese maritime forces are joining hands in a bid to commercialise ammonia floating storage and regasification barges. In Japan, technological development is underway for ammonia fuel mixed

BPA and Cross River partners agree for green hydrogen facility development

The Belledune Port Authority (BPA) on Canada’s east coast has reached an agreement in principle with Cross River Infrastructure Partners from the US to develop a green hydrogen production facility at the northern New Brunswick port. The Belledune-based project would use 200MW of clean firm power to produce green ammonia fuel for export. Pending the

Gazprom to shut gas pipeline to Europe for maintenance

Russia’s state-owned energy company Gazprom says a key pipeline conveying natural gas to Europe will shut down for three days at the end of this month to undergo “routine maintenance.” The latest shutdown will come a month after Gazprom restored natural gas supply through the pipeline to only a fifth of its capacity after a

India’s first hydrogen fuel cell bus unveiled

India’s first indigenous Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus developed by KPIT-CSIR in Pune was launched by Dr Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space. Dr Jitendra Singh told the gathering that Prime Minister Modi’s Hydrogen

Green hydrogen vital for India’s growth and netzero goals, says NITI Aayog

Green hydrogen is now an essential component of India’s economic development and net-zero plans. Hydrogen will be a critical enabler in meeting global targets to limit temperature increases to 1.5 degrees Celsius, adapt to the adverse effects of climate change, and promote low-carbon development. According to a NITI Aayog report, it can help reduce 3.6

Princess Cruises opts for two LNG cruise ships

Princess Cruises in an agreement with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has announced to build two new cruise ships on a next-generation platform. The new builds are slated to be delivered in late 2023 and spring 2025, respectively. The new vessels will be Princess Cruises’ first ships to be dual-fuel powered – primarily by Liquefied Natural Gas

L&T commissions new green hydrogen plant in Gujarat

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) commissioned a new green hydrogen plant at Hazira in Gujarat. The development comes five months after the company inked a joint venture with Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) and ReNew Power for the production of green hydrogen. L&T and IOC had also inked a separate joint venture for the production of electrolysers.

Funding for research to Cranfield University announced by the UK government

Funding for researchers at Cranfield University to look at new ways to generate hydrogen energy from biomass has been announced by the UK Government. The Project, which is called Bio-HyPER, is a collaboration between Cranfield University, Helical Energy, Bioenergy Infrastructure Group, Gas Technology Institute, Petrofac, and Origen Power. The £250,000 funding for the Bio-HyPER project

Demand for natural higher than its production

Natural gas demand in major consuming countries stood in June at 104 percent of year-ago levels, but production was flat compared to 2021 levels, new data from the Joint Organisations Data Initiative (JODI) showed. While US natural gas production has been rising in recent months alongside LNG exports, Russian gas production has plummeted since Russia