Gasum uses bio-LNG to power Equinor’s tugboats

As part of their continued partnership to promote the use of bio-LNG, Finland-based energy business Gasum has supplied bio-LNG to two tugboats run by Norwegian energy giant Equinor. As per the deal, Gasum will use bio-LNG to bunker Equinor’s tugboats Bokn and Borgøy through 2025. The first Borgøy bunkering had already taken place in Kårstø

Port of Helsinki achieves carbon neutral goal in operations

At the start of 2025, Finland’s Port of Helsinki achieved the target of making its own operations carbon neutral but continues efforts to reduce the total emissions generated in the port area. In addition to obtaining the necessary energy from carbon-free sources, the Port of Helsinki has taken a number of steps to lower its

Hafnia and Cargill establish a new bunker firm

With the merger of Hafnia’s Bunker Alliance and Cargill’s Pure Marine Fuels, Seascale Energy will initially account for about 7.5 million metric tons of bunkering volume. The new joint venture, according to Cargill and Hafnia, is to guarantee reliable access to high-quality marine gasoline at low prices. According to the partners, this would be accomplished

NTPC Green Energy, BLP sign green hydrogen MoU 

NTPC Green Energy Ltd (NGEL) and Bharat Light and Power (BLP) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly explore the off-take of green hydrogen and its derivatives from NGEL and its affiliates to third parties. Opportunities for selling captured carbon or biogenic carbon from NGEL will also be in scope. NGEL, or through its affiliates,

India to harness ocean waves for electricity generation

India is taking an important step toward clean energy innovation by generating electricity from ocean waves, according to Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri.   “With a vast coastline of 11,098 km spanning nine states and six other union territories, our untapped potential of ocean energy has been estimated at 40,000 MW,” he stated. As

Technip Energies opens new office in India

Technip Energies has announced a strategic expansion in India with the opening of a new office near Ahmedabad in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) and the inauguration of a Research and Innovation Centre set up within the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) Research Park in Chennai. These strategic initiatives strengthen Technip Energies’ presence

US becomes India’s fifth largest oil supplier

India’s oil imports from the US rose sharply in January from December, making the world’s largest economy the fifth largest oil supplier to India. According to news agency Reuters, India shipped 218,400 barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil from the US compared to 70,600 bpd in December 2024. Refiners in India, the world’s third-biggest oil importer

India aims to produce 5 mn metric tonnes of green hydrogen by 2030

India is confirming its dedication to sustainable growth and innovation by achieving notable advancements in the global energy environment. An important forum for promoting international cooperation in the energy sector was the India Energy Week (IEW) 2025, which took place at the Yashobhoomi Convention Centre in New Delhi from February 11 to 14. The Federation

Steel cut for Rem Offshore’s underwater methanol construction vessel

Rem Offshore reported that it celebrated the steel cutting ceremony for Bn83/REM Ocean at Song Cam in Vietnam on February 11, two and a half months after signing the contract with fellow countryman Myklebust Verft. The first ship, REM Pioneer, assigned to Bn82, is already parked heavily on the slipway. The keel laying ceremony for

Austal Australasia to design and build a hydrogen powered high-speed ferry

The high-speed ROPAX catamaran, which is a part of Gotlandsbolaget’s “Horizon X” program, will be the biggest ship Austal has ever built. It will use a special, extremely effective combined cycle propulsion system that combines gas and steam engines, which is a first for high-speed ships globally. Using “green aluminum,” which is made using energy-efficient