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China's First Offshore Hydrogen-Ammonia-Methanol Platform Starts Operating

Apr 16, 2025

China's first integrated offshore hydrogen-ammonia-methanol project, which will produce clean fuels for ships, has entered the trial operation phase in Yantai, in eastern Chinse province of Shandong.Jointly developed by CHN Energy Hydrogen Energy Technology…

MHI, SBM to Study Application of CO2 Capture Modules for Petrobras’ FPSOs

Apr 15, 2025

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Single Buoy Moorings, the subsidiary of SBM Offshore, have agreed to conduct a study for the application of CO2 capture modules on future floating production storage and offloading vessels (FPSOs) for Petrobras…

RWE, TotalEnergies Sign Long-Term Green Hydrogen Supply Deal

Mar 12, 2025

TotalEnergies has signed an agreement with the German developer RWE to supply 30,000 tons a year of green hydrogen to the German Leuna refinery for 15 years, beginning in 2030.The green hydrogen will be produced by a 300 MW electrolyzer, built and operated by RWE in Lingen…

MODEC and Samsung Team Up to Install Carbon Capture Tech on FPSO

Feb 27, 2025

MODEC has entered into a Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) contract with Samsung E&A for the installation of carbon capture technology on a floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel.The offshore carbon capture project…

Apollo to Progress Design for Repurposing of Oil Platforms for Hydrogen Production

Feb 26, 2025

Engineering and energy advisory consultancy Apollo has secured Phase 2 concept definition contract from Net Zero Technology Centre (NZTC) for the Hydrogen Offshore Production (HOP2), which aims to progress the design of 500MW offshore hydrogen production facility for HOP2…

TotalEnergies, Air Liquide Join Forces for OW-Powered Green Hydrogen Production

Feb 18, 2025

TotalEnergies has signed agreements with Air Liquide to develop two projects in the Netherlands for the delivery of green hydrogen, produced mainly by offshore wind power from the OranjeWind project, which will be used to decarbonize its refineries in Northern Europe…

SBM Offshore, Petrobras to Assess Application of Carbon Capture Tech on FPSOs

Feb 17, 2025

SBM Offshore and Petrobras have signed an agreement to study the application of carbon capture modules on floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) units.The module design is based on an engineering and design study between SBM Offshore and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI)…

Van Oord’s Nexus CLV Gets Emissions Reduction Upgrade

Feb 10, 2025

A series of advanced selective catalytic reduction (SCR) systems has been installed on Van Oord’s cable-laying vessel (CLV) Nexus by Damen Shipyards Group in an effort to further reduce emissions.Five SCR units have been installed on the Nexus…

Trump: Second Term, Second Withdrawal from Paris Climate Agreement

Jan 21, 2025

President Donald Trump once again withdrew the United States from the Paris climate deal on Monday, removing the world's biggest historic emitter from global efforts to fight climate change for the second time in a decade.The move places the United States alongside Iran…

Europe's Wind Farms Set to Produce More Power Than Coal in 2025

Jan 14, 2025

Europe's wind farms could produce more electricity than the region's coal-fired power plants for the first time in 2025 if the recent pace of output growth in wind production and output cuts in coal generation extends through the year.Total…

SBM Offshore Inks Investment Deal with Ocean-Power

Jan 07, 2025

SBM Offshore has made initial equity investment in Ocean-Power, a Norwegian company developing an offshore power hub which generates electricity using gas turbines in association with carbon capture and storage (CCS).The investment follows the…

Norway Awards Two CO2 Storage Permits in North Sea

Dec 19, 2024

Norwegian Ministry of Energy has offered two CO2 storage permits to Harbour Energy, Equinor, and Aker BP, both located in the North Sea.One of the permits is being offered to a group consisting of Harbour Energy (operator) and Equinor Low Carbon Solution…

Bureau Veritas, SHI Partner Up for Floating Storage and CCS Solutions

Dec 18, 2024

Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) and Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) have partnered up to develop Floating CO2 Storage Units (FCSU) and Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) projects in the Republic of Korea in an effort to cut greenhouse gas emissions…

MSE Int'l Wins Funding for Port Recharging Project

Nov 20, 2024

MSE International has won funding from TRIG 2024 to lead a new project, PRIMET; Port Recharging Infrastructure for Maritime Energy Transition.The project will accelerate the roll-out of port and harbor infrastructure needed to support the rapid…

TotalEnergies Steps Up Methane Emissions Monitoring Efforts

Nov 14, 2024

TotalEnergies has announced plans to deploy real-time methane emissions detection equipment on all its operated upstream assets by the end of 2025.Since 2022, TotalEnergies has been pursuing its ambition to aim for near-zero methane operated emissions in 2030…

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