Chevron HDAX 9700 oil gains unique approval for MAN four-stroke engines

Chevron Marine Lubricant’s low sulphated ash trunk piston engine oil Chevron HDAX 9700 has become the first lubricant to gain time-unrestricted approval for use with MAN Energy Solutions’ four-stroke engines running on either LNG or distillate fuels (with a sulphur content of up to 0.10%). This approval is the first of its kind and offers

Haryana CM urges one-year exemption for use of CNG, PNG fuels

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Monday met Union Cabinet Minister Bhupender Yadav and demanded at least one-year exemption for the use of CNG, PNG fuels in the industrial sector in the state. Bhupender Yadav is Union Minister for Labour & Employment and Environment, Forest & Climate Change.During the meeting held in New Delhi,

EU delays deadline on green finance taxonomy rules for nuclear and gas

The Commission drafted a plan late last year to add some gas and nuclear investments to the European Union’s “taxonomy,” its rule book to define which investments can be labelled as climate-friendly in the EU. The EU executive quietly distributed a text to member states in the final hours of 2021 after the much-delayed document

India invites bids to set up gas sales network

India has invited bids in an auction for licences to supply natural gas to households, automobiles and small industries in some areas of five states, an official statement said, as the country pushes to cut its carbon emissions. India, the world’s third biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, has set a 2070 goal for net zero

South Korea’s move to label LNG as green fuel buys time for energy transition

South Korea’s move to include LNG in its taxonomy for green fuels will buy the country more time to transition to a net zero economy and help allay immediate concerns about energy security given its heavy dependence on gas for power generation. Government officials said that Seoul will prioritize the reduction of coal consumption for

Hero Future Energies and Ohmium to develop green hydrogen facilities

India-based renewable project developer Hero Future Energies (HFE) has partnered with green hydrogen firm Ohmium International to build 1GW of green hydrogen production capacity in India, Europe and the UK. HFE has experience in developing solar, wind and hybrid battery energy storage system projects, while Ohmium designs and manufactures polymer electrolyte membrane electrolysers. Hero Future

Wärtsilä supplying equipment for 12 CMA CGM LNG-fuelled container ships

Wärtsilä has announced that it has been selected to supply equipment for 12 new LNG-fuelled 13,000 TEU container ships that are being built in Chinese shipyards for CMA CGM. Six of the vessels are being built by Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding, and the others are under construction at the Jiangnan Shipyard. The Wärtsilä equipment is scheduled for

US became world’s top LNG exporter

The US became the world’s No. 1 exporter of liquefied natural gas for the first time ever last month, as deliveries surged to energy-starved Europe. Output from American facilities edged above Qatar in December after a jump in exports from the Sabine Pass and Freeport facilities, according to ship-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg. Cheniere Energy

Chart awarded $120m worth of hydrogen and small-scale LNG liquefaction orders

2021 ended on a positive note for cryogenic equipment manufacturer Chart Industries which celebrated four hydrogen and small-scale LNG liquefaction orders totalling over $120m. Within the four orders was a 15-tonnes-per-day hydrogen liquefier to be built in North America, marking the company’s fourth hydrogen/helium liquefaction order for last year. Further to that 60,000 tonne bioLNG

South Korea chided for declaring gas a sustainable investment

South Korea’s government is being criticized for including natural gas in a category of activities that it deems will help cut emissions. Liquefied natural gas was included in a taxonomy to accelerate green goals released by the Environment Ministry on Dec. 30, while nuclear energy was left out. LNG is in the transition section, so