The Central Government is all set to promote ethanol as an alternative fuel in coming times. According to a statement made by Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways in SIAM annual convention 2021, the ministry will be expanding the network of ethanol pumps across the country in the next six months. For
New Zealand’s biggest gas pipelines operator, Firstgas, and Australian energy group Fortescue Future Industries (FFI), are looking at hydrogen production and distribution. The two companies have agreed to investigate making green hydrogen, which could be initially blended with natural gas and in time to replace it for domestic and business users. Last year, Firstgas outlined
A latest report by a Finland-based think tank has revealed that the fossil fuel exports have been one of the key factors in the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air in its report has delved into the fossil fuel exports by Russia, of which the European Union has
Dutch state-owned energy network operator Gasunie and tank storage specialist Vopak have joined forces to develop future terminal infrastructure projects that will facilitate the necessary imports of hydrogen into Northwest Europe via Dutch and German ports. The cooperation agreement includes import projects for hydrogen through green ammonia, liquid organic hydrogen carriers, and liquid hydrogen technologies.
India had set a goal of reducing its crude oil import by 10 per cent by 2022. The fulfilment of the goal will largely depend on the government’s ability to meet the recently revised target of blending 20 per cent ethanol in petrol (E20) by 2025 instead of the earlier deadline of 2030. As things
Japan’s Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has gone to Shanghai for its latest expansion of its LNG fleet, inking orders for six 174,000 cu m vessels with CSSC Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding worth a combined $1.26bn. China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) will take the vessels on long term charter with delivery dates stretching all the way out
Federal Labor has promised to ‘fill the gaps’ in Australia’s electric vehicle charging network, announcing a plan to fund new fast-chargers along some of Australia’s major highways. Addressing the official launch of the Labor election campaign in Perth, Labor leader Anthony Albanese said the expanded network would allow Australians to “drive an electric vehicle across
A seminar was organised by Sea Commerce Consulting and Institute of Marine Engineers of India (IMEI) with support from FedCom, Methanex Corporation, Methanol Institute, along with the classification societies ABS and IRS on April 29, 2022 at Banquet Hall MCA, at Bandra in Mumbai. It was a hybrid event conducted with title “The rise of
Indian Oil Corp (IOC) rolled out M15 petrol with a 15% blend of methanol over petrol on a pilot basis in Assam’s Tinsukia district. In the presence of Niti Aayog member VK Saraswat and IOC chairman SM Vaidya, Union Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Rameswar Teli on Saturday launched the M15 petrol.
Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) has commenced sea trials of the first Chinese-built methanol-driven dual-fuel tanker called Stena Pro Patria. GSI secured a contract from Proman Stena Bulk, a joint venture of Swedish firm Stena Bulk and Swiss firm Proman, for the construction of three 49,990 DWT dual-fuel tankers. The other two ships, named Stena Pro