India will provisionally keep the price of locally produced gas from old fields at $8.57 per million metric British thermal units (mmBtu), the government, while it considers a potential change to the pricing formula. Under the existing formula, the price was due to go up for April-September, but to ensure fair prices for consumers and
Engineers India (EIL) has secured orders worth Rs 48.82 crore across various segments of its portfolio. The contracts are for providing project management consultancy (PMC) services for third jetty at Dahej LNG Terminal for Petronet LNG, and carrying out detailed engineering work of CDU-1 revamp for Nayara Energy. Other assignments include study of revamp options
MF Hydra is put into operation running on zero-emission hydrogen, this is groundbreaking in several ways. In addition to the major technology development, a great deal of work has also been done to develop rules and regulations to enable Norwegian passenger ships to run on hydrogen. The Norwegian Public Roads Administration (NPRA) is proud to
Several member states contend that by setting an intermediate emission reduction target for 2040, the IMO will ensure that a more ambitious 2050 target is achievable, according to International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA). The International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) 14th Intersessional Working Group on Greenhouse Gases (ISWG GHG 14) meeting was held recently. Member states worked
A UK-based hydrogen expert says the goal of using green hydrogen as a way of “greening” up long distance trucking makes no sense and is “completely wrong”. The potential uses of green hydrogen have been hyped up by many governments and aspiring developers, and it is considered a non-starter for passenger vehicles. But Cambridge professor
Samsung Heavy Industries has secured a new order to build two liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers. Samsung Heavy will build the LNG carriers for an unidentified owner in Asia-Pacific for 674.5 billion won ($517 million) or about $258.5 million per vessel. This is one of the highest prices for a single LNG carrier with a
Argonne leads consortium to advance technology to meet the growing demand for biofuel. Aviation and other hard to electrify sectors are a key focus. Biomass — a renewable energy source that comes from living things — has been in use since man first began burning wood to cook food or keep warm and animal fats
India has extended restrictions on the export of diesel and gasoline, as the government tries to ensure the availability of refined fuels for the domestic market. The government had imposed curbs on gasoline and gasoil exports through the end of the financial year. The latest notification, issued did not specify how long the curbs would
Japanese shipbuilder Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) has delivered the 84,000 cbm dual-fuel liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carrier, Captain Markos, to US-headquartered LPG shipping company Dorian LPG. The vessel, delivered on 31 March, is Dorian’s first dual-fuel very large gas carrier (VLGC) and will join the Helios LPG Pool, the shipping company said. The vessel is
Velocys PLC said that it welcomes the UK government’s consultation paper supporting sustainable aviation fuel. The Oxford, England-based sustainable fuels technology company said the paper, which contains proposals aimed at supporting and financing the development of the sustainable aviation fuel industry, could aid its Altalto waste-to-jet fuel plant in North East Lincolnshire, UK. The company’s