Petrobras to explore business opportunities for e-methano

Petrobras signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Danish company European Energy, to investigate the business opportunities for developing an e-methanol plant in Brazil. Petrobras said that e-methanol is a low-carbon substance that can be used in various industrial processes and as a fuel, especially for maritime transport. It is produced from various renewable sources

Petronas, MOL, SDARI JV obtain approvals from DNV and ABS

Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has received approval in principle (AiP) for a liquefied CO2 (LCO2) carrier from ship classification societies Det Norsk Veritas AS (DNV) and the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) In addition to the AiP for the LCO2 carrier development project, ABS issued an AiP for a floating storage and offloading (FSO) unit.

Petrobras begins B24 marine bunker fuel testing

It is the second test by the company on this type. However, this time, the percentage of biodiesel is higher than in the first test, when the percentage was 10% by volume

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

Petronas to collaborate with six South Korean companies on CO2 transport

Petronas has joined six South Korean companies to carry out conceptual and feasibility studies toward establishing a full value chain related to carbon dioxide (CO2) capture, transport and storage. The company has penned a memorandum of understanding with construction firm Samsung Engineering, shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI), energy players SK Earthon, SK Energy, GS Energy

Inter Pipeline assessing blue ammonia & blue methanol projects

Inter Pipeline Ltd. is pleased to announce it is partnering with ITOCHU Corporation and PETRONAS Energy Canada Ltd. to evaluate the development of world-scale integrated blue ammonia and blue methanol production facilities. “This project would be among the first of its kind in North America,” said Inter Pipeline President and Chief Executive Officer, Brian Baker.