New reservoir tested at Assam’s Dirok gas field: Hardeep Puri

Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri, on Friday announced a major milestone achieved at the Dirok Field, located in the ON-94/1 block at Margarita in the Tinsukia district of Assam. Operated by the Hindustan Oil Exploration Company (HOEC) in partnership with Oil India Limited (OIL) and the Indian Oil Corporation Limited

ITOCHU, Nihon Shipyard, ClassNK and MPA, signed MOU for study of ammonia carriers

ITOCHU Corporation, ClassNK, Nihon Shipyard Co., Ltd., and Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) regarding a joint study for the design and safety specifications of ammonia-fueled ships which are under development by ITOCHU and partners. Ammonia is advancing as a viable marine fuel solution for the decarbonization

NYK completes world’s first fuel ammonia bunkering

NYK supplied fuel ammonia to an NYK-owned ammonia-fueled tugboat (A-Tug) scheduled to become the world’s first commercial ammonia-fueled vessel upon completion at the end of August. The bunkering was completed at the port of Yokohama using the truck-to-ship method, the first time an A-Tug has ever been fueled using this method. As explained, this fuel

Imabari delivers LNG-fuelled car carrier

Japanese shipbuilder Imabari Shipbuilding delivered an LNG-fuelled car carrier this month to domestic shipping company Mitsui OSK Line (Mol), as Mol targets 90 LNG or methanol-fuelled ships in its fleet by 2030. Imabari supplied on 12 July the Turquoise Ace with capacity for 7,000 cars. It is designed to consume boil-off gas generated within the

eCap Marine to present pioneering Hydrogen generator at SMM 2024

eCap Marine, a pioneer in sustainable maritime power generation technologies, is set to showcase its emission-free Hydrogen Power Generator – H2PowerPac, at this year’s SMM in Hamburg. The retrofit and hybridisation of one offshore supply vessel (OSV) with eCap Marine’s innovative H2PowerPac and H2Tank Systems successfully received the DNV Case-by-Case Approval in February 2024, highlighting

LNG operators push back against PNGRB’s attempt to regulate them

Liquefied natural gas (LNG) operators Petronet LNG, Shell and Adani-Total are pushing back against the attempts of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) to regulate them. The board unveiled the draft regulations for establishing and operating LNG terminals last month. Terminal operators, big gas consumers and others have now offered their views on

Sembcorp Industries investsRs 36,000 cr TN’s green hydrogen project

The green hydrogen unit of Singapore’s Sembcorp Industries Ltd has started signing initial contracts for a Rs 36,238 crore investment to build a green hydrogen unit in Thoothukudi district in Tamil Nadu. The company has awarded an engineering design study (first phase of the front-end engineering design) contract to Italy-based Maire’s engineering and construction solutions

IBA suggests roping in PSUs to ensure fermented organic manure off-take

Indian Biogas Association (IBA) has suggested that the government should rope in state-owned fertiliser marketing companies to ensure off-take of fermented organic manure to boost the sector. IBA Chairman Gaurav Kedia said that Present production of FOM (fermented organic manure) in the country roughly stands at 1 million metric tonnes per annum (MMTA), with an

Kerala attracts investment proposal for green hydrogen

The Kerala government received investment proposals totalling ₹72,760 crore from four major companies as part of its draft green hydrogen policy, aimed at establishing green hydrogen and green ammonia facilities in the state. The proposals are currently under review, and specific packages have been outlined. The companies intend to focus on exporting green ammonia to

ITT’s Svanehøj to provide deepwell pumps for first ammonia bulk carriers

ITT Inc’s Svanehøj business is providing cryogenic deepwell ammonia fuel pumps for eight bulk carriers owned by a maritime shipping and logistics group. The pumps will supply fuel and are fully compatible with all liquefied gas fuels, including liquefied natural gas (LNG), liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), methanol and ammonia. The first two Svanehøj pumps will