Unifeeder receives first 100% biofuel bunker consignment at Rotterdam

Shipping company Unifeeder has bunkered its first 100% biofuel, from energy company VARO at the Dutch bunker hub of Rotterdam, the companies said in a statement Feb. 8. The transaction adds momentum to growing volumes of biofuel bunkered at Rotterdam as shipping tries to decarbonize. “Being able to operate our vessels on 100% biofuel is

Shell partners with Doosan fuel cell and KSOE on fuel cell development and demonstration project

Shell has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) for cooperation on a marine fuel cell demonstration with Doosan Fuel Cell and KSOE (Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering). Announced today (7 February), the partnership will see the three companies build a consortium for developing and testing marine fuel cells. The trio is planning to operate a

EIA increases fuel ethanol production forecast for 2022

The U.S. Energy Information Administration increased its forecast for 2022 fuel ethanol production in its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, released Feb. 8. The forecast for 2023 ethanol production was maintained. The EIA currently expects U.S. ethanol production to average 1.03 million barrels per day this year, up from the 1.02 million barrels per day forecast made

Reliance Industries & ONGC to auction natural gas at different rates

Reliance Industries and ONGC plan to separately auction small quantities of natural gas with sharply different floor rates. RIL’s floor price is linked to crude oil and at the current rate of crude, would amount to $14 per mmBtu, while ONGC’s domestic gas price-linked floor is set at $4.5. Reliance has sought bidders for 0.65

BHP’s first LNG-powered bulk carrier fuels up in Singapore

BHP, the largest Australian mining company, has marked the delivery of the first of five bulk carriers that will be powered by liquefied gas instead of highly polluting bunker fuel to transport shipments of iron ore from the Pilbara to Asia. As part of the mining giant’s efforts to slash emissions across its supply chain,

Should Europe use more long term LNG contracts?

The threat of disruptions to Europe’s gas supply from Russia, in the event the West imposes sanctions if Russia invades Ukraine, has prompted a debate about the need for long-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) contracts. The United States has in recent weeks asked Qatar and other major gas producers whether they can send extra gas

TFG Marine supplies first delivery of carbon offset bio-blend bunker fuel to Western Bulk

TFG Marine Pte Ltd, the global marine fuel supply and procurement joint venture between Trafigura Group Pte and shipping firms Frontline and Golden Ocean, has supplied its first carbon offset bio-blend bunker fuel (B30) to global dry bulk shipping company Western Bulk Chartering AS (“Western Bulk”). TFG Marine supplied 750 mt of B30 VLSFO bunker

India to double down on oil, gas exploration: Hardeep Singh Puri

India will more than double the area that is under exploration and production of oil and gas to 0.5 million square kilometre by 2025 and to 1 million sq km by 2030 with a view to raising domestic output and cut reliance on imported fuel, Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Friday. The world’s

BMC aims for ‘NetZero’ via e-vehicles and energy efficiency

With plans of sustainable development and implementing mitigation measures amid the threat of climate change, BMC budget for 2022-23 has focused on new projects aiming towards ‘NetZero’ (zero emission of greenhouse gas). Curbing air pollution, pushing for electric vehicles and charging stations, setting up an independent climate action cell (CAC) as well as seeking energy

Ammonia as a storage solution for future decarbonised energy systems

Storing large volumes of energy for prolonged periods of time in a transportable form can significantly assist decarbonized energy and power systems. Specifically, apart from offering the possibility for connecting energy sources with consumers, periodic and seasonal transportable storage can balance the energy system at times when climatic conditions are unfavourable. This could allow for